40 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684.

U. H. J.
Original.

meddle in it, for the old Act is at this time suspended and
will be soe perhapps dureing my life soe that neither the Gent^l
of the lower house nor yo^rselves need bee fearfull or jealous
of me in the Execucon of that Act, but were it not suspended,
and that I should vpon any warr that might happen have occa-
sion to make use of it I doe here declare that as I have had
soe I still shall have a desire that an Assembly may be called
to be p^rsent at the defraying of the Charge of any such warr,
soe desirous I am of giveing all manner of Satisfaccon in that
particular to the ffreemen of my Province

Copyed out & sent to the lower house p Coll Thomas
Tailler and Coll W^m Stevens w^th this following Message
annexed.
Upper house Aprill 23^th 1684:
This house haveing this morning received a paper from his
Lopp have Caused the same to be Copyed out as before and
Comunicated the same to the Lower house.
Signed p ord^r John LLewellin Clke of Assembly

Coll Tailler and Coll Stevens Returned
And the house Adjourne for an houre.
Upper house againe mett and p^rsent as before:

Upper house of Assembly Aprill 23^th 1684:
His Lopp being p^rsent in this house since the receipt of the
last Message p Cap^t Richard Hill, and M^r ffrancis Hutchins
was pleased to declare as follow (viz^t)
To the bill for Assertaineing the true force and validity of
the Lawes of this province, I give this Answere, that though I
owne my promise and engagement to both my houses of
Assembly made in September 1681: viz^t that in my absence
out of this Province, I would signifie my assent or dissassent to

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any lawes within Eighteen months. Yett doe I not think it
convenient to obleige my heires and Successo^rs by an Act to
those inconveniences and mischeifes that may happen by their
assenting or disassenting to any lawes within Twenty monthes,
that shalbe made perpetuall dureing such their absence.
The bill sent you by the lower house for the makeing Tem-
porary that law touching woolves, if it be not deemed a good
law, lett it be repealed, for soe it must be afore it cann be
reduced to its first State, And for any of those other Acts
made perpetuall in 1676: viz^t the Act for Two shillings p
hoggshead And the Act for empowering the Governo^r and
Council to make warr or peace &c^a I am ready to give both
houses such satisfaccon as in reason they cann desire at my
hands
Signed p Order John LLewellin Clke of Assembly