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Rousby. Mr Hatton, Mr Hill, Capt Sibrey, Mr Smith, William
Richardson, Mr Addams, Mr Rebotham, Capt Trippe, Capt
Ladd, Mr Frisby Vizt
An Act concerning Negroes and Slaves—
An Act for reviving certain Laws within this Province thus
passed
Sepr the 17th 1681 The Lower house have Assented—
C Boteler Cl Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly.
The Act concerning Negroes and Slaves thus passed
September the 16th 1681. the Lower house have Assented
C Boteler Clk Assistant of the Lower house of Assembly.
also an Act for Confirmation of the Laws of this Province in
this and future Assemblies also passed the Lower house thus—
September the 17th 1681 The Lower house have Assented—
C Boteler Cl Asst of the Lower house of Assembly—
Together also with this following Address Vizt
May it please Your Lordship
We the Delegates and Representatives in this present
Generall Assembly make this our humble Petition
and Address to your Lordship—
That having taken into Consideration the Inconveniencies
that may happen in Case of Your Lordships Departure at any
time out of this Province, and not Sufficiently Empowering in
your Absence Your Lordships Governor or Lieutenant Gen-
erall to give a full and Absolute Consent to Such Laws as may
then be Enacted, for remedy of which this house having pre-
pared one Good and Equitable Bill which is herewith all pre-
sented to your Lordship Entituled an Act for the Confirmation
of the Laws of the Province in this and future Assemblies, and
Sent the same unto the Upper house of Assembly, afterwards
Seconded with Severall Good and Unanswerable reasons, to
induce their Honours Assent to the Same, which to Our great
Grief and Dissatisfaction after some Considerable Delay was
returned Disassented to whereby We have been Left frus-
trated (so far) of Our Innocent and Equitable desires of getting
their Honours Assent to the said Bill, So much to the Advan-
tage and Content of the Inhabitants of this Province—
Wherefore Your Lordships most Humble Petitioners the
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