Lower house 30 November 1688.
This house taking into their Serious Consideration the Pro-
posalls by the honble President this Sessions made to the
Members of both houses when in a Grand Committee Relating
to the bringing in of Money into this Province &c. and finding
the same to be matter of great Importance to the Province
although they Conceive the .same not fitt Suddenly to be
undertaken, without due and timely Consideration nor till it
be rightly understood, yet they are not willing nor Desirous
that any thing of so Good a Consequence as this is repre-
sented to be to this Province should remain unresolved.
Therefore in Order to preserve a right understanding of
the same and that it may be effectually Considered of; They
desire the honourable the Upper house will Join with this
house in a request to the said honourable President that he
will please to send the said proposalls in writing to this house
with his reasons Enforcing the Same that they may the better
understand them and be able to give their Result thereof
against next Meeting.
Signed pr Order of the Lower house Wm Dent Cl.
Coll Pye goes to the Lower house with the Act about Ordi-
nary keepers and this Message.
Upper house of Assembly 30 Novemr 1688.
This house are ready to Assent to the Additionall Act for
Regulating Ordinaries &c. with these Amendments
Ist That the blank in the Second Line of the first Sheet be
filled up
2d That in the 2d line of the Second Sheet after the word
Voyd be Added these words (and for ever be a barr)
3d That after the word Money in the Ninth line of the
Second Sheet the words (or Tobacco) Implyes Credit, and the
Ordinary keeper left to Impose as before.
Signed pr Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly.
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