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

Lib. W. H.

doubt not but their honours will have a right understanding of
this house's honest and hearty proceedings. This house are
very willing and do Concurr with the honourable Upper house
to Rectifie these Misunderstandings and therfore do propose
that the Members of both houses may again meet and Join in
Committee to Elect any Clerk as they shall think fitt and
most proper for their Service; If not this house will proceed to
Adjusting the publick Accounts, prepare a Bill and present it
for the honourable the Upper house's Concurrence
Signed p^r Order of the Lower house William Dent Cl.

Upper house of Assembly 1 December 1688.
In Answer to the last Message by Coll Jowles, M^r Lingan,
M^r Thurston M^r Harris and M^r Hawkins this house say to the
I^st Article of the said Message, That the Lower house have
no power to appoint a Clerk to any Committee of both houses
Especially before any such Committee was & this house
denys that it always has been done hitherto or at any time
heretofore and to the
2. Article say that what the Members of the Lower house
who were of the Committee of Accounts do averr this house
know not but this house is sure that it will appear by
the J our nail of that Committee that the said Committee did
proceed by having appointed their Chairman and Clerk and
did accept of the said Bouye as Clerk without any Contradic-
tion in the least, for Justification whereof this house do referr
themselves to the Journall of the said Committee and further
to this Article this house deny that ever they Appointed the
said Bouye or any other Clerk of that Committee, But in
favour of right this house say the said Bouye was legally
Admitted and being Admitted he accordingly ought to be
Continued till Legally laid aside and to the
3^d Article this house say that they are Assured by their
Members of the said Committee that the Members of the
Lower house did abruptly break and Seperate themselves
from their said Committee without the Consent or Adjourn-

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ment of their Chairman and to the
4th Article this house say that they deny it to be Lawfull
for the Lower house to alter and change the Committee of
Accounts anew after the said Committee had been appointed
by Authority of both houses without the Joint Consent of
both houses and further this house do say That they are ready
to detest all Misunderstanding between both houses but think
it not fitt this house should be thus Imposed upon, wherefore
this house are ready to send forth their Members to Join with
the Members of the Lower house in Order to Adjust the
Publick Accounts according to the Methods appointed by both
houses and already Proceeded upon by the said Committee