The Upper House, 503

neither can this House proceed on any other Business till such
a Bill be assented to & therefore pray your Honours Concurrence
Signed p order R Dallam Cl Ho Del

The Board adjourned till nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

U. H. J.

Thursday November the 2^d 1710
The Council Sate Present
The Honble the President

Col Holland Col Greenberry
M^r Young M^r Hall &
Col Greenfield Col Whittington

And the Message from the House of Delegates brought up by
Maj^r Gale and twenty three other Members of the House being
taken into Consideration the Question was put by the Honble
Presid^t of the Board if such Bill as proposed should not be
Enacted this Session whither It might not endanger the Peace
and Welfare of this Province & tend to some Commotions and
disturbance and It is unanimously resolved that unless some
such Bill as proposed be Enacted this Session the happy peace
of this Province may be very much Endangered a recent Instance
whereof We have in the late Libells thrown about the Country
The Honble Col Quary came and was added to this Board.
And being acquainted with the resolve of the Board as above
and asked his opinion is pleased to say that he cannot be of
opinion any Act should be passed which may any wise Intrench
upon her Majesty's Prerogative as he takes it the Bill proposed
may, & that he only passing through the Province is almost a
Stranger to what late Transactions have been in the Country
tending to the Breach of the Peace But if the Presid^t & Council
have any apprehension of the Genl peace of the Province
being Endangered in Case such an Act be not passed He does

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believe it advisable for them to Join with the Delegates therein
L^l Col Lowe & eleven other Members brought up from the
House of Delegates a Bill for Regulating Proceedings at Law
and preventing the Multiplicity of Actions in the Provincial
Court of this Province and the following Message from their
House

By the House of Delegates October the 27th 1710

The Bill herewith sent is by this House thought the only
Expedient to redress the Aggrievances complained of and
humbly offer the same to your Honours for your perusal and
hope when you have fully considered the necessity thereof It

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