222 Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 14-Dec. 8, 1688.

Lib. W. H.

respective County Leavies) shall yearly and every year that
the same is made and produced dureing this Act for his
Encouragement be allowed four hundred pounds of Tobacco
for the same out of the County Leavy over and above the
allowance by this act for Encouragem^t of makeing Linnen &
woollen thereby given and to him that shall make or Cause to
be made any peice of Linnen of the length and breadth afore-
said being next in finesse and goodnesse to the first and
adjudged so as aforesaid & produceing the same as aforesaid
shall haue the Summe of two hundred pounds of Tobacco and
to him that shall make or cause to bee made any peice of
Linnen of the length and breadth as aforesaid of the next in
goodnesse and finesse to the first and second and produceing
the same as aforesaid & adjudged as aforesaid shall haue the
Summe of one hundred pounds of Tobacco & the person or
psons makeing or causeing to be made the Three finest and
best peices of woollen Cloth of the length & breadth aforesaid
shall haue the Severall allowances as aforesaid as for Linnen
cloath this Act to Indure for Seaven yeares from the twenty
ffifth day of Decemb: next Ensueing.

An Act for Encouragem^t of sowing and makeing
Hemp and flax within this Province.

p. 307

Bee it Enacted by the R^tt hono^ble the Lord Propry by and
the advice and Consent of the vpper and Lower houses of this
present Generall Assembly & the authority of the same that
from and after the end of this p^rsent Sessions of assemby if
any pson or persons whatsoever Inhabitants within this prov-
ince shall and will by himselfe or Servants, or by any other by
him Imployd or hired Cause or procure to be Sowed any Lin-
seed otherwise called hemp seed or flax seed and shall after
the gathering thereof cause such flax or hemp so raped or
gathered to be braked swineled and made Merchantable fitt
for Sale, such pson or psons Inhabitants within this Province
shall for his and their Encouragem^t in so good a worke demand
haue and Receive for every pound of flax or hemp by them so
made Merchantable and fitt for Sale as afores^d Two pounds of
tobacco for every pound of flax & one pound of Tobacco for
Every pound of hemp to be paid him or them by the Commis"
of the respectiue County Courts within this Province & Raised
out of the respective County Leavie of the said severall and
Respective Countyes where such flax shall be sowed braked
swineled made Merchantable & fitt for sale as aforesaid pro-
vided such person or psons makeing such flax or hemp as
aforesaid shall by produceing the same to the Commiss^rs of