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P. R. O
Colonial
Papers. Vol.
XX, No. 114,
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Articles of Agreement concerning the Cessation
in Virginia and Maryland and Albemarle
at Iames Citty 12th Iuly 1666.
Articles agreed, and concluded upon at Iames Citty the 12th
of luly 1666 Between the Honoble Thomas Ludwell Esqre sec-
retary of Virginia Majr Gennll Robt Smith Majr Gennll Richard
Bennett, Capt Daniell Parke, Capt Ioseph Bridger Capt Peter
Jennings and Mr Thomas Ballard Gent: Commissiors from the
Right Honoble Sr Wm Berkeley Knt and the Assembly of Vir-
ginia and the Honoble Philip Calvert Esqre Henry Coursy Esqre
Nathaniell Uty, and Robt Sley Esq Commissiors from the
Honoble Charles Calvert Esqre Governor of Maryland and the
Assembly their sufficiently by the Lawes and Comicons of
the Goves and Colonies impowered and the Honoble William
Drummond Governor of Albemarle County in the Province of
Carolina, and Tho: Woodward surveyor Gennll of the said
Albemarle County Commissiors by the deputie Genl Court, and
Committie of the said County being the Legislative power of
the said County for the time being sufficiently impowered to
treate, and conclude upon a Totall Cessation from sowing, set-
ting, planting or any waies tending any tobacco in any the
three Colonies abovesaid, or any parte of them in the yeare
1667.
Whereas there passed an Act entituled an act for the
Encouragement of Trade at an Assembly held at Maryland
the 10th of Aprill 1666 wherein It is enacted that from and
after the first day of February which shall be in the present
yeare 1666 untill the first of February which shall bee in the
yeare of Our Lord 1667 Noe Tobacco shall be sowed, sett,
planted, or any waies tended in the said Province of Maryland,
Provided that the Honoble Sr Wm Berkeley Knt and the assem-
bly of Virginia and William Drummond Esqrs Gour of Caro-
lina, and the Assembly there doe make the like act in their
severall Assemblies Prohibiting the sowing, setting, planting,
or any waies tending any Tobacco in the said yeare within
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