Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 57

A message Concerning Examining the Lawes

Upper house Aprill the 5th 1684 His Lopp haveing Signifyed To this house The great Care & Trouble he hath Taken in haveing fairely Transcribed the Temporall and perpetuall Lawes of This Province for the pervsall and Examinaccon of

Original Journal.

this Assembly hath likewise desired for his further satisfaccon and to prevent the vnnecessary delay of messages, That the Lower house would resolve themselves into a grand Com- mittee, and Joyne with this house, in Inspecting & Examine- ing The said Lawes, Or to Appoynt some of Their members, To Joyne wth some of the members of this house therein, To the End that they may receive the Approbation and Con- firmaccon of this Assembly wth his Lspps most gracious Assent therevnto. In Obedience wherevnto this house doe propose Munday next be Appoynted to doe the same. Signd p Ordr John LLewellin Cl of Assembly The Last message Taken Into Consideraccon of this house, And therevpon Voted that This house doe Resolve them- selves into a gr[and Commi]ttee One Munday Morning next, to meet the vpper house [as desired] by the foregoeing message ; And therevpon was Drawne the following paper

p. 5

Answere to the last message.

Lower house of Assembly Aprill the 5th 1684. Voted, That this house, Doe Resolve themselves Into a grand Committee On Munday morning next to meet the vppr house as Is desired by the Message

of this day, by Coll Darnall & M^r Secry Sewall

Signd p Ord^r C Boteler Cl &c

The foregoeing vote sent to the vpp^rhouse by Cap^t Jn^o Ors-
borne & M^r James ffrizby, who returne and say that the vpp^r
house is Adjourn'd soe they Could not deliver the same.

Cap^t Smith from the Committee for Inspecting the Journall
brings the following paper.

Resolves of the Comtee for Inspect- ing the Jour- nall.

Satterday Aprill the 5th 1684: Att a Committee for Inspecting the Journall of the Lower house of Assembly Resolved by this Committee tht the matter Concerning prisones secureing of prisoners and Appoynting Jaylors,

w^ch was recomended by his Lordspp to the Last meeting of
Assembly, be now Taken Into Consideraccon.

Resolved alsoe th^t the bringing of money Into this province
be taken Into Consideraccon.