53² Assembly Proceedings, May—June 1676.

Liber W H & L

& Comon Councell of the said Citty & their Successors may see the same disposed of to the uses intents & purposes afore- said.

An Act for Limitacon of officers fees

The Burgesses and delegates of this present Generall As-
sembly takeing into their Serious Consideracon the great
Complaint made by divers the good people of this Prouince
of the great Extorcon & oppression which is & hath been in
this Prouince (under colour of office) Comitted by severall
officers & ministers of this Prouince & every of their Deputed
ministers servants & officers in Exacting unreasonable & Ex-
cessive fees from the good people of the Same for want of
a Law hithertoo ascertaining & Limitting the Just fees belong-
ing to their said Severall office & offices their ministers
Servants & deputyes of the same And for prevencon of the
like abuses and absurdities for the future The Delegates of
this present Generall Assembly pray that itt may be Enacted
And Bee itt Ennacted by the Right Hon^ble the Lord Proprietary
by and with the aduice and Consent of the upper & lower
houses of this present Generall Assembly that from & after
the Publicacon hereof noe officer or officers hereafter menconed
in this present Act their Ministers servants or Deputies by
Reason or Colour of his or their office or offices haue Receiue
or take of any person or persons directly or Indirectly any
other fees then by this Act is hereafter Limitted & allowed to
the Severall officers hereafter menconed—

	To the Chancellor vizt	ft	s	d	lb Tob
	For the Seale of an originall writt	0	: 0	: 6	0006
	For Seale of Recordari	0	: 1	: 0	12
	For a Subpa ad Respondend wth 3 names
	in itt	0	1	: 3	15
	Every name more then three	0	0	6	06
	For a Seale of a Proclamacon of Rebellion	0	1	9	21
	For a Comission of Rebellion	0	10	0	360
	For the Seale of the grant for land of 100
	Acres or under	0	10	0	120
	For every 100 Acres aboue	0	01	0	012
	For the Seale to a decree in Chancery	2	00	0	480
	For the Seale to every Injunction	1	00	0	240
	For the Seale to an audita querella	0	10	0	120
	For every writt of Execucon uppon Decree	0	13	6	162
	For a writt of Covenant for passing a fine	0	01	3	15
	For the Seale of a Comcon to take the ac-
	knowledgmt	0	10	0	120