570 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

L. H. Journal
Original.

Thankes and some Acceptable present to M^r Pead for preach-
ing his Learned sermon before these Two houses the 14^th
Instant, This house doe Concurr with the vpp^r house That
thankes be Therefore given vnto him the said M^rPead, by M^r
Speaker for and In the name of The Lower house But cannot
Concurr with the vpp^r house In giveing any p^rsent according
To the Afforesd message.
Signd p Ord^r C Boteler Cler &c.

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M^r Hatton and Maj^r Long sent with the foregoeing message.
They return and say they have delivered the same
Then was Drawne the following message in answere to the
message sent from the vpp^r house, with horses

Lower house [24th October] 1683
This house vnderstanding [by the Paper Mejssage this day
brought by the [Hon^ble Maj^r] Sewall [That their Bill for Le]s-
sening the number and bettering the breed [of Horses is
Rejected b]y the vpp^r house, & this [house having Considered
of the Proposition] in the said Message Expressed doe desire
[the Upper house that they] will Order a bill to be drawne vp
Accordingly:
Signd p Ord^r C Boteler Cler &c.

hich message was Subscribed as foll

Assent de-
sired to the
bill for Elec-
cons: and
the bill for
Leavying
warr.

This house desire the Assent of the vpper house
to the bill for directing the manner of Eleccons &c
And to the bill Toutching the Leavying & defraying
the Publique Charge of this province both sent to
the vpp^r house the 22^th Instant
Signd p Ord^r C Boteler Cler &c.