1 08 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

L. H.

Journal 1666

3. Seamen shall not bee gott to come for these parts for any
other Comodity then Tob. in regard itt payes a greate Cus-
tome, an Excyze, & freight: W^ch commonly Seamen saue, &
putt into their purses. W^ch is their only inuitaon to these
parts ; Their Employm^t when they arryue here, being soe uery
much slauish, is well compensated to the gayne they haue by
Tob, the w^ch other Comodities will neuer afford them, there-
fore they will decline this Trade, w^ch will bee a greate occasion
to deterre Merchants from the Trade of these parts allso.

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uite or rather constreine all ffreemen or the out
of this prouince, & seeke out those make use of their
labo^rs w^thout restraint will bee in danger of depopulation,
atest strength of this Prouince, their much weaken
us, & render us a
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lessen the price here, but the want not to bee
exspected 'till the Lord War & pestilence from our natiue
ence the only principall cause Our only
Comodity Tob att p^rsent, of what nature or kind soeuer
& cons hope Vpper howse, & to all Good
men. & unbyass
Ordered that Will^m Caluert Esqr present these Reason now
read & those other Two Bills not passed this howse in the
forenoone. Viz^t An Act for Encowragem^t of Trade, & An
Act for the aduance of other Comodities more staple then Tob.
to the Vpper howse.
Mr Henry Coursey came from the Vpper howse, & pre-
sented a Bill, Intituled An Act Touching paym^t of debts &c:
w^ch Mf Coursey himselfe read, according to the order of the
Vpper howse, in this howse by permission of the Speaker.
Ordered th^t Will^m Caluert Esqr goe to the Vpper howse, &
desyre them to giue answere (if they soe please to those
reasons now sent them from this howse.
M^r Henry Coursey came againe from the Vpper howse &
requested th^t this howse would giue answere to that Bill now
brought to this howse by him Touching paym^e of debts &c :
And My Speaker certifyed him that That Bill had dependance
on those two other Viz^t The Act for Encowragem^t of Trade, &
the Act for the advance of other Comodities &c: & soe soone,

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as they shall giue answere to this howses Reasons, they shall
then likewise in order m
Thereuppon Mr Henry Coursey departed & certifyed
the Speaker That the ans howse, cannott bee prepared
to night their answere thereto 'till tomorrow they
haue now in hand. Then.

The howse adiorned by My Speaker morning 7 a
Clock