Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676. 561

this Province being thereunto Lawfully called & sumoned, may
be certain of accomodacons sufficient, for their horses, as well
as for themselves Bee it Enacted by the authoritie, advise and
consent afores^d, That every Ordinary-keeper within this Pro-
vince shall (from, and after the first day of October next after
Publicacon hereof) be obliged to provide, & maintain accomo-
dacon of Oates, Hay, straw for Litter, and Indian Corn: to-
gether with stable room convenient and sufficient for 20 horses
at the least under Penalty of forfeiting & paying the sume of
10.000^lib of Tob: One halfe thereof to the Lord Prop^r; the
other halfe to the informer ; or him, or them th^t shall sue for
the same. To be recovered in any Court of Record w^thin this

Liber
W. H.

Province wherein no Essoyne wager, or proteccon in Law to
be allowed.
And Bee it further Enacted by the authority advise and con-
sent afores^d That from and after Publicacon hereof, noe Ordi-
nary keeper shall Creditt any ffreeman in this Province not
being a ffreeholder and depending upon his labour for the
paym^t of his debts, for any sume of Tobac, exceeding the
sume of 400^lib of Tob. in any one year, upon pain of Loss of
his whole debt, whether due by Bill, Bond, or Acco^t
And fforasmuch as some strangers travell this Province who
have noe Tobac in this Province: and others that are Inhabi-
tants in this Province may spend small sumes not amounting
to a hhd of Tobac Bee it alsoe Enacted by the authority advise
and consent afores^d, That it shall be at the Liberty of the per-
son or persons entertained by the ordinary keeper, to pay as
many Pence in money, for Beer Dyett Lodging Horse meat
as there are Pounds of Tobacco allowed to be demanded by
the Ordinary Keeper, for such Beer, Dyett, Lodging or horse
meat before in this Act menconed This Act to endure for 3
yeares or to the end of the next gen^ll Assembly

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An Act ag^t the exportacon of Corn

Our neighbour Colony being now involved in a warr and by
that means rendred incapable of tending their Corn-fields, and
the p^rsent extraordinary drought threatening a famine, and
many people attending to their own profitt onely, buying up
daily great quantity of Corn, w^th intent to export the same by
sea out off this Province: by w^ch wee shall be rendred unable
to assist our neighbo^rs in Virginy ; to whose preservacon wee
ought (in the first place) to attend: ffor prevention therefore

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of soe great evills wee doe humbly Pray your Lord^pp that it may
be Enacted, and Be it Enacted by the R^t ho^ble the Lord Prop^ry
with the advise and consent of the upper and Lower house:
of this present gen^ll Assembly, and the authority of the same

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