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passes sealed with the Seal of Augustine Herman afd & signed
by him which he is hereby authorized from time to time to sign
& seal for the Fee of one Shilling for each pass afd shall be held
& deemed a sufficient pass to protect & defend any man from the
Penalty's of Runaways in this Act Provided as aforesd
The first Amendment is incompatible with the whole Body
of the Act for our Neighbours in Virginia We must make
some other Act mor Convenient than this for that Colony
To the last Amendment We answer that by a former Law
any Person whatsoever may examine suspicious Persons
Upon reading of the within Act providing against Sherriffs,
this House do Conceive the Act to be unreasonable unless the
Province will be at the Charge of providing Prisons for the
safe Custody of Prisoners
Then was read the Act for Limitation of Actions & ordered
to be read again the second time
Then came three Members from the Lower House with this
following Message Viz:
6th of May 1669
Ordered that Mr Taylor Mr Withers & Mr Hambleton do
carry this Message to the Upper House (to Wit) that this
House having put it to the Question upon the matter Con-
tained in the two papers sent this Morning to this House from
the Upper House It is by this House Resolved upon the
Question that this House is willing to admitt of a Conference
with the Upper House in the afternoon upon any Bills that are
yet depending in either of the Houses that are not yet passed
but do not think fit to Confer with them about any Bill already
quashed & laid aside in this House and that they have also
Considered of the Laws in the last paper mentioned & have
adjudged them unnecessary & useless & so not necessary to
be revived
Signed by order &c.
Robert Carvile Clk.
The House Adjourned till after dinner
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