Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1674. 359

Act for Extent of Attachm^ts read & to be Repealed
Act Touching Paym^t of debts read & to be repealed
Act Touching Pagans read & to be repealed
Act ag^t ffugitives read & to be repealed & th^t a new Law be
made th^t noe Person Transport anie Person ffree man or others
out of this Province without a Passe under the hand of the
Govern^t of this Province then th^t such Person th^t soe Trans-
ports anie Person out of this Province shall be Lyeable to Pay
all the s^d Persons debts he soe Transportes out of the Countrey
& in Case anie Person transports a Serv^t then to Satisfie such
Serv^ts master his damages th^t he shall make appeare ag^t him
Ordered th^t upon Reading the Act for Secretaries fees a
Message be Sent to the Upper house to desire th^t they would

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Concurre w^th this house in Repealing all Lawes for Secretaries
fees & th^t a new law be made for the whole
Act Providing what shall be good Evidence upon Bills bonds
& Specialties Coming out of England & other Parts & allsoe
the Act Providing what shall be good Evidence to Prove for-
reign debts both Read & Voted th^t the Act Providing w^t shall
be good Evidence to Prove forreign debts th^t the Last Clause
therein th^t Enjoynes where Persons being both dead Bills
Bonds &c of twelve yeares standing should not be Pleadable
Voted th^t that Clause be repealed
Act Concerning Outlawries Read & Voted to be Repealed
Signed by Ord^r
Rob^t Ridgeley Clerke

Upon debate of the Votes above Specified it is Resolved by
this house th^t the Hon^ble Chancelor & Secretary goe to the
Lower House desiring them to Offer their reasons for Repeal-
ing the Severall Acts within Specified th^t this House may Con-
sider of the same & Signifie their resolve therein & th^t they
will Prepare a new Law for the Secretaries fees to be Likewise
Considered of by this house
Signed by ord^r
Ri. Boughton Clerke.

The House is Adjourned till the
Afternoone.

The House met in the Afternoone Present as in the
morning. —

The following vote delivered by the Lower house to M^r
Taylor & by him to this house viz^t The Paper from the Upper
house about Billingsleys Land read & the debate thereupon
reassumed upon w^ch it is Voted by this house th^t a Message be
sent to his Excelency th^t Whereas this house is Informed th^t

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