Lower house of Assembly 3 November 1683
This house is very willing to Concurr and Agree with the
Upper house in passing an Act for Ascertaining all Laws
made or that shall be made in the Absence of his Lordship
and not yet Disassented to, if the Upper house be Willing to
Assent thereunto, But to draw up a Law short of that and
Wittingly and willingly to leave so many Laws at an uncer-
tainty as Necessarily will be by leaving out the Act of Repeale
made in Anno 1678 This house Conceives no ways becomes
the Prudence of both houses especially at a time when preten-
tion is made to Settle and Ascertain the Same
Signed pr Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house of Assembly
Mr Thomas Burford Mr Hatton Mr Ennalls Mr Green Mr
Adams & William Richardson from the Lower house, They
deliver a Bill Entituled an Act for Continuing the Payment of
two Shillings pr hhd during the Life of the Honourable
Leonard Calvert Esqr Son and heir of the Right honourable
Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore &t in Case he
Survive his Lordship Assented to by the Lower house
Came Mr Young the Wife of Jacob Young with James
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