Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 35

Upper house Aprill 22^d 1684:
Upon reading the severall Bills brought to this house this
day by M^r Thomas Burford M^r John Rousby and Docto^r John
Brooke, this house have passed that for appointment of Court
dayes in each respective County, that for recording the Jour-
nall of the Lower house, and that against Excessive Usury,
but to the other three bills returne Answere as follow (viz^t)
Concerning the bill Assertaineing the true force and
validity of the lawes of this Province, this house doe say that
Three yeares time being given for Tryall and Experience of
the Temporary lawes Wee cannot in reason propose lesse
time to his Lopp: to Consider of, what perpetuall lawes shalbe
p^rsented to him to signifie his approbacon or disassent there-
unto: And with this amendment only this house will pass the
said bill :
As to the bill for killing of Woolves this house doe say that
the Act for killing of Woolves made 1671: although tem-
porary was perpetuated Anno 1676: And as such ought to
remaine among the perpetuall lawes, unless the same be
deemed a Needless or Useless law, and then it ought, to be
repealed before such time as it cann be reduced to its former
Temporary Estate.
And as to the other bill for punishm^t of certaine Offences
&c this house doe say that the Act made Anno 1649: & 1650:
is sufficiently and well enough expressed and doe conceive that
the maine end and designe of both houses in the Grand Com-
mittee in amendment of the same was onely to take off the
severity of the punishment of Delinquents therein p^rscribed
leaveing it to the discretion of the Justices to inflict any one or
more of the severall punishm^ts therein numerated which this
house is willing may be moderated by awarding one of the

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said punishm^ts and noe more at one time to be inflicted vpon
any Delinquent at the discretion of the said Justices, and as
the demeritts of the Cause shall require And desire the
Lower house will provide accordingly by a Supplementary
Act to pass this Sessions and hereunto desire the Concurrence
of the Lower house

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The aforegoeing Message & six
bills sent to the Lower house
by Majo^r Nich^o Sewall and
Coll W^m Burges

Signed p Ord^r
John LLewellin Clke of Assembly