Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671. 299

Co^rt of Record within this Province by accon of debt bill plaint
or Informacon wherein noe Essoyne Proteccon or wager of Law
to be allowed And for the better discovery of Runnawayes
It is hereby ffurther Enacted by the Said Authority That any
pson or psons whatsoever within this Province Travelling out
of the County where he shee or they shall Live or Resyde
without A pass vnd^r the Seale of the Said County for which
they are to pay Tenn pounds of Tobacco or one shilling in
mony Such pson or psons if Apprehended not being Suf-
ficiently knowne or able to give A good Accomp^t of himselfe
To be left to the discrecon and Iudgm^t of Such Magistrate
before whome Such Person as aforesaid shall be Brought to
Iudge thereof if before Such Magistrate or Magistrates brought
Shall be deemed and Taken as A Runnaway and Suffer Such
ffines & Penaltyes as is hereby Provided against Runnawayes
And for the better Encouragm^t of all Persons to Seize and take
vpp Such Runnawayes It is by the Authority aforesaid Enacted
That all and Every Person & psons Apprehending Seizing &
taking vpp Such Runnawayes & Persons Travelling without
Passes as aforesaid And not being able to give a Sufficient
accompt of themselves as Aforesaid Shall have & Receive Two
hundred pounds of Tobacco To be paid by the Owner of Such
Runnawaye Soe Apprehended and Taken vpp (if a Serv^t) And
if a ffreemen and Refusing to pay the Same then to make
Satisfaccon by Servitude or otherwise as the Iustices of the
Provinciall or County Courts where Such Person shall be Soe
Apprehended & taken vpp Shall thinke fitt And ffurther for
the better discovery & Encouragm^t of our Neighbor Indians to
Seize and Apprehend Runnawayes It is hereby ffurther Enacted
that any Indian or Indians which shall Apprehend Seize or take
vpp any Runnaway Servant & bring them before Some Magis-
trate of any County within this Province shall for his Reward
have a match Coate paid him or the vallue thereof which Said
Reward is to be Repaid and Satisfied by the County where
Such Person shall be Apprehended & Such Runnaway to Re-
imburse the Said County by Servitude or otherwise as the
lustices of the Provinciall or County Court shall thinke fitt
And be itt ffurther Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That
att what Times Soe Ever any of the aforesaid Persons Runna-
wayes Shall be Soe Seized by any pson or psons within this
Province Such pson or psons Soe Seizing and Apprehending
the Same Shall bringe or Cause him or them to be brought
before the next Magistrate or Iustice of the County where Such
Runnaway is Apprehended whoe is hereby Empowred to take
into his Custody or otherwise him or them to Secure & dispose
of as they shall thinke fitt vntill Such Person or psons Seized
or Apprehended Shall give Sufficient Security to answer the

P. R. O.

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