6 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678.

L. H. Journal
Original,

Jt was put to the Question whether it were not necessary to
send to the upp howse for the Lord Proprys Charter that so
this howse might see his Lo^pps power & so Know what they did

acknowledg.
Voted necessary.
Cap^t Coade M^r Rowsby Majo^r Weekes & M^r Hill appointed
Messeng^rs to the upp howse w^th the sd message. They goe
upon their Charge
They retorne & bring answ That the upp howse
will search for his Lo^pps Charter & this howse
Put to the Quest not necessary to apointe some
Members of this howse to be a Co quire of priv-
iledges & Eleccons or not ?
Voted Nemine Contr necessary.
Ordered that Cap^t Bo Blomfeild & M^r Bland be
Clerkes of the Comittees of this h
Came the elo^r & Coll Taylo^r from the upp howse
with a Coppy of the Lord etaryes Charter, and desired
their pusall thereof and of the Printed Act wherein the Kings
Articles of warre are markd and if this howse wants the
Articles of warre the Lord Proprietary drew out

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they are not with any of the Members of this house
of them, they will send them this howse
morrow morning nine o'clock

Tovey Coll Burges M^r R^d Hall &

yesterday they being Delegates of
Demaunded their reason by
they Excuse themselves by their
boome, M^r Speaker & the howse
their places according to the Dignity

ord^rs for setling the howse & the
w^ch followeth in these words (vizt.)

St Maryes Lower Assembly October the 21^th
1678. It is this day or[dered] by the Deputyes Delegates &
Burgeses of this Province now Assembled that these one and
forty Members (vizt) Capt Philemon Loyd Speaker Mr
Kenelm Chiseldyne M^r Robert Carvile, Cap^t John Coade M^r
W^m Hatton M^r Clement Hill M^r Walter Hall M^r Joseph Weekes
M^r Thomas Marsh M^r Henry Hosier M^r Samuel Tovey, Coll
William Burges M^r James Rigby M^rJohn Homewood M^r Wil-
liam Richardson M^r Christopher Rowsby M^r Richard Hall
Cap^t Richard Ladd, M^r ffrancis Belingsly, Coll John Dowglasse
M^r Robert Henly M^r Henry Adams M^r John Stone Coll George