Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 387

Maj^r Smallwood Enters the house.
An Act for. the more Speedy bringing to tryall and Sup-
pressing Criminalls &c: read the third time.
The aforementioned Bills were sent to the Gouerno' &
Councill by M^r Wynne and Maj^r Caruell
Message from the Gouernor and Councill brought by Coll
Hutchings which was read as follows, Viz^t

By his Ex^ncy The Governor & Councill in Assembly May 24,
1692.
By reason of the absence of some of the members of this
Board vpon vrgent occasions permitted to goe home they
cannot spare any more to joyne in Committee with those of
the house appointed to inspect the publick Acco^ts with out
breaking their Quorum; The house therefore is desired to
suspend the proceedings of the said Committee till to morrow,
by which time it is hoped the Absent Members may returne.
Signed p Ord^r John LLewellin Clk.

An Act for quietting possessions read & passed the house
the first reading.
Upon a Petition made to this house by Jonathan Clarke &
James Baker for the Continuance of their Places of Dore.
keepers itt is ordered by the house that the said James Baker
& Jonathan Clarke being persons aged and debilitated from
their worke shall continnue the same, according to their
request, dureing life, vpon Condition they behaue themselves
well therein.
Message from the Comittee of Acc^ts relateing to some
Acc^ts putt in Certain Prison" Accomadation, being
to the said Comitte.
The

Petition of Thomas Gr Viz^t

To his Ex^ncy
The Humble Peti Humbly Sheweth
That in Virginia the Carpenter and cretaries
office & Navall vpon Tobacco by any for Rume
by any Ship
That y^r Hono^rs would of the Trade of this Country)
to the Act of tion according to the booke of
Rates or the Lawes of Altercon is the scope of this Petition.
And yo^r Pet^r shall ever pray &c^a

The Answer to which given was thus Viz^t

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