Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 14-Dec. 8, 1688. 203

Major Sewall goes to the Lower house and carrys the Act
for Assenting to New Towns.
The Speaker and several of the Members of the Lower
house Enter this house about the matter of Greivances
I^st About Alienations; Therein it was agreed that the Gov-
ernment receive Alienations according to Law and those that
refuse it when so tendered to be lyable to be punished.
2^dly Recording Proceedings Agreed that an Act be made to
Explain the Law in that case or that the Assembly should
Interpret the Law.
3^dly About Naval Officers, The Government will write to his
Lordship That he would appoint proper Officers, That the
People be not all put to come to S^t Maries or Patuxent to
Enter and Clear.

Lib. W. H.

4^thly Concerning the Proclamation about Towns, The Lord
Proprietary does not intend to disanull the Law but only to
dispense with the present Performance of some part of it.
5^thly About Summoning Persons by Attorney Generall ;
Agreed that none ought to be Imprisoned or taken into Cus-
tody without shewing the Cause. If the Attorney Generall
has done any thing Contrary to Law the Laws gives Remedy
against him
6^thly About pressing Victualls and Provisions, The Govern-
ment does not Encourage or Countenance any such illegall
proceedings and upon Conviction shall punish the Offender
7^thly About Provinciall Court at the request of the Lower
house the Deputy Governors Consent that the Provincial
Court be put of to the last Tuesday in March next.
Lastly About the 3^d p^r hhd. If the Clerks receives 3^d p^r
hhd without Complying with their Duty according to Law
they are lyable to Suffer
The Argument about Greivances being Ended the Speaker
and Lower house Depart.
M^r Clement Hill goes upon the Committee for Regulating
Expences of Assemblys
D^r Brookes brings the Act for Repairing the State house
and desires the report of the Committee of Accounts
M^r John Stone and brings a Petition of M^r Lynes about Port
Duties
M^r Hawkins comes to this house for the Book of Laws the
same sent by him
Major Sewall goes to the Lower house with the Law about
several new Towns and the Reviving Act with this Message

Upper house 7th December 1688.
This house are ready to Assent to the Act of revivall when
the last sheet thereof shall be fairly Engrossed and this house

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