382 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

U. H.

Journal
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soe manie hogsheads of Tobaccoe againe & th^t all the Pro-
visoes in the former Act remaine in force to w^ch this house de-
sires the Concurrence of the Upper Upper house. —
Whereupon a Message was dispatched to the Lower house
to Know of them Whether they intended the Allowance for
Tobaccoe lost or taken shall now take Place or after the Lord
Propriet^rs death Voted by the Lower house th^t it is the Intent
& meaning of th^t house th^t it shall take Place Presentlie Other-
wise noe Act for 2^s p hhd to Passe during his Excelencies Life
according to the above Proposall
His Excelency Retornes Answ^r th^t he doth not thinke fitte
to Accept of the s^d 2^s p hhd on such termes

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

On Thursday the ffourth day of June the House mette

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Present the Captaine Gen^ll Chancelor, Secretarie M^r Truman
& M^t Taylor

Severall Acts Read Passed & sent downe to [the Lower]
House to be Engrossed
The Oath of a Privie Councelor to his L[ordship & of one]
of his Lo^ps Justices of the Pro^all Court w[as admini]stred &
taken by Colonel Nathaniel Utye

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

The House met Present the Capta [Gen^ll] Chancelor,
Secretarie M^r Tru[man] M^r Taylor, Colonel Utye

This House Rec^d by Cap. Boreman & M^r W[eekes] a Vote
of the Lower House as followeth viz^t Voted th^t a Message
be sent to the upper house to Acquaint them th^t Captaine
Loyd Cap. Burgesse M^r Dent M^r Hambleton & Cap. Howell
are by this house appointed a Comittee to make up the Acco^ts
of the Publick & draw an Act for the same & to desire his
Excelencie to know Whether his Excelency and Upper house
Please to Appoint anie members of their house to Joyne w^th
the s^d Comittee of this house to make a Comittee of both
houses to Jnspect the Acco^ts afores^d & if they Joyne anie then
to send their Names
Ordered by this House th^t M^r Truman & Mr Taylor be de-
sired to Joyne w^th the members of the Lower house Appointed
to be a Comittee to make up the Acco^ts of the Publick