Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681. 207

sume of Three pounds Sterl, for euery such Skinn or Hide soe
endeauoured or attempted to bee exported or Carried out of
this Province as aforesaid, the one moyety thereof to the Lord
Prop^ry the other moyety to him or them that shall Informe or
sue for the same to bee Recouered in any Court of Record
within this Province, where noe essoyne proteccon or wager of
Law to bee allowed, And for the better observance of the true
intent & meaneing of this Act, & to the end that all fraud
therein may bee p^rvented & taken away, Bee itt further
enacted by the Authority aforesaid that from & after the said
ffiue & Twentieth day of decemb^r next ensueing, noe person
whatsoever within this Province shall att any time sell or dis-
pose of any such Skinns or Hides aforesaid, to any fforreigner
or stranger Merchant or Marrin^r or other person whatsoeuer,
Neither shall any fforreigner or Stranger Merchant or Marrin^r
or other person whatsoeuer presume to buy or purchase of any
the Inhabitants or Natiues of this Province whether English
Indian or Negroes any such Skinns or Hides as aforesaid,
vnder penalty of forfeiting all such skinns or Hides soe sold
purchased or disposed of as aforesaid, & for euery such Skinn
or Hide soe sold purchased or disposed of as aforesaid, The
sume of Twenty shillings Sterling for the ffirst offence & for
the Second offence euery Skinn & Hide soe sold purchased or
disposed of as aforesaid, & fforty Shillings Sterl for euery such
skinn & Hide, And for euery offence after shall forfeite euery
such Skinn & Hide soe sold purchased or disposed of as afore-
said, & Three pounds Sterl for euery such Skinn & Hide as
aforesaid, one Moyety thereof to the Lord Prop^ry the other
Moyety to him or them that shall Informe or sue for the same,
to bee Recouered in any Court of Record within this Province,
Wherein noe Essoyne proteccon or wager of Law to bee
allowed, And the deligates of this p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly
humbly pray that itt may also bee enacted, And bee itt
further enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Prop^ry by
& with the Advice & Consent aforesaid, & the Authority of
the same, that from & after the said ffiue & Twentieth day of
december next ensueing all Ma^rs of Shipps & other vessells
w^tsoeuer tradeing Traffiqueing or Comeing into this Province

shall bee & arc heereby Required all such time when hee Or

they enter such theire Shipp or vessell to giue bond with
sufficient security to the Right Honourable the L^d Prop^ry That
hee or they shall not Receiue take in or putt on board his or
theire Shipp or vessell Shipps or Vessells any such Skinns or
Hides as aforesaid, this p^rsent voiage, This act to endure for
Three yeares or to the end of the next Gen^ll Assembly which
shall ffirst happen.

Liber W. H.