510 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1603.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

P-537

of the Laws &^t and an Act for the repeale of certain Laws two
whereof remain Suspended in the Lower house, This house
desire them to take the same into their present Serious Debate
and to Signify their Answer to this house by their Concurrence
thereunto To the End that both houses may Jointly and
readily proceed to the dispatch of all Business before them by
such time as his Lordship hath been pleased to appoint to
Conclude this Sessions
Signed p^r Order J LLewellin Cl Ass^t to the Assembly

The said Messenger returns having Delivered his Message
Captain Smith from the Lower house and desires the Bill
Ascertaining the Laws &^t which is delivered him and he
delivers the following Message—

Lower house of Assembly 3 November 1683.
The three Bills in the last Message by M^r Secretary Darnall
Mentioned are now under the Consideration of this house and
will give Answer thereunto as soon as possibly they can this
house equally desiring the Dispatch of all Business before
them with the Upper house
Signed p^r Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house

M^r Carvile from the Lower house with the Book of Laws
and the first Message of this house by Coll Darnall and says
they have Examined the same and Compared with the Book
and find them all rightly placed only one Act for repeale of
certain Laws made at an Assembly in the time of Governor
Notley which if this house please to incert in the Act for Ascer-
taining the laws now drawn with the rest their house will
Concurr with this house therein
M^r Carvile from the Lower house and acquaints this house
That his Lordship had been in this house they were Sensible
Since the Bill drawn up for Repeale of Certain Laws and
therefore cannot but be acquainted therewith and they think
their last request so reasonable that his Lordship will easily
Assent, and do say that unless this house can concurr with
them in Writing in the Law now drawn up for Ascertaining
the true force of the Laws &^t as they have requested they
cannot proceed to perfect the Bill—He returns with Answer
that this house will send by Messenger of their own—
The house Adjourned for an hour then Sat again
present as before
Coll Stevens sent to the Lower house to discourse them by
word of Mouth Concerning the Exception made by them to
the Message of this house touching the Bill Ascertaining the
true force and Validity of .the Laws &^t