An Act ag^t Runnawayes
and Such Persons That shall give them
Entertainm^t and others that shall
Travell without Passes

Whereas there was an Act Provided ag^t Servants Runna-
wayes made in the yeare 1650 And another Act made in the
yeare 1662 as also an other Act made in the yeare 1666 which
Said Three Acts hath hitherto Proved in Effectuall in Regard
they doe not Sufficiently Provide an Encouragm^t for Such
Person or Persons Inhabitants within this Province as Shall
Seize Such Runnaway Servants by this Act deemed Runna-
waies Therefore for the better discovery Seizing and Appre-
hending of Such Runnawayes as aforesaid Bee it Enacted by
the R^t Hono^bl the Lord Proprietary by and with the Consent
of the vpper and Lower howse of this Present Gen^ll Assembly
That from and after the Publication hereof noe Servant or
Servants whatsoever within this Province Shall Travell by Land
or water Tenn miles from the Howse of his or their Master
Mistris or dame without a Note vndf their hands or vnder the
hand of his or Their Overseer (if any be) vnd^r the Paine of
being taken for a Runnaway And to Suffer Such Penaltyes as
are hereafter Provided against Runnawayes And it is hereby
ffurther Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That any Serv^t or
Serv^ts whatsoever vnlawfully absenting him or themselves from
his or their Said Master Mistris dame or Overseer Shall serve
Tenn dayes for Every one dayes absence To be adiudged when
Such Master Mistris or dame shall bring their Said Servant before
the Iustices of the Provinciall or County Co^rts where the Owner
of such Servant shall Live during the Sitting of the Court Bee
it before or after the Expiracon of Such Servants ffirst time of
Service by Indenture or otherwise And be it ffurther Enacted
by the Authority aforesaid That any Person or Persons what-
soever within this Province th^t wittingly or willingly deteyne
any Such Serv^t or Serv^ts vnlawfully absenting him or them-
selves as aforesaid shall be ffined 500^lb of Tob. for Every night
or ffowre and Twenty houres That Such Person or psons shall
give Entertainm^t to Such Servant or Serv^ts One halfe to the
Lord Proprietary And the other halfe to the Informer or him
or them that shall sue for the Same To be Recovered in any