54 Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684.

Original
Journal.

p. 2

is now willing to doe any thing that his Two houses, shall reas-
onably Desire, for the settleing the Temporall Lawes, as alsoe
of the Lawes mentioned in an Act of Assembly made in the
yeare of our Lord 1676:
Secondly: his Lo^pp sayes that haveing much business as
well publique as private to dispatch before his goeing for
England whither he is [now bound] vpon vrgent Occasions)
is the reasone why he hath Caused this [Sessions] of Assembly
to bee at the Cyttie of S^t Maryes, Soe neare his [own dw]elling.
Lo^pp Assures this house That his goeing for England [is
not because of any] greater Inclinaccon to that place then to
his owne province of Maryland, But an absolute Necessity
putt vpon him for the Determineing Certayne Matters in Dif-
ence, between himselfe and the proprietary of Pensilvania
relateing to the bounds of this province, w^ch soe soon as
Ended, and that he cann be in a Condiccon to leave his heires
in an vndisturbed Right to this province hee is Resolved To
Returne hither againe where not Only his Interest but his
Inclinacon is.
4 ffourthly; His Lo^pp sayth that it will not be above a month
before he must depart this province vpon his Voyage for
England, and th^t much business as well publique as private,
Lyes vpon him, Yet he is willing to spend a fortnight of that
time, with his Two houses for Settleing the weighty Affaires
of this of this his Province & desires the Lower house to be
Sollicitous about the same.
Lastly, his Lo^pp Tooke Notice that M^r Speaker had
Adjourned the Lower house Till This day with a Less number
of the members then had been vsuall at some Other times. Yet
since the same was done w^th a good Intention to save this
Sessions of Assembly, his Lo^pp declares He is well Content,
Therewith.
Then M^r Speaker and the members repaire to their fhoulse.

The house
mett and
Settled.

The house mett and Called, All p^rsent Except:

M^r Leonard Green Sick:
Cap^t Richard Hill
M^r ffrancis Hutchins Lame
M^r Henry Addames Sick

M^r Bartho^ll Ennalls
M^r James ffrizby
Cap^t William Peerce
Cap^t Henry Johnsone

p. 3

Then was read what was done yesterday:
The question was then Put, whether it be not Nessary that
the number of Delegates for makeing a house, According to
the former Rule of this house, should be lessened:
Resolved In the Affirmative:
The question was then further Putt, what number of the
Delegats Should be a house.