Assembly Proceedings, October 1654. 351

35 An Act against Ingrocers

It is ordered and Enacted by the Authority of this present
generall Assembly, That no person or p sons within this pro-
vince may or shall buy bespeak promise or Contract for any
Goods or Servants brought into the Province with an intent to
sell the same within this Province; in the space of one whole
year after at greater price than he bought them at, unless
such Goods or Servants were so bought, bespoken p raised or
Contracted for, Seven dayes after the Arrivall of such Goods
or Servants within the province if it were in any Pinnice or
Vessell of Lesser burden then fifty Tunns or Twenty Eight days
after the Arrivall of such Goods or Servants, if it were in any
Ship or Vessell of fifty Tunn or above, and then not for more
gain then twenty five in the hundred for next years pay.
Except wine or other Provisions to be Expended in any Ordinary
within this Province, for which they shall not be allowed above
fifty p cent gaine, And all offendo^rs herein shall be adjudged to
pay one third part or value of all such goods and Servants
bought & Sold to the Contrary hereof to the party informing
or prosecuting and able to make Iust proofe thereof against
such offendo^rs and the other two parts of all such Goods or
Servants or value as afores^d Shall be forfeited to the publique
use.

36 An Act prohibiting forreigners to
Trade in the Province

It is ordered with the consent and by the Authority of this
Generall Assembly That no forreigner either English or Indian
shall presume or attempt to hunt in any part of this Province
or kill any Venison or other game, upon paine of forfeiting
the one halfe of all such boates Canoes Gunnes or Amunition
brought to the intent aforesaid, and Venison or other meate so

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unlawfully killed and Shall also be Imprisoned During the
pleasure of the Court where they shall be apprehended the
other half shall be allowed to the party or partys so taking
paines therein that shall seize, or apprehend such unlawfull
hunters or other Goods or Amunition as aforesaid. And Every
Comand^r or Chiefe Com^r in the County shall have power by
vertue hereof to grant warrants or Licence to any person or
persons Desireing the same, to raise men force Sufficient for
the apprehending all Such unlawfull hunters as aforesaid

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