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1 60 Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 14-Dec. 8, 1688.
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Which Speech being Ended the Speaker with the Members
of the Lower house and their Clerk return again to their own
house.
Mr Henry Hawkins from the Lower house & Delivers this
Message
Lower house of Assembly 16 November 1688
This house pray the Upper house to Send them a Coppy
of the Speech this Day made to the them by the honourable
President in the Upper house That this house may Consider
of the Same.
Signed pr Order William Dent Cl of the Lower house.
The same sent to them by Major Sewall who returns and
says the Lower house are Adjourned.
This house Adjourned till to Morrow Morning 8 of the
Clock
The 17th of November 1688. The Upper house sat again
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The honourable
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Present
William Joseph Esq
Coll Henry Darnall
Major Nicholas Sewall
Clement Hill Esqr
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Major Sewall goes again with a Copy of the Presidents
Speech about the Oath of fidelity, he returns and Says he has
delivered the Same.
The following Message Sent by Mr Clement Hill to the
Lower house Vizt
Upper house of Assembly 17 November 1688.
This house Supposing that the Lower house do still lye
under some mistake in the Matter of proposing the Oath of
fidelity, This house do therefore further and again Explaine
themselves and say as they did in their Message by Mr Secry
Sewall of the i5th Instant that the said Oath is not proposed
by the Upper house as an Upper house nor to them as a
Lower house But this Oath is proposed by the Depty Gover-
nors to both houses as they are Resident & in being within
this Province unto which this house have already Complyed,
and further say that if the Lower house can Contrive a way
whereby the said Oath may be taken by every Individuall
Member of both houses as it must be before Business can be
Entred upon, that this house is ready to Join with them therein.
Signed pr Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly.
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