Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683. 585
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Then was drawne the following message (vizt)
Lower house of [Assembly] October the 30th 16S3
This house Acquaint the v [pper house that] the members of
this house appoynted to Joyne in Committee [with the Mem-]
bers of the vppr house for drawing the bill for reviveing the
La[wes are rejady to Attend their ho[nours for] the business
aforesd:
Sign'd p Ordr C Boteler Cler
Wch being read and signd was sent to the vppr house by
Capt
They returne and say they have delivered the same
Coll Stevens Comes from the vppr house with a message
wch foll (vizt)
Upper house October the 30th 1683
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L. H. Journal
Original.
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A message
Concerning
the Old re-
cords
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The Secretaryes of this province have Informed
this house tht severall of the Old records of this
province Concerning land and the Inheiritance of the
people of this province, are soe Torne and injured
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that there is great difficulty to read them, soe tht in a Little
time they'le be wholly vssless to the great dammage of the
Inhabitants Thereof Therefore This house thinke it necessary
that the sayd records be Transcribed Into faire bookes, And
that the Country pay and satisfy for the same And this house
desire the Concurrence of the Lower house therein
Signd p Ordr Tho: Grunwin: Cler &c.
Mr Hosier
leave to goe
home
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Mr Henry Hosier haveing made it Appeare to this
house That he hath verry Urgent Occasion to goe
home, Hath leave of this house, to be Absent for the
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rest of this Sessions if his Occasions soe require
The House Adjourne Till To morrow morning 7 a Clocke
Wedensday October the One and Thirteith 1683
The [house] meet, and Calld all prsent as yesterday Except
Mr Hosier
[Then] was read what was Done yesterday
Then was Taken Into Consideracon the message sent yes-
terday by Coll Stevens Concercerning Transcribing some of the
Auncient Records of this province relateing to Land &
Referred to the further Consideraccon of this house,
Mr Thomas Burford was Ordered to Mend the bill for
prventing Arrests of Judgments and stay of Executions by To
morrow morning
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