Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 509

Coll Henry Darnall goes to the Lower house with this
Ensuing Message

Upper house 3^d November 1683
For further Answer to the Message of the Lower house
yesterday by Captain Richard Hill and Major Thomas Long,
this house to that part thereof yet unanswered Do say that the
same to them seems too General and therefore cannot Concurr
therewith there having been a Settlement already Made of all
Laws to the year 1678 by an Act Entituled an Act for Repeale
of certain Laws and also for Ascertaining what Laws are in
force within this Province Since which there hath been but one
Sessions of Assembly wherein his Lordship hath not been Per-
sonally present to Signify his Lordships Assent, And the Laws
then passed fall under Severall Qualifications some perpetuall
and some Temporall and of them some of them either fallen
Disassented to or Repealed most of the Temporary Laws have
been so farr approved of and Deemed so Necessary as to be
Confirmed every Assembly Since that and are Contained in
the Reviving Bill now prepared, Those Laws which may be
thought to want Confirmation are perpetuall and of them some
publick and Some private and are as followeth, Viz^t An Act
for keeping holy the Lords Day An Act for the due Recording
of all the Laws of this Province in the Secretaries Office; an
Act for the Limiting the County Clerks fees within this Prov-
ince, An Act for the Naturalization of Joshua Guibert An Act
for Naturalization of James Pean Magdalen his Wife Ann Pean
his Daughter & Jacob Lockerman An Act for Investing a Title
of Land in Mary Ward of Talbot County as She is Executrix of
Matthew Ward an Act for payment and assessing the publick
Charge of this Province An Act for punishing of Edward
Husbands for Cursing and Menacing the Assembly all which
Laws if the Lower house think fitt this house will readily Con-
curr with them to have the same inserted in the Bill Ascer-
taining the True force and Validity of the Laws of this Prov-
ince and hope it will fully Answer the Message of the Lower
house—
Signed p^r Order J LLewellin Cl Ass^t to the Assembly.

Coll Darnall returns and Says he has Delivered the Message
Then was the following Message to the Lower house by M^r
Secretary Darnall Viz^t

Upper house 3^d November 1683
This house having Transmitted to the Lower house on the
first Instant three Bills for their Consideration Viz^t An Act of
Gratitude &^t An Act ascertaining the True force and Validity

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