578 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

L. H. Journal Original.

Message about the bill for Ad- vancemt of Trade.

Vppr house 27th of October 1683 Since the bill for Advancement of Trade is ap- proved on and beleived both by the vppr and Lower houses of this Assembly to be an Act of soe great and Generall Good to this province, and the Trade

thereof, This house Doe Once more desire tht the Lower House Take it againe Into Their Consideraccon and pass the same in the Lower House In Order to makeing the same An Act Signd p Ordr Tho: Grunwin Clerke of Assembly

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Then Came Coll Low & Coll Stevens and prsent the fol- lowing paper to this house wch is as foll (vizt) Upper house 27th of October 1683 In Answere to the message sent in writing yesterday this house doe say that the bill for Advancement of Trade] haveing gone soe farr in this Assembly, This House desire [the Dis- patch the]reof That this house may Concurr with the Lower house therein This house doe wonder after [that matter] was Deemed by [both houses] soe necessary for the good of this province, And haveing Spent so[e much time and] Tobacco, This and the last sessions about the Same, And after all [this be Neglected] because, because this House have Two bills from the Lower [house lying under] their Consideration (That is to say) One bill Entitled An [Act directing the manner of Electing Bur- gesses, The Other Toutching the Leavying Warr &c To the first this house, Doe say that the bill sent by them, Concerning the Electing Burgesses etc: Though verry little Differing is more Convenient for the Inhabitants of this province, as this house thinkes They Cann demonstrate, for [the] second Bill The same matter is provided by Lawes alreadie made which to Enact a new seemes to Interferr with that Act, which Impowers the Governour & Councill to Make warr or peace with any Indian Enimy beyond the bounds of this province, as alsoe to discharge the Inhabitants of this province from any Supply or Meintenance of The same. Therefore this house Cannot (without further Consideraccon) Concurr with the Lower house in relation to Those Two Bills: Signd p Ordr Thomas Grunwin Clerke Mr Carvile and Capt Orsborne sent to the vpper house to desire their honnors To lett this house knowe, what Law it is that is mentioned in the last message with which the bill Desired will Interferr, because the Act therein mentioned which Impowers the Governour and Councill, to make peace or warr with any