186 Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

they will Dispatch as fast as may and prepare Something for
this house) They likewise desire that one of the Laws made
Anno 1676 for Reviving certain Laws &c: and left out of the
Book of Laws may be now Entered there,—
A Message from the Lower house p^r Col Burgess & Wil-

p. 354

liam Richardson being a Petition of Ann Arundell County
Setting forth that they had Expended a great Deale of To-
bacco for Building a Court house which had not been per-
formed by the Undertakers, they desire due Course to be
taken by this Assembly that the Same may be Effected by
those that have undertaken the Same according to Agreement
Subscribed by Several the Inhabitants of the said County—
Returned to the Lower house by Coll: Darnall who is to
acquaint them that it being Evident that the several Names
Subscribed are all of one hand though this house are Sensible
many of them cant write their own Names it Seems that it is
not a generall Grievance and therefore Lyes not before this
House for Consideration—
Coll: Darnall returns and brings with him a Letter from
Cap^t Hill one of the Delegates of Ann Arundell County where
inclosed came the Petition who Recommended the same to
the Consideration of this Assembly in Behalf of the Inhabit-
ants—The Petition was thus Endorsed Viz^t

Upper house September the 17th 1681.
This house not well Apprehending the Meaning and Design
of this Petition desire the Lower house to inform themselves
thereof from their Members Deputies for the County of Ann
Arundell and to take such Care and Order therein as may be
Convenient to be recommended to the Consideration of this
house—
Signed p^r Order p^r Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly.

Sent to the Lower house again p^r Coll: Darnall, he returns
A Message by M^r Cheseldyne and Cap^t Sibrey being the
Bill for Payment and Assessing the Publick Charge of this
Province and passed by the Lower house thus, viz'

September the 17th 1681 The Lower house have Assented—
C Boteler Cl Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly

Read in this house and passed Viz^t

September the 17th 1681 Upper house have Assented
J LLewellin Cl of Assembly—

Sent to the Lower house p^r Coll: Darnall he returns again