326 Assembly Proceedings, April—May 1682.

Liber W. H.

Advice & Consent of the Vpper & Lower Houses of this
p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly and the Authority of the same, th^t from
& aff the end of this p^rsent sessions of Assembly if any pson
or psons whatsoever Inhabitant w^thin this Province shall or
will by himselfe or servants or by any other by him imployed
or hired Cause or pcure to be sown any Lyne seed otherwise
Called Hemp seed or Flax seed & shall aff the Reaping
thereof Cause such flax or Hemp so reaped or gathered to be
braked bundled & made merchantable fitt for saile, such pson
or psons Inhabitants within this Province shall for his & their
encovragem^t in so good a worke demand have & Receive for
every pound of Flax or Hemp by them soe made Merchant-
able & fitt for sale as afores^d One pound of tobb p pound to be
p^d to him or them by the Com^rs of the Respective Covnty
Covrts within this Province & Raised out of the publique
Covnty Leavys of the s^d severall & Respective Covntys where
such flax or hemp shall be sowed braked bundled made Mer-
chantable & fitt for sale as afores^d Provided such pson or
psons makeing such hemp or flax as afores^d shall by pducing
the same to the Com^rs of the said Covnty Covrts, or to any
other pson or psons by them from time to time to be Ap-
pointed, or by any other waies or means whatsoever satisfie
& make it appeare to the Com^rs of the s^d severall & Respec-
tive Covnty Covrts, th^t he or they or his or their servants or
Workemen have made or Causd to be made any quan^ty of
Flax or Hemp & so braked bundled & made merchantable &
fitt for saile as afores^d this act to endure for three yeares &
no Longer/

An act for Paym^t & Assertaining the Publique Charges
of this Province—

Whereas there hath been One hundred fifty nine thousand
sixty & One pounds of tobb Expended Layd out & disbursed
by the Vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly
& by severall other the good people of this Province for the
publique good of the same, & to the intent the same may be
satisfied & p^d to those psons to whom the same is due Be it
enacted by the R^tt Hono^ble the L^d Prop^ry by & w^th the advice &
Consent of the Vpper & Lower Houses of this p^rsent Gen^ll
Assembly & the authority of the same that the s^d One hundred
fifty nine thousand sixty & one pounds of tobbacco be p^d in
manner & forme as is hereafter expressed (th^t is to say) to
Garrot Vanswearingenn twenty nine thousand three hundred

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& ninety pounds of tobbacco to Henry Exon thirty five thou-
sand six hundred thirty seven pounds of tobb, to Francis Hat-
terson seventy foure thousand five hundred ninety six pounds