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desires to knowe what the lower howse intends shall become
of such weomen of the English or other Christian nacons
being free that are now allready marryed to negros or other
Slaves vizt
Shall such weomen be forced to serve as long as their hus-
bands liue? yea or not
2 shall the issue already borne of such marryage be bond
or free ? yea or not
I shall the issue hereafter to be borne of such marryage be
bond or free? yea or not John Gittings Clre

Then was read an Act of Encouragem^t for W^m Smith in his
vndertakeing the Country worke att S^t Marys with some
Amendments.

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And Ordered to be sent to the lower howse

The answere of the lower howse touching the Act for Negros
To the first whether free weomen marryed to Slaves shall be
Constrayned to serve during their husbands lives?
In the negative
To the 2^d issues already borne of such marryages whether
bond or free
To serve thirty yeares by the Major Vote.
To the last vizt the issues hereafter borne &c. To serve
likewise 30 yeares

Then was read the Act Concerning Negros and other Slaves
assented to by the vpper howse and sent to the lower.

The howse Ajourned till to
morrow morning

Tuesday September 20^th

Present as yesterday

Then was brought in and read an Act Concerning Negros
and other Slaves assented to by the lower howse and after
readeing itt Ordered to be ingrosed.

Then came in Marmaduke Snowe and Thomas Gerrard and
p^rferred his answere to the Errors (vizt)
The answere of Thomas Gerrard to the errors assigned by
Marmaduke Snowe pit in a case depending between the s^d
Gerrard & the said Snowe in a Courte of Chancery held 21^th
ffebruary 1662
ffirst That Snowes first Error alledged is meere fiction, sup-
posicon and false for that there was never any Recognizance
of the s^d Gerrard given in any Court of Chancery in this Pro-
vince Relateing to the s^d Snowe or others from whome he

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