necessary comodity or comodities. And to the ende we may not only
persuade and incite men, but inforce them also thoroughly and loyally
to aire their Tobacco before they bring it to the Magazine,[291] be it
enacted, and by these presents we doe enacte, that if upon the Judgement
of power sufficient even of any incorporation where the Magazine[292]
shall reside, (having first taken their oaths to give true sentence,
twoe whereof to be chosen by the Cape Marchant and twoe by the
Incorporation,) any Tobacco whatsoever shall not proove[293] vendible at
the second price, that it shall there imediately be burnt before the
owner's face. Hitherto suche lawes as were drawen out of the
Instructions.

[280] And, Bancroft.

[281] doe, McDonald.

[282] magazine, McDonald.

[283] buy, McDonald.

[284] magazine, McDonald.

[285] lastly, McDonald.
[286] lawful, McDonald.

[287] Governour, McDonald and Bancroft.

[288] As this word is spelt by McDonald in every instance with the final
e this note will not be repeated.

[289] much, McDonald.

[290] countrey, McDonald.

[291] Magazin, Bancroft.

[292] do., do.

[293] prove, Bancroft.

TUESDAY, Aug. 3,[294] 1619.

This morning a thirde[295] sorte of lawes (suche as might proceed out of
every man's private conceipt[296]) were read and referred by halves to
the same comitties[297] w^{ch} were from the beginning.

[294] 3rd, Bancroft.

[295] third, Bancroft.

[296] conceipte, McDonald and Bancroft.

[297] comittees, McDonald.

This done, Captaine[298] William Powell presented to the Assembly a
petition to have justice against a lewde[299] and trecherous servante of
his who by false accusation given up in writing to the Governo^r[300]
sought not onely to gett[301] him deposed from his government of James
citty and utterly (according to the Proclamation) to be degraded from
the place and title of a Captaine, but to take his life from him also.
And so out of the said Petition sprang this order following:

Captaine William Powell presented a Petition to the generall[302]
Assembly against[303] one Thomas Garnett, a servant of his, not onely
for extreame neglect of his business to the great loss[304] and
prejudice of the said Captaine, and for openly and impudently abusing
his house, in sight both of Master and Mistresse, through wantonnes[305]
w^{th} a woman servant of theirs, a widdowe, but also for falsely
accusing him to the Governo^r[306] both of Drunkenes &[30