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

P. R. O.
Colonial
Papers. Vol.
XX, No. 1 95.

or any waies tending any Tobacco from the said first of Feb-
ruary one thousand six hundred sixty six, to the first of Feb-
ruary, one thousand six hundred sixty seaven. But the said
Act so made could not Transmitt to the s^d Gov^rs of Virginia
and Maryland before the fifth of October last past by reason
of an Invacon of their neighbouring Indians by which laps of a
few daies occationed by the s^d Invacon, Wee doe not judge
either the severall & respective Acts of Assembly or the s^d
Articles of Treaty of the 12^th July aforesaid grounded upon
the said Acts to be falln or voyd Wherefore to the intent the
good of the severall Collonies expected from a Cessacon, may
not be stifled in its birth, wee the Com^rs of Virg^a and Mary-
land doe declare that no Advantage is or ought to be taken
upon the lapse of those few daies menconed being noe Essentiall
part of the said Agreem^t and doe hereby accordingly ratifie
and confirme the same according to the true intent and mean-
ing thereof, fully relying upon the said late Act of Assembly
of Albemarle County in Carolina for the performance & the
Execucon of the s^d Cessacon in time and manner as is
expressed in the same. And wee doe further hereby agree &
conclude th^l there shall issue out a Proclamacon from each of
the respective Gov^rs requireing and commanding an exact
Obedience to the s^d severall acts of Assembly made in the s^d
severall Colonies of Virg^a Maryland and Albemarle County
and likewise the said Articles of Agreem^t under the penalties
of Fine Imprisonm^t & cutt up the Tobacco planted, sett, sowne
&c: To be inflicted upon all or any person or personns offend-
ing against the s^d Act or any of them in their respective Gov-
ernm^ts And that Authentique Coppies of the s^d Proclamacons
to be published as aforesaid be (so soone as possible) trans-
mitted from each respective Gov^r to both the other Gov^rs to
the intent that all Interests may be satisfied in the severall pro-
ceedings in the performance of the said Articles In wittness
whereof wee have hereunto sett our hands and Seales, the day
and yeare first above written
Philip Calvert (seal) Tho: Ludwell (seal)
Henry Coursey (seal) Robt: Smith (seal)
Rob^t Slye (seal) Ri: Bennet (seal)
Tho: Notley. (seal) Nicho: Spencer (seal)
Tho: Ballard (seal)
Joseph: Bridg^r (seal)
Daniell Parke (seal)

Liber H. H.
p. 276

January the 2^d 1666
Was then Sworne before the Leiutenn^t Generall the Comm^rs
of Charles County to that Oath concerning a Cessacon whose
names are Henry Adams Zachary Wade Joseph Harrison