Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 507

The Committee of Accounts go out—
Coll Stevens goes to the Lower house with this Message-
Upper house 1 November 1683
In Answer to a Message this Day brought by Captain
Henry Smith to this house touching the request of the Inhabit-
ants of S^t Maries County Do say that this house is not att all
knowing of his Lordships Intention that way, and therefore are
not willing to have the Act Altered in any part, but if the
Lower house think to Draw a Suppliant Bill for the Ease or
more Conveniency of any the Inhabitants of this Province
they are willing to Join in the same
Signed p^r Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly

A Petition of James Yore read in this house for Allowance
in the Publick of 6478 the same underwritt as followeth

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Upper house 1 November 1683
This house have Considered the Petition & do believe the
Sum Petitioned for nor any part thereof was ever yet Allowed
and desire the Lower house would again Consider the said
Petition so that the Credit of the Publick be Maintained—
Signed p^r Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly—

The Same sent to the Lower house by M^r Secretary Darnall
The house Adjourned till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock

Friday 2 November 1683 The house Sat again
Present
Coll Coursey Coll Burges
The honourable Coll Lowe M^r Secretary Darnall
Coll Stevens

A Petition of M^r Garret Vansweringens read and referred
to the Committee of Accounts—
M^r Richard Hall & M^r William Richardson from the Lower
house with this Message Viz^t

Lower house 2^d November 1683
Upon the Consideration of he Petition and Account of
Jacob Young sent this Day to this house by the Upper house
this house doth Answer that if this house can be assured That
the said Jacob Young will forthwith Depart this Province and
go for Holland or any other Part of Europe and first give good
and Sufficient Security that he will never return to any part of
America that then this house will be willing to Contribute
towards the Payment of his fees, That he may be forthwith
Discharged Otherwise it is the Opinion of this house that the

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