Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 559

from the first of ffebruary One thowsand six hundred Sixty &
sixe till the first of ffebruary One thousand six hundred sixty
seaven in Compliance with the said act of our Assembly And
whereas aswell the said S^r William Berkely and the assembly
in Virg^a As the s^d William Drumond & the Assembly in Caro-
lina have passed their severall & Respective acts prohibiting the
Sowing Setting planting or any waies tending any tobacco in the
yeare afores^d w^thin their seu^rall & respective Jurisdiccons by the
Advice & Consent of the Councell I doe hereby Publish the

Liber H. H.

said Act & strictly charge & Comand all persons w^thin this
province to obserue the same vnder paine of Imprisonm^t fine &
such other punishm^ts as by lawe may be inflicted vpon Contem-
ners of his Lops lawes & lawefull comand & breakers of the
Publiq ffaith and I doe hereby Strictly charge and comand all
Majestrates sheriffes Constables & other his lops Officers to
see the said Act & this Proclamacon put in full & Effectuall
execucon Given att S^t Maries vnder the greate Seale of our s^d
Province this seaventeenth day of October in the five & thirtyeth
yeare of his lo^ps Dominion over this province Annoq Dm One
thousand sixe hundred sixty & Sixe

p. 276

The Eleaventh of December 1666.

Further Articles of agreem^t had made, concluded and agreed
on at S^t Maries in Maryland between us the Subscribed Com^rs
for Virg^a and Maryland sufficiently impowred to Treat and
conclude of a Totall Cessation of Planting Setting or soweing
any Tobacco in each Colony as also in Albemarle County in
Carolina as followeth.
Viz^t Whereas there was an agreem^t made & concluded
on between the Com^rs of Virg^a Maryland & Albemarle County
in Carolina bearing date the twelth of July one thousand six
hundred sixty six at James Citty grounded upon the severall
& respective Acts of Assembly for a cessation by w^ch it was
assented to & concluded on that there should be a Totall Ces-
sation from Sowing, Setting Planting or any waies tending
any Tobacco in any or any part of the three Colonies afores^d
from the first of February one thousand six hundred sixty six
untill the first of February one thousand six hundred sixty
seaven. Provided W^m Drumond Esq^r Gov^r of Albemarle
County in Carolina & the Assembly of that Province did
make the like Act in th^t Colony. And the same should Transmitt
to the Gov^rs of Virginia & Maryland by the last of September
then next to ensue as by the said Articles, (Relacon being
thereto had) more fully may appear. And whereas the s^d W^m
Drummond Esq^r & the Assembly of Albemarle County afore-
said did make an Act prohibiting the sowing setting, planting

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