Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 9

Then di M^r John Homewood
Cap^t Ladd White, M^r fford
& M^r Jam Eleccons.
Voted sit every day from
twelve to two
Put to the Coll & the rest
of the absent Me the howse or by the
Comittee of priviledges
Voted that the same the howse.
Then did the Deputyes of Kent informe the Speaker that
M^r Samuel Tovey a Delegate of their County is Desperately
sick, whereupon this howse ordered the absence of the s^d M^r
Tovey this Session of Assembly be dispensed w^th by the
howse, & the s^d M^r Tovey to be Excused.
The howse also were informed by the Members of
County that M^r Richard Hall & M^r ffrancis Belingsly were
very desperately sick whereupon they were Excused by the
howse
Then it was put to the Question whether Coll Burges shall
have a Sumons sent for him, or imediately be fined & censured
in the howse for his not appearance here.
Voted that a Sufnons be for him & that the same
be signed by the Clerke of the by ord^r of the howse.
Put to the Question if shall send to the Gou^rno^r this
vote touching Coll Burges him to constitute an officer
to serve the sd Burges with the or whether the howse
have power of themselves to send a of their owne
apointm^t
Voted that they have er, & that a Sumons be drawne
accordingly, and that be drawne up by two Members
of this howse, who are to p^rsent it to this howse for their
consideration

L. H. Journal
Original.

apointed to draw the same,
their Charge,
the boddy of Lawes he Retornes &
ring them

bout a Comittee of accounts
Members to Joine w^th some
ow morning, and desire their
ow before them,
with the sayd message in writing
his Lo^pps Charter may be read, for the
may know the power that the upp
Recognise by some publique act.
ther this Coppy brought by the Chancelo^r be read
or to desire that it may be signed as a true coppy of
the Lord Proprys Charter.

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