Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 47

Shawe

&

Lynes

costs to

Lynes

U. H. J.
Original.

To pet & ord^r for tryall

L tob
96

To fil writt Err^r sci fa & ret.

192

To fil transcript Prov" Court

4656

To coppy ditto

4656

To fil Erro^rs

866

To summons 6 pson Evidences

228

To coppy plea

24

10718

adjourne for an houre

Upper house Mett again as p Adjournm^t
Present as before

Upper house of Assembly
Aprill 26^th 1684
The publick leavy of this Province haveing been usually
stated by the Clerke of this house by ord^r and appointm^t of
his Lsp: wherein greate care paines and labour hath been
used, This house vote and think necessary that a ffee or
gratuity for the same be settled upon the said Clark, or that
the lower house would now and in future Assemblyes see the
same effected, before the adjournm^t prorogation or dissolution
of such Assembly
Signed p ord^r J LLewellin Cl of Assembly

Came M^r Thomas Burford Attorney for Michael Ashford
Leessee of Ralph Shaw and prayed his Lsps writt of hab: fac:
possessionem to issue forth of this house to the s^d Ashford for
the land & p^rmisses in dispute betweene him and Lynes,
which was accordingly granted & ordered to be issued together
with Execution for his charges —
The foregoeing Message concerning the publick leavy sent
to the Lower house p Coll Digges, who hath also in charge
to acquaint them that his L^p is now ready in this house to
receive them together with what bills they have to present his
L^p: in ord^r to conclude this Session.
Coll Digges ret. the Lower house will send answ^r Came
M^r Robert Carvile and Capt John Osbourne from the Lower
house with the bill for the publick leavy w^ch they p^rsent to this
house and in answer to the last Message from this house say,
that in allotting the payments of the publick leavy there will
be some considerable surplusage fraction which they are will-

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