280 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

Liber
W H&L

Irons Numbred from one to Nyne and another with a Cypher
for the Numbring of Stillyards and Pea that they might not be
Changed and alsoe to procure Brasse measures of Ell and
yard to be Sealed in England likewise a Sealed Bushell halfe
Bushell Peck and Gallon of Winchester measure gallon Pottle

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quart Pinte and halfe pint of wine measure with three Burnt
Stampes for the wooden measures And three other stampes
for the pewter measures to be all of the same Letter with their
other stampes And that the said weights measures and stampes
be kept by the Respective persons aforenamed att their afore-
said houses whither all persons are to bring their Stillyards to
be tryed Stamped and Numbred once a yeare alsoe their
Barrells which are to Conteyne five Bushells and other measures
to be sealed And all persons selling by other weights or
measures which are not tryed Stamped Numbred and Sealed
as aforesaid shall forfeite one thousand pounds of Tobacco for
every default the one halfe to the Lord Proprietary the other
halfe to the Informer to be Recovered in any Court of Record
within this Prouince And itt is further Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid that noe Stillyards that Carries gross
weights shall be admitted or Stampt att any Standard within
this Prouince And in Consideracon of the trouble paines and
Charge which the person aforenamed must use and bee att in
performing this office Itt is hereby further Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid that every person or persons for every time
that any persons shall have their Stillyards and pea tryed
Stamped and Numbred shall pay vnto such person (that shall
have the keeping of the said Standard) the sume of two
shillings and alsoe Six pence for every wooden and pewter
measure markt and if any person without Iust Cause shall
trouble another to try his Stillyards after Stampt and Num-
bered by the Standard such person shall pay and Satisfie
the fee to the officer soe due as aforesaid And itt is hereby
further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that one thousand
Six hundred pounds of Tobacco be this present yeare Leavyed
in every Severall and Respectiue Counties within this prouince
to be paid this Cropp now Ensueing vnto each Respective
person aforenamed for the Purchaseing of the aforesaid
Waights measures and other the materialls And in case the
same is not Sufficient to purchase the same after a Iust accompt
delivered into the Comissioners of each Respective County of
the first penny in England with all other disbursements which
will accrue thereby allowing one penny for every pound of
Tobacco Then the said Comissioners hereby are Enjoyned to
Tax Soe much as shall be wanting thereof in the Ensueing
County Leavy And if in case the said Sume of Sixteene hun-
dred pounds of Tobacco will overpay their Said disbursements