Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 14-Dec. 8, 1688. 187

Coll Pye returns and says he has delivered the Same.
Coll Jowles and M^r Lingan from the Lower house and bring
this Message Viz^t

Lower house of Assembly 30th 9br. 1688.
This house are Sorry to hear of such Misunderstandings
between the Members of this house Appointed for a Com-
mittee of Accounts and the Members of the Upper house
about a Clark. It cannot be unknown to the Upper house
That all Committee Clarks hath always been Appointed by
this house or Chosen by Vote in the Committee And that for
the two last Sessions James Cullen was Clarke of the Com-
mittee of Accounts and Consequently the best Able now to
Serve therein, And for that reason was so appointed this Ses-
sions which is the Undoubted Right and Priviledge of this
house and hope the Upper house will not infringe it, This
house hath again Set out their Committee for Accounts who
are now Sitting with their said Appointed Clerk at the house
of Thomas Beale in Order to Dispatch the Business of their
Charge, If the honourable the Upper house please to Join any
Members of theirs with them, they are ready to Attend them
Signed p^r Order of the Lower house William Dent Cl.

Lib. W. H.

D^r Brookes from the Lower house with Additional Act
about Ordinaries and Ordinary keepers.
The same read the second and third time and Assented to
by this house and sent to the Lower house by M^r Clement
Hill who returns having Delivered the Same.
M^r John Stone from the Lower house with this Message
following

Lower house 3oth November 1688.
Upon Consideration had of the ruinous and decaying Con-
dition of the State house which has Occasioned so great a
Charge to this Province In Order therefore to prevent the
utter ruin and decay thereof by repairing it and the Prison also
this house propose to appoint some members of this house as
a Committee to project the way and Methods to repair the
Same and desire to know if the Upper house will please to
Join a Member of theirs with them.
Signed p^r Order of the Lower house William Dent Cl.

Upper house of Assembly 30th November 1688.
This house are Surprized to receive a Message from the
Lower house mentioning so much as the word (Misunder-
standings) Especially in a time when this house had thereof
not so much as a thought and cannot but Admire to see such

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