Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 551

their severall and respective jurisdiccons, and whereas the said
Hono^ble S^r W^m Berkeley Knight and the said Assembly of
Virginia did at an Assembly held at James Citty the 5^th of
Iune last past in concurance with the said act of Maryland
make a Law with the same Restriccons and Prohibicons of
planting, setting, sowing, or any waies tending any Tobacco
within this Colony of Virginia with the same provisions and
Limmitacons as are conteyned in the said act of Maryland.
And whereas the said W^m Drummond and Thomas Wood-
ward Gou^r and Commissio^r for the said Albemarle County
have promised and undertaken to procure an Act in their
Councell and Committee prohibiting the sowing, setting,
planting or any waies tending any Tobacco in the said County
of Albemarle from the first of February which shall bee in the
yeare 1666 till the first of February which shall bee in the
yeare 1667 and the same Law so made one or more authen-
tique Coppies. thereof cause to bee delivered to the Right
Hono^ble the Gou^r of Virginia and the Hon^ble Govern^r of Mary-
land at or before the Last day of September next ensueing the
date hereof.
And whereas the said act of Virginia and Maryland and the
said Ord^r of the Courts and Committie of Albemarle County
signed by the deputie Gou^r Councill Speaker and Committie
thereof Have amonngst other matt^rs and things nominated,
constituted, impowered and appoynted us the subscribed to
bee Commissioners to treate, and concluded upon a Totall Ces-
sation as aforesaid in the places and yeare aforesaid and to
treate and conclude upon the most Effectuall meanes of putting
the said acts into Effectuall Execution obleidgeing themselves
and the publique Faith of their respective Collonies to ratefie,
and confirme whatsoever shall bee treated, and concluded on
by and between the said Commissio^r in manner and to the
intents aforesaid in obedience to and for the better execution
of the said act. It is therefore by us the said Com^ers of the
said Respective Collonies concluded and agreed.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers. Vol.
XX, No. 114.

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That the said Lawes for a Totall Cessation from plant-
ing, setting, sowing, or any waies tending Tobacco in