Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 555

Answere.

[Lower] house of Assembly October the 16th 1683: This [being the day] Appoynted for the tryall of Jacob Young this house Doe Acquaint the vppr house

L. H. Journal Original.

th^t the members of this house Appoynted to that End are

ready to mannage the same If the severall wittnesses be sum-
moned and readie to give their Evidence as was formerly
desired by this house

Signd p Ord^r C Boteler Cler &c.

M^r           and Cap^t Peerce sent with the message

They returne and say they have delivered the same

bill about Horses read the first time

Then Came Committee for Inspecting the Lawes Into this house & prsent to the house a

bill Entiled An Act for the Lessening the Number and bettering
the breed of horses within this province

Which bill was read the first time

Coll Burgess from the vpp^r house brings the following
message

Upp^r house of Assembly October the 16^th 1683

Another message about Youngs tryall

This house have Caused the Evidences agt Jacob Young According to the desire

of the Lower house by message of the 8^th Instant to be sum-
moned And if the members of the Lower house appoynted to
mannage the Impeachment ag^t him, are readie with their
Evidences, This house Doe Appoynt Two of the Clocke after-
noone of this day for the time, And for some reasones the
Lower Roome Commonly Called the Court Roome is desired
for the place

Signd p Ord^r Tho: Grunwin Clerke &c.

M^r Hall sent to Call in the members for mannagement of
the Charge against Jacob young: he returnes Answere it will
bee an hour before They Can be ready.

Then was read the following peticon of Ann Young

An yongs peticon

To the Honorable the Lower House of Assembly The humble peticcon of Ann Young

Humbly Sheweth That your peticoner hath Attended ever since the begining of this Assembly wt severall wittnesses at very great Expence to the great Impoverishing of your peticoner and her Children, And yor peticoner Did long since hope to have yor peticoners Husband brought to his Tryall wch if it should bee much deferred the Expence will vtterly ruin your poor Children: Your peticoner Hum Husband may be suddaynly brought to may have Notice of the time App

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