Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 547

The Ordinance sent for and brought

Capt hill and Mr Ennalls sent with the message to the vppr house, And to desire

L. H, Journal Original

his Lops Ordinance Toutching Convention of Assemblyes may
be sent to this house

They returne and bring the Ordinance with them.

Major Truman from the vpp^r house bring the bill for Elec-
tions :

Then was read the last message from the vpp^r house
relateing to the bill for Townes & the bill for Eleccons, in a
full house and Taken Into debate

Major Truman from the vpp^r house brings the following
message (Viz^t)

Upp^r house 11^th of October 1683

Message about a peticon concerning Mr Rousby

lhis house hath prsented to them a peticcon of Joseph Spernons wherin Mr

John Rousby a member of the Lower house is Concerned, This house desire to knowe if the Lower house will give leave to the sayd Mr Rousby to Appeare in this house, this afternoon and be prsent at the Examinaccon of the whole matter the sayd Spernon haveing not yet been heard in this house Signd p Ordr Tho: Grunwin Cler. Mr John Rousby desires leave of this house To goe Into the vppr house As desired by the Last message Mr Rousby returnes and Desires to knowe if he may Answere to the pet of the sayd Spernon, To wch this house say that he hath the licence of this house to Answere Therevnto if he please. Coll Diggs and Mr Secry Darnall bring from the vppr house the ffollowing paper

Places Appoy his Lop: & vppr house for Townes

Places his Lop: & Uppr house

[St Maries County]

1   [The City of S^t Maries]

2    Brittons Bay John Bayleys or] Tants

3   [at the Indian Town at Chaptico his] Lordships Mannour

[Kent County]

1 [Shipping Creek his Lordship] being resolved to lett
Kent Iseland be [a County itself] as formerly
Ann Arrundell County

1   Towne land at Procters

2   South River Coll Burgesses Land by the Guift of Coll
Burgess

3  Herring Creeke On Towne land.

Calvert County.
1 S^t Le[onards] Creeke on Richard Smiths land: