Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 21

Aprill 17^th 1684
Upper house mett

U. H. J.
Original.

The hon^ble

Coll Henry Coursey
Coll Vincent Lowe
Coll William Burges
M^r Edward Pve

Coll Tho: Tailler
Coll Henry Darnall
Coll William Diggs
Coll William Stevens

P^rsent

John Darnall Esq^r

A message p M^r Clement Hill and M^r Richard Hall who
say that their house is ready to meet this house in a Grand
Committee :

Lower house of Assembly Aprill the 16^th 1684
This house haveing appointed a Committee to prepare a
Supplementary Act to the Act for advancement of Trade,
Doe desire the vpper house if they have any any peticons or
other matters before them relateing thereunto they may be
transmitted to this house for the perfecting the said bill.
Signed p Ord^r Cha: Botler Clke of the
Lower house of Assembly.

Ordered by this house that but One person at a time Speake
at the appointment of the Speaker, not to be interrupted by
any other under the penalty of a ffine at the discretion of the
house but that every person speake his opinion distinctly to
any matter debated in the house.
Brought into this house and read as follow (viz^t) William
Blankinstein aged 24 yeares or thereabouts deposeth as fol-
low:
That M^r Jacob Young is soe sick and weake being all over
his body broken out with boyles and sores that he is alto-
gether uncapable of goeing or being carried upon any Journy
or Voyage without apparent danger of his life which is humbly
Certified to his Lordpp and the Vpper house of Assembly:

Jurat Coram me 6^o die Aprilis Will: Blankinstein

Anno Dni 1684: Geo: Talbott

Upper house Aprill 17^th 1684:
This house have admitted of the above deposition in Excuse
to Jacob Young to save him and his bayle for not appearing
this Assembly and send it downe to the Lower house for their
Concurrence & approbacon
Signed p Order John LLewellin Clke of
Assembly ;

p. 23.

The aforegoing Deposition and vote of this house there-
vpon sent downe to the Lower house by M^r John Darnall who

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