Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676. 557

from Transporting or conveying away any Person or Persons
out of this Province w^thout Passes: One other Act made at
an Assembly begun and held at the City of S^t Marys the 12^t.^h
day of februarie Anno 1674, Entituled An Act concerning what
shall be allowed to the grand Jury that are sumoned twice a
year out off the body of the Province to attend Prov^all Courts.
The same Acts and every of them be and are hereby Revived
and Confirmed to stand in full force and vertue for and dure-
ing the terme of three yeares, or to the end of the next Ses-
sion of Assembly which shall first happen.

Liber
W. H.

An Act Provideing for the Security
and Defence of this Province.

The Burgesses and Delegates of this present gen^ll Assem-
bly, takeing into their serious consideracon, the many murthers,
Injuries, and Violences, comitted and done, upon the Persons,

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and Estates of many the Inhabitants, and good People of this
Province, by the Indians: and the great danger the Province,
and the Inhabitants thereof are exposed to, by the frequent in-
cursions and invasions of the common Enemy, the Indians:
and to the intent, that some speedy Course may be taken, for
the safety and defence of this Province, and the Inhabitants
thereof, against the said Indians: And forasmuch as the Ex-
erciseing, & Training up of Souldiers, in the Art of Warre,
and Militare Discipline, is (at all times) most necessary, to put,
& keep us in a good posture of defence ag^t our Enemies ; and
yet, at this time of danger, very much neglected ; to the en-
dangering of the whole Province: And for the settleing & as-
certaining the charge of any warre that may happen, within
this Province; They humbly Pray, that it may be Enacted: and
Be it Enacted, by the Lord Prop^ry of this Province ; by, and
with the advise & consent of the Upper & Lower houses of
this p^rsent gen^l1 Assembly, & the authority of the same ; That
every Colonell, Captain, or Major, within this Province ; already
Comissionated, or hereafter to be Comissionated, by his Lord^pp,
or his heires, or Successo^rs, Lord and Prop^rys of this Province ;
or his, or their Lieuten^t, or Chief Governo^r of this Province,
for the time being ; shall have power to Enlist such, and so
many persons, inhabiteing within this Province, in their severall,
& respective Divisions, Between Sixteen, and Sixty yeares of
age, as they shall think fitt to be of the militia, or Trained
Bands of this Province. Which Persons so Enlisted, they shall
muster, Exercise, and Train-up, at such certain Places, and at
such certain times, and as often, as to them shall seem meet ;

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or the Service, safety, and defence of the Province shall require :
or his Lord^pp, the Lord Prop^r.^y of this Province, his heires or

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