592 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1683.

L. H. Journal
Original.

Then was p'sented to this house by M^r Burford A paper,
w^ch being read Conteyned as followeth:

Lowehouse of Assembly November the 2^d 1683

paper of
Amendmts
to the bill
Ascertayning
the lanes &c.

In the Last line Except Two of the first sheet of
the Act Ascertaining the True force and Validity of
the Lawes of this province &c After the words
Twenty months let there be Incerted the words

p. 62

following
After the End of, such sessions of Assembly, in w^ch such Law
or Lawes Act or Acts was made as aforesd: The sayd Law or
Lawes as in the sayd bill.
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesd, th^t all
and Every Law and Lawes, Act and Acts of Assembly which
at any time heretofore have passed the vpper [and Lower]
houses of Assembly, with the Assent and Approbation of
you[r Lordships Lieu]^t Genra^ll Deputy Leiv^t or other Gover^r
or Governous, of this province for the time being Dureing
[the absence] of your Lop: out of this province the same
Lawes are [and shall] bee held Esteemed and Taken, and
are hereby declared to [be good valid] most Absolute and
Available in Law According to the true intent purport and
meaning of the same, Such Lawes to [which your Lordsps]
Disassent hath already been Signilyed and published to both
yo^r Lopps houses of Assembly Only Excepted

Lower House of Assembly November the 2^d 1683.

Message
with the
Amendm's

If the vpp^r house thinke it necessary that the
Amendments abovementioned be Incerted Into the
bill Ascertayning the true force and validity of the