38 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684.

U. H. J.
Original.

house to the vpper house for their Assent: As to the Ascer-
taining the true force and vallidity of the Lawes of this Province
wherein the vpper house were pleased to say they could not
in reason propose less time then Three yeares to his Lordpp
to Consider off his approbacon or dissassent to such perpetuall
lawes as should be presented to his Lopp, this house is not a
little surprised therein in regard the bill tendred by this house
for the Assent of the Vpper house, was but a meer transcript
of the like bill sent from Upper house for this houses Assent
thereunto To which this house had noe reason to doubt of the
Vpper houses readines to pass the same, Especially for that
the said Upper house of Assembly by a Message of the 17^th
of September 1681: were pleased to acquaint this house that
his Lopp Comanded the vpper house to signifie to this house
that his Lopp did promise and ingage that in his absence out
of this Province within Eighteen months after the passing of
any lawes of this Province by the Upper and lower houses of
Assembly His Lordpp would signifie his Assent or dissassent

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thereunto. In Confidence whereof this house was induced
freely to offer the said bill for the unquestionable assent of the
Upper house; Since more time in the said bill was Offered
for his Lopps Assent or dissassent then in the said Message
was intimated to be his Lordpps pleasure.
And as to the bill for punishm^t of Certaine Offences &c
This house doe agree that the maine end and designe of both
houses in the Grand Comittee was to take off the severity of
inflicting severall & many punishments for One offence and
still hope that the bill humbly offred by this house to the vpper
house will answere that end, being perswaded that there is
noe alteracon betweene the Act now offered and the former,
but in that particular, and were this house sensible of any
materiall deviation from what was agreed on they would very
readily amend.
As to the bill for killing of woolves this house caused that
bill to be drawne and passed this house pursuant to the agree-
ment of the grand Committee of both houses
Signed p ord^r Cha: Boteler Clke of the vpper house
of Assembly.
Received a paper from his Lopp viz

Gentlemen of the Vpper
house of Assembly
I have thought fitt to signifie unto you by this that haveing
seene in yo^r house some bills lately sent you by the Lower
house in which there are some alteracons desired by the Lower
house to be made in some of the antient perpetuall Lawes of