An Act for stay of Execucons after Aprill Court

Whereas many the Inhabitants of this Province are and
have been Exceedingly grieved and Burthened by Execucons
Layd vppon them for Tobacco in the Summer Time when it
is not Possible for them to Procure Tobacco for paym^t and
Satisfaccon of their Creditor by meanes whereof they are oft
Times kept in Prison a long Time and thereby disabled from
Tending or making their Cropps to the great p^riudice (if not
ruine) of many the Inhabitants of this Province being thereby
left destitute of any meanes to Satisfie their debts for Preven-
tion whereof for the ffuture Bee it Enacted by the Right
Hono^ble the Lord and Proprietary of this Province by & with
the Advice and Consent of the vpper and Lower howses of
this p^rsent Generall Assembly And by the Authority of the
Same That from and after the Publicacon hereof And So from
and after the Tenth day of Aprill in any yeare noe Execucon
Shall issue out of any the Courts of this Province against the
Bodyes goods or Charles of any Person or Persons Inhabiting
or Residing in this Province till the Tenth day of October next
or till the Tenth day of October in any yeare during the Con-
tinuance of this Act for any debt or debts or vpon any accon
Iudgm^t or Iudgm^s Sued had and Recovered against any In-
habitant of and within this Province in the Provinciall Court
or any the County Courts of this Province for any Cause mat-
ter or thing whatsoever Provided Such pson or psons Inhabi-
tants in this Province against whom Such accon is or shall be
Brought or Iudgment obteyned as afores^d shall and doe before
one or more of the Justices of the Provinciall Co^rs or before
Two or more of the Com- of the Respective County Co^rs
within this Province give and putt in Sufficient Cautions and
Security to be approved and allowed of by the Said Iustice or
Iustices or Comisso^rs as aforesaid well and Truly to pay and
Satisfie vnto any pty Pl^t or def^dt in any Such acco in which
Judgment is obteyned as afores^d in any the Courts afores^d by
or before the Tenth day of October next or by or before the