56 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684.

Original Journal, p. 4

The sayd members Takeing with them, the foregoing Order Goe out vpon the business They alsoe Take with them the Booke and Roles of lawes wch they are Ordered to deliver to the vppr house. The house Adjournes till to morrow Morning Eight a Clock Satterday Aprill the ffifth 1684 The house mett and Called all prsent as yesterday ; Then was read what was done yesterday ;

Baltemore Burgess excuses him- selfe. Admitted

Th [en Capt.] Henry Johnsone, & desire this house to Excuse him for not [returning to the house] sooner, which hee would have done but that Sickness prv[ented him which] Excuse being by the house he takes his place.

Caecill Bur- gesses excuse themselves.

Then Ca[me Mr] James ffrizby & Capt William Peerce and desire to bee Excused for not Attend- ing the house sooner, Affirming that they have

been Eight dayes vpon the water but that Contrary winds,
have hindered th^m for Comeing Sooner, as they really desired
and Endeavoured, w^ch Excuse being Admitted, they Take
their places.

Members Added to the Comtee for Inspecting the Journall. Bloomfeild appoynted a Comtee clerk A bill for Ascertayn- ing the lawes Ordered to be drawne.

Then was Capt Henry Smith and Major Thomas Long Added to the Committee for Inspecting the Journall of this house, & The Committee Goe out vpon their Charge. Mr John Bloomfeild appoynted to be Clk of the Comittee of Accots Voted that a bill be drawne for Ascertayning the True force & validity of the Lawes of this prov- ince passed and to be passed In the Absence of the Right Honoble the Lord proprietary of this prov-

ince his heires & Successo^rs Lords and Prop^ry Thereof, Pursu-
ant to the Votes of this house, Entered in the Journall of this
house, Last meeting: And Ordered That this Vote be sent
to the Committee, for Inspecting the Journall of This house of
the last meeting that they may draw vp the bill Accordingly:

The aforesd Vote and Order Signd by the Clk of this
house [is] sent to the sayd Committee by M^r Richard Hall
He returnes and sayes he hath delivered the same
Coll Henry Darnall and M^r Secry Sewall Come with a
message from the vpp^r house w^ch being read is as followeth
(viz^t)