226 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1669.

P. R. O.

Colonial En-
try Book
No. S3

whipping till they shall willingly worke or ffinde other meanes
to defray the Charges of Imprisonm^t Lastly for the Sure
Execucon of this Act in all & Every Clause thereof Be it En-
acted by the Authority & consent aforesaid th^t a Coppy of
this Act Togeather with the Impression of the Seale vndf
which only passes are to be granted be sent to o^r neighbour
Colonies to the Northward And th^t they be desired to Appre-
hend all psons Coming into their Governm^t precincts &
Territories without such passes we Engageing as we doe here-
by Engage the Publique ffaith of this Province To See the
like Reasonable Act to be made by th^m or any of them to be
pformed on o^r p^ts when occasion shall Require Provided
alwaies that till Seales for Each Severall & Respective County
Co^rs can be had to Seale passes w^ch as is above said th^t all
passes Sealed w^th the Seale of Augustine Herman aforesaid &
Signed by him he is hereby Authorized from Time to Time to
Signe & Seale for the ffee of one shilling for Each passe afore-
said shall be held & deemed a Sufficient passe to ptect & de-
fend any man from the penalties of runnawayes in this Act
pvided as aforesaid

An Act for the Reviving &
Amendm^t of an act Intituled an Addi-
conall Act to an Act Concerning the
paym^t of ffees due from Criminall Persons

Be it Enacted by the R^t Hono^bl the Lord Prop^r by & with
the Advice & assent of the vpper & Lower howse of this
p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly that the Said Act & all the matters &
thinges therein Conteyned doe stand & be hereby Revived
with this Addicon th^t the s^d Justices of the peace in Each Re-
spective County within this Province shal be & are hereby Im-
powered to make inquisicon after all Such Servants Criminall
for whom the County hath defrayed the sheriffes ffees & they
the Said Justices according to their best discretions shall ord^r
the Said Servants to make Such Reasonable Satisfacon to the
County as they shall thinke fitt & in Such manner as they shall
ffinde Convenient & th^t in Case the Said Servants Criminall
shall Remove unto any other County then where he was a
Servant & the ffact comitted then it shall & may be Lawfull
for his Lorpps Justices of the Provinciall Co^t att the desire &
request of the Iustices of the peace of the Respective Counties
to Award Such Satisfaction as shall be due from Such Servants
Criminall to the lustices of the Respective County Co^ts as to
them shall Seme mete This Act to Continue for Three yeares
or to the End of the next Gen" Assembly which shall first
come