Assembly Proceedings, July— August 1642. 139

Upon a new debate it was put to the question whether the
last bill should be voted again or no & that it should was
voted by all the Freemen but
John Langford
George Pye
William Broughe
John Sterman
David Whitcliffe
Nath Pope

Then it was amended by altering those words [or Officer]
into these [or high Sheriff of a County]
And with this amendment upon the second voting of it, it was
Passed by all the freemen
Enacted by Lieu^t General in his Lordships name

Liber M C

9 For taking of Boats &c^a
Upon the debate of that Parenthesis in the bill [unless for
Service] which was desired to be put out by some of the free-
men and the bill refused by the L^t General unless it were in
the bill upon the voting it was rejected by the major part

10 For Drunkeness
Moved by M^r Thompson that the Bill might be applied
toward the building of some Church &c^a because it was not
admitted the bill was passed by all the freemen, except
M^r Thompson
Rob^t Vaughan
John Langford
George Pye
Nath Pope
David Whitcliff
Thomas Sterman

Enacted by the Lieu^t Gen^l in his Lordships name

11 For Swearing
Nath: Pope
passed by all except Rob^t Vaughan
John Langford
Enacted by the Lieu^t Gen^l in his Ldshps name

12 For delivering arms to Indians
An Amendment was proposed touching leaving free of
| the L^t Gen^l to give license

this am^dmt was preferred by | Cornwaleys & 2 Prox^s

| Secretary & 1 Proxy
rejected by all the rest

p. 204

The Lieutenant General said he would advise of it further

p. 205