Assembly Proceedings, October 26, 1686. 135

Lotts according to the direcons of the former recited Acts
before the last day of August w^ch shall be in the yeare one
thousand six hundred Eighty & Eight are hereby invested w^th
a like Estate in their severall respectue Lotts & shall hold &
enjoy the same to them & theire heires in such manner &
vnder the like rents as the other Lotts in those ports &
Townes in the former Acts are held or menconed to be held
& Enjoyed and now in tender consideracon of the p^rmisses
haueing Especiall reguard to the p^rsent in Capassity of many
the Inhabitants of this Province as to a plenary compliance
w^th all particulars required by the former Acts.
Be it therefore further Enacted by the Right Hono^rble the
Lord Propry by & with the advice & consent of the vpper &
lower houses of this p^rsent Gen^ral1 Assembly and the Authority
of the same that from & after the publicacon of this p^rsent Act
of Assembly vntill the last day of August in the yeare of o^r
Lord one thousand six hundred Eighty & Eight & no longer
it shall & may be lawfull for any pson or psons whatsoever
Inhabitants or others liveing or resideing in this province by
any meanes or wayes whatsoeuer to carry or transport their
Tobaccoe or other goods of the growth of this Province to
any port or place allowed by this & the aforesaid Acts as
Townes & other places of trade and there onely enter with
the Officer of such Towne for that purpose by his Lord^pps or
deputie Leivten^ts appointed or to be appointed & a particular
acco^tts from him to take w^ch said Officer is hereby enjoyned
by himselfe or some suffuicient Deputie to giue his due attend-
ance at Request to giue to such pson soe bringing the same a
Certificate vnder his hand th^t such Tobaccoes goods and Mar-
chantdizes either in hh^dds or bulke were brought & entered to
and att such Towne or port & in default of such respectue
Officer not glueing his due attendance & not complying w^th
his dutie according to the tenno^r of this Act that every such
Officer shall pay & forfeite to the party greiued the sume of

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one Thousand pounds of Tobaccoe for every such default to
be recovered in any of his Lopps Coⁿ of Record in this Prov-
ince and that pson or psons shipping of or Exporting or
coveying by sloope or Cart or rolling any tobaccoes or other
comodities of the growth produccon or manufacture of this
province out of the same province without haueing first
brought & entered the same to & att some Towne or port &
obteyned Cirtificate of the officer aforesaid shall for every
such default forfeite & pay for every hogshead of tobaccoe soe
shipped of or exported without entry thereof the sume of
forty shillings sterling & soe after the same rate for a greater
or lesser quantity in bulke & the like suine of forty shillings

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