6 Assembly Proceedings, January—March 1637/8.

Liber Z

Then came Edward Bateman of St maries hundred, ship carpenter & claymed a voyce as freeman; and made m! John Lewger Secretary his proxie. Likewise claymed Roger Oliver mariner; & made mr william Brainthwaite gent his proxie. Likewise claymed Zachary Mottershead gent; and was ad- mitted to a voice in the house. Came John Langford of the He of Kent gent, highe Consta- ble of the said Hand, who had given a voice in the choice of Robert Philpott gent to be one of the Burgesses for the freemen of that Hand; and desired to revoke his voice and to be per- sonally pnt in the Assembly; and was admitted. Then it was ordered that any member of the house not ap- pearing at the houres appointed, should be amerced 20l of tobacco for every such default. But for this present meeting, such as did appeare thoughe tardie should be pardoned the amercemt but for the rest wch appeared not it should stand. Then was read out of the draught of Lawes transmitted by the Lord Proprietor, the twelve first Acts of the said draught: and were severally debated by the house. Betweene the houres of two and three in the afternoone of the same day.

		Assembled
	The Lieutent generall. Capt Tho: Cornwaleys Capt Robt wintour Capt George Evelin mr John Lewger Sec- retary mr Thomas Greene mr william Bretton mr; Philpott mr Langford	John Wyatt Robt Clerke Justinian Snow Marmaduke Snow ffrancis Rabnett Thomas Nabbs James Baldridge Edward ffleete	Richard Garnett Robert Perry Sergt Vaughan Zachary Motters- head william Lewis

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Summoned John Robinson, and Justinian Snow exhibited his proxie for him

William Brainthwaite | and the Leiuten! grail exhibited his
Roger Oliver, mariner | proxie for them severally.

John Davis | and ffrancis Rabnett exhibited his proxie for
Thomas Stente | them severally.

Thomas ffrancklin. and Edward ffleete exhibited his proxie

for him.