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Connive at the same, and the Slave to be free, they conceive
to be Penalty Sufficient & may Answer the design of prevent-
ing such Mungrell Marriages.
As to the word Slavery they do not use it in the Act, but
Oblige all white Women that shall Marry to Negroe Men to
be Servants during the Life of the Man whom they Marry
although it may haply Amount to Slavery in Effect, yet is it
not the same in Terminis, and may possibly prove otherwise,
so that the Law of England is not Repugned.
Then as for the Children of such they say that Bastard Chil-
dren born of white or English Women whose parents are not
Able to Maintain them, are by the Law of the Country to be
bound out till they come to 31 years of Age; and they con-
ceive it but reasonable to make a Distinction between them
and Negroes, and not to Equalize them in point of Servitude
As to the relief of Negroes and Slaves against the Severity
and Barbarous usage of unreasonable Masters &^o they say
they have provided for the same by an Act drawn up particu-
larly for that purpose wherein they have also Manumitted
Courtneys Mallatto Girle.

U. H. J.

Brought also by the abovesaid M^r Dent and M^r Clark
Together with the aforesaid Act of Religion &^c An Act for
the Elections of Members in the General Assembly Endorsed
May 25th 1692 Read first time.
The Act Touching Indians read here Second time (remark)
this ought to be indefinite.
Came M^r Boothby & M^r Hoskins, from the house with the
Several Bills which they present to the Board, and desire that
what Bills are here ready may be remitted to the house for
Engrossment, the Bills by them now brought are Viz^t
An Act touching Coopers and the Gage of Tobacco hogs-
heads Endorsed May the 26th 1692 read the first time.
An Act for preservation of Orphans Estates (Endorsed)
May 26 1692 read 1^st time.
An Act against the Exportation of Woole and old Iron
(Endorsed May the 26th 1692) read first time.
An Additional Act for Ordinarys &^c Endorsed May 26th
1692 read first time
Proceed to read the Severall Bills before the Board Viz^t
An Act concerning Wild horses, a Clause to be inserted
prohibiting all Persons under a Severe Penalty to Range the
Woods and hunt for Wild Horses without the Lycence from
the Governor.
An Act for Limitation of Officers fees (Remark) the Chan-
cellors fee for Transcribing and Transmitting the Laws to the
several Counties now Omitted, ought to be Ascertained and
inserted in the said Act.

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