526 Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676.

Liber
W H & L

niencyes ariseing & accruing to divers good people of this Pro-
uince by the transporting & Carrying or Conveying away or
causeing to be transported Carryed or Conveyed away out of
this Prouince any Inhabitant within this Prouince whether
master or freeman not thereunto Lawfully Lycenced or any ap-
prentice hired or other Servant or Slaue may for the future be
prevented.
Bee itt further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and
with the aduice & Consent aforesaid That every person or per-
sons that shall soe transport carry or Convey away or cause to
be transported Carryed and Conveyed away out of this Pro-
uince any Inhabitant of this Prouince as aforesaid that is
or shall be indebted or engaged here & not haueing a Suffi-
cient Lycence or passe according to the Law of this Prouince

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in that Case made & provided shall be Lyable to Satisfye all
such debts engagements & damages as the said person or
persons soe transported Carryed or Conveyed away should be
Lyable to Satisfye to any persons to whom the same shall be
Respectively due in this Prouince unlesse the same be other-
wise Satisfyed in Convenient, or that in short tyme he cause or
procure such person or persons soe Carryed & Conveyed
away to returne again into this Prouince whereby he may be
lyable to Iustice here and any person or persons whatsoever
that shall from henceforth Entice and Transport Carry or pri-
vately convey away out of this Prouince any apprentice hired
or other Servant or Slaue belonging to any Inhabitant in this
Prouince shall for every such offence forfeit & pay to the Im-
ployer or owner of such apprentice hired or other Servant or
Slaue treble damages & Costs to be Judged by the Iustices of
each Respectiue County Court or the lustices of the Prouinciall
Court for the tyme of such apprentice hired or other Servants
or Slaues unlawfully Transporting or Carrying away as afore-
said
And Whereas many and great grievances haue happened
& accrued unto many masters mistris or Dames within this
Prouince by the wickednesse and Infidelity of their Servants
Purloyning their masters mistrisses or Dames goods & then
by barterring Selling & Conveying away the same unto Sea-
men & others whereby masters & mistrisses of families are
& haue been uery much damnifyed & abused for prevencon
of the like misdemeanors for the future Bee itt further Enacted
by the Authority and by and with the aduice & Consent afore-
said That noe person whatsoever shall Trade barter Comerce
or any wayes deale with any Servant whether hired or In-
dented or Slaue belonging or appertayning to any Inhabitant
within this Prouince without leaue or Lycence first had & ob-
tayned from Such Servants master mistris or Dame or Over-