508 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

U.H. Journal
1659-98

said Jacob pay his fees due to the Sheriff according to the Act
of Assembly
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house—

Captain Hill and Major Long from the Lower house with
this Message

Lower house of Assembly 2 November 1683
In the last line Except two of the first Sheet of the Act
Ascertaining the true force and Validity of the Laws of this
Province &^t after the words Twenty Months lett there be
Inserted the words following (after the End of such Sessions
of Assembly in which such Law or Laws Act or Acts shall be
made as aforesaid) The said Law or Laws as in the said Bill &^t
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that all
and every Law and Laws Act and Acts of Assembly which at
any time heretofore have passed the Upper and Lower houses
of Assembly in this Province with the Assent and Approbation
of your Lordships Lieutenant General Deputy Lieutenant or
the Governor or Governors of this Province for that time being
during your Lordships Absence out of this Province the same
Laws are and shall be held Esteemed and taken and are hereby
Declared to be good Valid most Absolute and Available in
Law according to the true intent purport and Meaning of the
Same (such Laws to which your Lordships Dissassent hath
been already Signified & published to both Your houses of
Assembly only Excepted—
If the Upper house think it Necessary that the Amendment
above Mentioned be incerted into the Bill Ascertaining the
true force and Validity of the Laws of this Province this house
will forthwith pass the said Bill to Engrossment accordingly
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house

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The said Messengers bring with them the aforesaid Act for
Ascertaining the Validity of the Laws & the Bill Concerning
Levying of Warr &^t past by the Lower house—
Captain Smith and M^r Hatton from the Lower house and
bring M^r Larkins Rates put Down in his Account the same
Rates perused and Agreed to by this house and sent to the
Lower house by M^r Secretary Darnall—
The house Adjourned till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock

Saturday 3^d Novem^r 1683 The house Sat again
Present
The honourable
Coll Thomas Tailler Coll William Stevens

Coll Henry Coursey M^r Secretary Darnall

Coll Vincent Lowe Major Thomas Trueman
Coll Henry Darnall