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County by which Means the Arms in the Custody of Major
Ringold will also be within that County, and they then have
no pretence to refuse payment of the Moiety of the Charge
Signed p^r Order Iohn LLewellin Cl of Assembly.

The honourable the Secretary and Captain Digges return
from the Lower house and—
This house Adjourns for half an hour

Mett again as before—

A Message from the Lower house by M^r Iohn Rousby and
Coll: George Wells, which they deliver in writing as foll: &
return to their house Viz^t

Lower house 13th May 1682.
This house have sent to the upper house their Bill against
false Package of Tobacco and Tare of hhds with a Bill from
this house against the Abuse in the Tare of hhds and do
assure the Upper house that they have had Severall and
many Debates from time to time concerning false package of
Tobacco and Severall Committees, and a Law drawn up by

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Our Own Committee, but at last could not agree of the way
to remedy this abuse But do leave it to be the first thing Con-
sidered at the next Sessions of Ass^bly
Signed p^r Order Tho Grunwin Cl of the Lower house.

Ordered that the Bill drawn up by this house Prohibiting
unreasonable Tares of hhds &c. be recorded in this Iournall
according to the Vote of this house Yesterday Viz^t

An Act Prohibiting unreasonable Tares of Hogsheads and
for punishing false package of Tobacco—
Jt being Manifest that the great Quantities of Tobacco
Planted in this Province and Our Neighbouring Plantation, and
the false & Deceitfull packages of hhds which contain it
Together with the Excessive Tares of the said hhds have not
only Glutted all Marketts with bad Tobacco but hath wearied
the Merchant out of the Trade by false package and unrea-
sonable Tares, So that Sufficient Necessarys and Clothing for
the People of this Province is not imported as formerly was
usuall, To the end therefore the Quantity be Lessened, the
Quality Ammended, and Consequently the Mutuall Confidence
between the Merchant and Planter may restore Out Trade
now ruined and Decayed; Your Lordships two houses of
Assembly Do pray that it may be Enacted, And be it Enacted
by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of this Province

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