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Lower house. The same promised and sent accordingly by
M^r Clement Hill who returnes and says he has Delivered the
same.
The following Message sent to the Lower house by Major
Sewall & Coll Pye Viz^t

Upper house of Assembly 21 November 1688.
This house do desire that the Lower house would appoint
Members of their own to Join with Member or Members of
this house for the drawing up Bills against such Crimes as are
Mentioned in the first part of the honourable Presidents
Speech that the same may be Offered to the Consideration of
both houses in Order to their being passed into Laws accord-
ingly.
Signed p^r Order Tho^s Grunwin Cl of Assembly

They return and say they have delivered their Message.
M^r Luffe and M^r Stone from the Lower house & bring this
Message Viz^t

Lib. W. H.

Lower house 21 November 1688.
This house have already Appointed a Committee of Laws
who are Just now going out upon their Charge and have
Orders to Inspect the severall Laws of this Province made
against the severall Crimes Mentioned in the first part of the
honourable Presidents Speech and if their shall be found
either by report of the Committee or any Member of this
house that the same Laws be not Strict enough to punish the
said Crimes Effectually then this house will be ready to Join
Some Members of this house with the Upper house to Amend
the Same as is desired by their last Message.
Signed p^r Order William Dent Cl of the Lower house.

M^r Round & M^r Lingan from the Lower house and desire
the Statutes at large which were brought hither by M^r Tull at
the request of the President the same immediately Delivered
to M^r Round.
M^r Harris and M^r Dare from the Lower house with the
following Message Viz^t

Lower house 21 November 1688.
The last Sessions of Assembly in 1686 a certain Bill Enti-
tuled an Act for securing the Real Estates of Orphans was
read three times in the Lower house Assented to and Trans-
mitted to the Upper house for their Assent; To which the
Upper house returned answer by a Message of the 17th of
November 1686, That the said Bill was well designed but not

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