324 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

Liber W. H.

this Province haveing A Deck flush fore & aft Comeing in &
tradeing within this Province shall pay for port dutys or Anc-
corage halfe a pound of Powder & three pounds of shott, or
so much in Value for every tun of Burthen, to the L^d Prop^ry &
his Heires w^ch Clause not sufficiently expressing the designe
& Intendm'of the s^dAct to the great decay & discovragem^t of
Navigacon in this Province, for explanacon whereof be it
enacted by the R^tt Hono^ble the L^d Prop^ry by and w^th the advice
& Consent of the Vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent Gen^ll
Assembly & the authority of the same th^t no Vessell or Ves-
sells whatsoever properly belonging to this Province Comeing
in & tradeing w^thin this Province shall pay or be Charged
with any Port dutys or Anccorage whatsoever, or any fee or
fees whatsoever, to any pson or psons whatsoever other then
five shillings for entering & fife shillings for Cleering at the
Respective Entries & Cleering for each Respective Vessell
belonging to this Province afores^d any Lawe statute useage or
Custome to the Contrary notwithstanding./

p. 242

An act for encovragem^t of makeing Linnen
& Woollen Cloath within this Province.

The Vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly
haveing taken into their serious Consideracon the great quan^tys
of Linnen and Woollen Cloath w^ch are brought from forreigne
p^ts into and spent in this Province & th^t the Inhabitants of this
Province for want of the like Pollicy & Industry as other
Covntrys have attained unto in the Inventing & practising &
putting in Exercise the makeing of Linen & woollen Cloath
do yearly spend vast sumes of money & quan^tys of tobb in
purchasing those manufactures for Cloathing & Considering
the great be'nifit & advantage th'they by the makeing of such
manufactures of Linnen & Woollen Cloath, will accrue to this
Province and being willing to give all encovragem^t th^t may be
to any pson or psons whatsoever th^t will make or Cause to be
made any Linnen or woollen Cloath do humbly pray th^t it may
be enacted by the R" Hono^ble the L^d Prop^ry by and with the
advice & Consent of the Vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent
Gen^ll Assembly & the Authority of the same th^t from & aft^r
the Publicacon hereof any pson or psons whatsoever Inhabit-
ant within this Province th^t shall make or Cause to be made &
woven within this Province of the groth & manufacture of this
Province any quan^ty of Linnen or Woollen Cloth of what kinde
soever such pson or psons so makeing or Causeing to be
made such Linnen or Woollen Cloath as afores^d within this
Province shall for his & their encovragem^t in the advancing &
setting forward such manufactures have & receive from the