524 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676.

Liber
W H & L

p. 103

And itt is hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid
That any Such Servant or Servants as aforesaid unlawfully
absenting him her or themselues from his her or their said
master mistrisse Dame or Overseer Shall Serve tenn dayes for
every one dayes absence to be Judged when such master mis-
trisse or Dame shall bring their said servant before the Justices
of the Prouinciall or County Court where the owner Master or
mistriss dame or Overseer of such Servant Shall live dureing
the Sitting of the Court be itt before or after the Expiracon of
such Servants first time of Service by Indenture or otherwise.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That
any person or persons whatsoever within this Prouince that
shall wittingly or willingly deteyne any such Servant or Ser-
uants unlawfully absenting him her or themselues as aforesaid
shall be fined five hundred pounds of Tobacco for every night
or four & twenty houres that such person or persons shall give
Entertainment to such servant or seruants one halfe to the Lord
Proprietary & the other halfe to the Informer or him or them
that shall sue for the same to be Recovered in any Court of
Record within this Prouince by accon of debt bill plaint or In-
formacon wherein noe Essoyne Wager or Proteccon of Law to
be allowed And for the better discovery of Runnawayes itt is
hereby further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That any
person or persons whatsoever within this Prouince Travelling
out of the County where he shee or they shall live or reside
without a passe vnder the Seale of the said County for which
they are to pay tenn pounds of Tobacco or one shilling in
money such person or persons if apprehended not being Suffi-
ciently knowne or able to give a good accompt of himselfe to
be left to the discretion & Iudgment of such Magistrate before
whom such person as aforesaid shall be brought to Iudge there-
of And if before such Magistrate or Magistrates brought shall
be deemed and taken as a Runnaway shall Suffer such fines
and penaltyes as is hereby provided against Runnawayes And
for the better encouragement of all persons to Seize and take
upp such Runnawayes Itt is by the Authority aforesaid Enacted
That all and every person or persons apprehending Seizing &
takeing upp Such Runnawayes & persons trauelling without
passes as aforesaid and not being able to give a Sufficient ac-
compt of themselues as aforesaid shall haue & Receive two
hundred pounds of Tobacco to be payd by the owner of such
Runnaway soe apprehended & taken upp if a Servant & if
a freeman & Refuseing to pay the same then to make Satis-
faccon by Servitude or otherwise as the Iustices of the Prouin-
ciall or County Courts where such person shall be soe appre-
hended and taken upp shall think fitt And further for the bet-
ter discovery & Encouragement of our Neighbour Indians to