380 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

U. H.

Journal
original

lesse he mend his Plea by to morrow morning & the Present
Plea not to be allowed of ag^t the s^d Errors

The House is Adjourned till 9. of the
Clock to morrow morning

On Tuesday the Second day of June the house met

Present the Captaine Gen^ll the Secretary Mf Brookes M^r
Truman Mf Taylor
The Chancelor Enters after the Sitting of the house
This House rec^d from the Lower house by the hands of
Major Brookes & Mf Thomas Dent an Answ^r to the last
Message of this house touching the Jmportacon of Strong
Liquors as followeth viz^t Upon Reading & debate upon this
Bill this house doe not thinke fitte to Recede from their former
Vote

p. 37

Read an Act Entituled an Act for the Securitie of the
[Province] & Voted to be sent downe to the Lower house to
be Considered] of by them

The House is Adjourned till [2 of the Clock]
in the Afternoone

The House met in the Afternoone
Present as in the Morning

Reymond Stapleford was Called & made his [Appearance]
by Geo. Thompson his Attorney & Jo. Ba[lley Came like]
wise & appeared by Rob? Ridgely his A[ttorney but the said]
Stapleford did not Amend his plea according to the [Rule]
given him the first day of this Jnstante June but made default
Wherefore it is Considered of by the Upper hou[se] of As-
sembly That the s^d Errors be affirmed & th^t the Judgem^t (&
Scire ffacias thereupon) Erroniously Obtained by Stapleford
ag^t the s^d Bailey be held for nought & to all Jntents & Pur-
poses be Null and Void & the s^d John Bailey to all those
thinges w^ch by the s^d Judgm^t he hath Lost to be Restored And
th^t the full Effecting of the Errors thereof may be done That
the same be null and Void to all Jntents & Purposes whatso-
ever & the s^d Stapleford irr Mercie for the Costs.

The House is Adjourned till 3 of the Clock

The House met Present the Captaine Gen^ll
the Chancelor the Secretarie Mf Brookes
Mf Truman Df Wharton M^r Taylor

Retorne of Non e Jnventus is made upon two writtes of
Error sued out by Thomas Chandler & William Russel ag^t two