of extream heat, both paste and likely to ensue,
and by that meanes of the alteration of the healthes of diverse of the
general Assembly) the Governour, who[323] himselfe also[324] was not
well, resolved should be the last of this first session; so in the
morning the Speaker (as he was required by the Assembly) redd over all
the lawes and orders that had formerly passed the house, to give the
same yett one reviewe[325] more, and to see whether there were any thing
to be amended or that might be excepted againste. This being done, the
third sorte of lawes w^{ch} I am nowe coming[326] to sett downe, were
read over throughly[327] discussed, w^{ch}, together w^{th} the former,
did now passe the laste and finall consente of the General[328]
Assembly.
[323] who, omitted by McDonald.
[324] who, inserted by McDonald.
[325] review, McDonald.
[326] cominge, McDonald.
[327] thoroughly, McDonald.
[328] generall, McDonald.
A third sorte of lawes, suche as may[329] issue out of every man's
private[330] conceipte.
It shalbe free for every man to trade w^{th} the Indians, servants onely
excepted, upon paine of whipping, unless the M^r will[331] redeeme it
off w^{th} the payment of an Angell, one-fourth parte whereofe to
go[332] to the Provost Marshall, one fourth parte to the discoverer, and
the other moyty to the publique uses of the Incorporation.[333]
[329] maye, Bancroft.
[330] privat, McDonald, Bancroft.
[331] will, omitted by McDonald.
[332] goe, McDonald.
[333] where he dwelleth, added in McDonald copy.
That no man doe[334] sell or give any of the greatter howes to the
Indians, or any Englishe[335] dog of quality, as a mastive,[336]
greyhound, bloodhounde, lande or water spaniel, or any other dog or
bitche whatsoever, of the Englishe race, upon paine of forfaiting
5^s[337] sterling to the publique uses of the Incorporation where he
dwelleth.
[334] do, McDonald, Bancroft.
[335] English, McDonald.
[336] mastiffe, McDonald.
[337] 5^b, McDonald; L5, Bancroft.
That no man do sell or give any Indians any piece shott or poulder, or
any other armes, offensive or defensive, upon paine of being held a
Traytour to the Colony, and of being hanged as soon as the facte[338] is
proved, w^{th}out all redemption.[339]
[338] Fact, McDonald.
[339] In the McDonald copy this and the paragraph next preceding are
transposed.
That no man may go above twenty miles from his dwelling-place, nor upon
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