[177] Captain, Bancroft.

[178] ag^{st}, McDonald.

[179] &, McDonald.

In fine, wheras[180] Captaine[181] Martin, for those ten shares allowed
him for his personal[182] adventure and[183] for his adventure of L70
besides, doth claim 500 acres a share, that the Treasurer, Counsell and
Company woulde vouchsafe to give notice to the Governour[184] here, what
kinde[185] of shares they meante he should have when they gave him his
Patent.[186]

[180] whereas, McDonald.

[181] Captaine, McDonald; Capt., Bancroft.

[182] personall, McDonald.

[183] &, McDonald.

[184] Govern^r, McDonald.

[185] kind, McDonald.

[186] Patente, McDonald.

The premisses about Captaine Martin thus resolved, the Committies[187]
appointed to consider what instructions are fitt to be converted into
lawes, brought in their opinions, and[188] first of some of the
general[189] instructions.

[187] Comittee, McDonald.

[188] &, McDonald.

[189] generall, McDonald.

Here begin the lawes drawen out of the Instructions given by
his Mat^{ies} Counsell of Virginia in England to my lo: la
warre,[190] Captain Argall and Sir George Yeardley, knight.

[190] Lo. La Warre, McDonald and Bancroft.

By this present Generall Assembly be it enacted, that no[191] injury or
oppression be wrought by the Englishe[192] against[193] the Indians
whereby the present peace might be disturbed and antient quarrells might
be revived. And farther[194] be it ordained, that the Chicohomini are
not to be excepted out of this lawe; untill either that suche[195] order
come out of Englande, or that they doe provoke us by some newe injury.

[191] Noe, McDonald.

[192] Englishe, Bancroft.

[193] ag^{st}, McDonald.
[194] further, McDonald.

[195] such, McDonald.

Against Idlenes, Gaming, durunkenes & excesse in apparell the Assembly
hath enacted as followeth:

First, in detestation of Idlenes[196] be it enacted, that if any men be
founde to live as an Idler or renagate, though a freedman, it
shalbe[197] lawfull for that Incorporation or Plantation to w^{ch} he
belongeth to appoint him a M^r to serve for wages, till he shewe
apparant signes of amendment.

[196] Idlers, McDonald.

[197] shall be, McDonald.

Against gaming at dice[198] & Cardes be it ordained by this present
assembly that the winner or winners shall lose all his or their
winninges and[199] both winners and loosers shall forfaicte[200] ten
shillings a man, one ten shillings