howse, & by all the Lower howse, except mr ffenwick, mr Med-
ley, mr Manners, & mr Brooks. The howses adiorned till 1
clock afternoone.
Thursday afternoone.
All assembled except mr Brooks as afore.
By the Governor &c:
I doe appoynt CaptJohn Price & Capt Vaughan for the
Vpper howse, and mr James Coxe, mr George Puddington, mr
Phillip Land, mr John Hatch, mr Willm Brough, & mr Robt
Robins for a Committee to consider & reuiew the Laws made
the last Assembly, and in prticular thr wch concernes prouision
to bee made of a stock for his Lp. And such other Acts or
Orders as are already drawne & not read. And an Act to be
drawne for settling of Assembly by Burgesses, of John Hatch's
and others the Exeqers acct, of prouision for the poore, & of
what other busines they shall see cause, to take into their con-
sideraon. And to return the Certificate by to morrow att
noone, if they can to both howses
Willm Stone
mr John Medley uppon request (by reason of his wife being
sick) made to the howse is lycenced to goe home & not giue
his attendance in the howse. The howse adiorned till1 clock
to morrow afternoone.
ffriday 26o Aprilis Att a Committee, Capt John Price
Cheer-man.
Was read An Order Drawne up unto Mr Thorneboroughs
Petn
An Order touching Tho: Aliens 2 children.
An Order for halfe Bushell of Corne pr pole to
be allowed the Gour for the publicke. use.
Vppon. the Petn of John Halfhead (neyther parties being
pnt) the Committee doe referre the hearing, to the next Pro-
uinciall Court wthin this prouince, & to be there heard &
determined.
was read our all the Acts & Orders made the last Assembly
and uoted to be renewed & stand in force, only the order
touching the lord Proprs stock of Cattle &;c: desyre it to alterd
thus viz. those words [Till the last of March 1651]
was read An Act Establishing the howse of Assembly
An Order for the Poor. Comittee adiorned till
to-morrow morning 8 clock
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