572 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

L. H. Journal Original.

way to Satisfy the sd Sherr his fees, Your peticoners husbands Estate not being of that vallue to pay the same. And further tht this Honble house will move his Lopp: that the security of 2000ll may be lessened and that his Irons may be Taken off: And your peticoners shall spend the rest of their lives In praying for his Lordsp: and this honoble House The Consideraccon of the foregoeing peticcon referred. Then Came Mr Carvile, and Mr Burford and prsented To this house the ffollowing paper, wch being read in a full House was Ordered to be Entered vpon the Journall of this house, vizt

Complaynt of the mem- bers of this house for Kent County

Lower house of Assembly October the 25th 1683 Vpon Complaint this day made to this house by Majr Joseph Weekes and Mr Henry Hosier, Two members of this house, tht a summons was Issued out of the provinciall Court of this province, Directed

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to the Sherr of Kent County Dated the 4th of October Instant, for them to appeare before his Lop & Councill the 30th of October Instant, at this place soe tht they did Expect to be summoned by that or some Other pcess of tht nature soe soone as this house shall either be prorogued Adjourned or Dissolved agl the priviledge due to member of this house This house Takeing into serious Consideraccon & finding presidents tht the members of parlament have priviledge, Evndo: Morando, redevndo for their persones & their nec- essary servants, & in some Cases for their goods and Estates alsoe Dureing tht time, from suits, Arrests Imprisonm'5 Attend- ance On tryalls serveing One Juryes and the like, Yea from being summoned or Called to Attend vpon any suit in Other Courts by Subpce served vpon them, and that not Onely of the sitting of the parlament Dureing the time of sixteen dayes exclusive and fifteen dayes Incl Every sitting of the parlament And Dureing any Adiournmt of

Resolves therevpon

T was put members of this house should not have sitting of any Assembly &

for some time                 the sitting of any Assembly in this

pvince                              Resolved in the Affirmative Then

further Putt, In what time every member of this house
should             priviledge before and After the sitting of Every

Sessions of Assembly.

Voted that Sixteen dayes Excusive and ffifteen dayes Inclu-
sive is Time little Enough.

Resolved therevpon that every member of this house be
priviledged in their persones for sixteen dayes exclusive and
ffifteen dayes Inclusive before and After the sitting of Every
sessions of Assembly in such manner as the members of par-
lament England are priviledged: