370 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674.

U. H.
Journal
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to the Orphan of Billingsley for Satisfacon for the Rent of
the s^d. Land for 5 yeares as afores^d
The Bill for Quieting Possessions read in the Lower house
and after debate thereupon had Voted th^t there is a law for
Quieting Possessions (Bodie of Lawes fo. 193) allreadie w^ch this
house Judgeth to be Sufficient
Signed by Ord^r
Rob^t Ridgeley Clerke

Read in this house an Act Concerning Ordinarie keepers the
second & third time & Passed.
Sent to this house from the Lower house the Peticon of Pope
Alvey humbly Imploring the Lower house to intercede in his
behalfe to the Govern^t for his Lordships Pardon of a Certaine
felonie whereof he had stood convicted severall yeares & was
Repreived by his Excelencies Grace & favour Upon w^ch Peticon
was endorsed as followeth viz^t Upon reading this Peticon in

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this house voted (Nemine Contradicente) That this House
doe Peticon his Excelencie in the behalfe of the s^d Alvey to
graunt the s^d Alvey his Lordships Pardon [& they] doe here-
by Peticon his Excelency accordingly
Signed by ord^r
Rob^t Ridgely [Clerke]

This house debating upon the Exception made by the
[Lower] house to the Act Entituled An act declaring how the
Courts in this Province shall Proceed in [Criminall] Cases doe
Signifie their Opinion to the [Lower house] Concerning the
same in manner as followeth Viz^t [This] house knowes of
noe Law th? determines the Procee [dings] in Criminall Cases
in this Province the Act Concern[ing the] Proceedings at Law
Relating only to Cases of Meum & Tuum & therefore Judge
it better to Sett[le] the Proceedings in Criminall Cases by this
new Law then to Leave those Cases in the doubtfull Condicon
they would stand in were they Put into the same Case the
Comon Pleas are in by the Act Concerning proceedings at
Law

The House is Adjourned till 2. of
the Clock in the Afternoone.

The House met in the Afternoone
Present as in the morning

Captaine Burgesse & Mr Loyd sent w^th the following Vote
from the Lower house viz^t Upon the Looking over of the
Temporary Lawes of this Province in this House & upon read-
ing of the title of an Act for Building of a State house & Prison