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Upper house 29th November 1688.
In Answer to that part of the last Message that relates to
the Committee of Accounts sent by Dr Brookes (This house)
as in a former Message of the 27th Instant have and do
Appoint the honourable Coll Digges and Clement Hill Esqr
to Join with the four Members of the Lower house in the afore-
said Message by Doctor Brookes nominated, And the said
Members of this house are ready to Join with those of the
Lower house when notice thereof shall be given to this house.
Signed pr Order Thomas Grunwin Cl of Assembly.
Upper house of Assembly 29 November 1688.
This house desire the Lower house to take into their Serious
Consideration that part of the honourable Presidents Speech
relating to the passing an Anniversary Act of General Thanks-
giving to Almighty God for the Birth of the Prince to be kept
holy throughout this Province yearly on every Tenth Day of
June during the Life of the Prince, This house being Sensible
that nothing can better Testifie Our thanks to the Almighty
or Our Loyalty to Our King than the passing of Such an Act
for thereby we shall Surpass all the Methods of Addressing
that have or ever shall be presented on this Occasion.
Signed pr Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly.
The said two Messages sent by Coll Digges and Coll Pye
who returns & say they have delivered the Same
Captain Joseph Pile and acquaints this house that the Lower
house Members for Committee of Accounts are ready
The honourable Coll Digges and Mr Hill go out to Join
with Committee of Accounts.
Mr Thurston from the Lower house and brings a Petition of
Thomas Evans Concerning a Negroe that had killed his hoggs
who was last Court before this in the Pillory and Cropt but
the Petitioner wants the fourfold.
This house Adjourned for half an hour then Sat again
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