Assembly Proceedings, February — March 1638/9. 33

Observance thereof as he shall see Cause upon pain of im-
prisonment or fine as the house shall adjudge The Burgesses
shall take Precedence according to this Order
When any one of the house is to speak to any Bill he shall
stand up and be Bareheaded and direct his speech to the
President only and if two or more stand up to speak together
the President shall appoint who shall speak

3
No man shall stand up to speak to any Bill until the Party
that last spake have sat down nor shall any One refute another
with any nipping or vncivill terms nor shall name another but
by some Circumloquation as the Gentleman or Burgess that

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spake last or or that argued for or against this Bill or the Bill

4
The house shall sit every day holy days excepted unless it
be adjourned at eight of the Clock in the morning at the
furthest and at two of the Clock in the afternoon & if any
Gentlemen or Burgess not appearing upon call at such time as
the President is set at or after either of the said hours shall be
amerced 20^lb of Tobacco to be forthw^th paid to the use of the
house

5
After any Bill hath been once read in the house the Bill shall
be read
ingrossed or utterly rejected and upon any day or day
appointed for a Session all Bills engrossed shall be put to the
question and such as are assented to by the Greater part of
the house and if the Votes be equal that shall be judged the
Greater part which hath the Consent of the Lieutenant General
shall be undersigned by the Secretary in these words the free-
men have assented and after that the President shall be
demanded his assent in the name of the Lord proprietary and
if his assent be to the Bill, the Bill shall be undersigned by the
said Secretary in these words the Lord Proprietary willeth that
this be a Law

On the 25^th day of February 1638
in the afternoon

Assembled
The President
Captain Thomas Cornwaleys
M^r Fulk Brent
M^r Giles Brent
M^r Secretary
M^r Tho Greene

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