354 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June g, 1692.

Original
Journal.

M^r Edward Jones reports to the house some certaine
Grieuances of persons brought downe out of their County
vpon friuolous Matters, to their great Charge & all most Utter
Ruine.
M^r Robert Mason and M^r W^m Dent returne into the house
again with a Petition drawne as was ordered, which being
read, it was ordered by the house to be Written vnderneath
the Petition preferred to this house as follows, (uiz^t)

To his Excellency Lyonell Copley Esq^r Cap^£ Genii and Gou-
erno^r of this Province &c^a
May it please y^r Excellency.
The aforegoeing Petition has been read in this house, who
are generally sensible that the greatest part thereof is True
& the Motives therein Layd downe very pressing and there-
fore doe humbly pray y^r Excellency on their behalfe to giue
such Grant to the same as In your Wisdom you shall see
Convenient. Signed p ordr

Hen Denton Clk Assembly

Moved by a Member of this house that Consideracon may
be had of the vse of habeas Corpus in this Province. The
house referred it to a further Consideracon.
Cap^t Whitington brings in to the house the paper of Griev-
ances of Sumersett County which was Read and it was
Ordered that he should Carrye the same to the Comittee of
Agrievances.
Moued by a member of this house of considering of a way
to Encourage the bringing in of Money and the same was
seconded by another Member, and ordered by the house that
some Method be Used towards the prepareing a Bill for the
same.
M^r John Edmondson, M^r & M^r George Warner came
into the Reasons of not takeing the Oathes, as
ffollows (Viz^t)
To the
Wee whose names are Delegates for our County
& due attendance to vpon Scruple of Conscience
although the Substance therein lemnly in the presence
of God, formance thereof, are not antient Customes
& Vsages of thereof, and a Certaine Act of Assembly to
science made and provided therefore, Wee Maj^ties
and our Countrey leaue this to y^r Serious consideracon
a way for the reliefe of all tender consciences that be
put into a Capacity to serve their Maj^ties & our Countrey
John Edmondson] Tho: Everenden
John Godden [Geo:] Warner