M^r Clement Hill goes to the Lower house with the Petition
about negroes Committing abuses in Charles County thus
Endorsed by the Upper house.

Upper house of Assembly 28th November 1688.
This house do Concurr with the Lower house in their
Opinion to remedy the Dangers threatned by this Petition
and say that whereas the. Representatives of the Countys
wherein the Disorders therein Mentioned are Committed are
present in the Lower house, this house do therefore leave it to
the Lower house to do therein as shall be thought Convenient
wherein this house shall be always ready to give their reason-
able Assent

Signed p^r Order Thomas Grunwin Cl of Assembly

M^r Hill returns having Delivered the Petition

The honourable Coll Tailler Enters this house from the

Lower house came D^r Brookes, M^r Lingan & M^r Hawkins

with this Message.

Lower house 28th November 1688.

This house have Considered of the Message of the Upper
house relating to the Punishing the several Crimes of Whore-
dome, Adultery, Swearing, Cursing & Sabboth breaking &c.
And say that they are not unsensible of the too frequent Com-
mitting the said Crimes in this Province, But think not the
same through any Deficiencys of the Laws for that there have
been formerly several good and wholesome Law provided in
this Province against the said Crimes, particularly the Law for
punishing certain Offences, The Act of Religion, The Act for
keeping holy the Lords Day which are all yet in force, In and
by which there are severall punishments provided against the
said Offenders, But this house Conceive that the Occasion of
the said Crimes being so frequently Committed in this Prov-
ince is because the said Laws are not put in Execution against
the Offenders by those Magistrates that are intrusted there-
with, Nevertheless, if the Upper house please to prepare any
other Bill against those Crimes this house shall readily in
reason Concurr in passing the same into Law.

Signed p^r Order of the Lower house Will^m Dent Cl.