390 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-Jnne 9, 1692.

Original
Journal.

By his Ex^ncie the Gouern^r & Councill in Assembly
May 24^th 1692.
This Board think fitt to putt [the house in mind of preparing
a] bill for the releife of Negroes & Slaues [from the barbarous
and inhuman] vseage of their unreasonable Masters [&^c too
frequently practised in this Province. Re]comended to them
by his [Excellency yesterday at the Conference and particu-
larly] think it but just and [reasonable that the malotta girl of
Thomas Courtneys,] born of an Engli[sh woman and a Chris-
tian, having both her ears] cropt close to [her head by the
hands of her tyrannical master and] mistress, be forth[with
manumitted and set free, the least recompense that] can be
bestowed on [her for so barbarous a cruelty, and that a clause]
for that purpose [be inserted in the said Bill]
[Signed per Order, John Llewellin] Clk.

An Act relateing [to the seizure of Tobacco by the Sheriff]
An Act for the
An Act for Constables [taking a list of Taxables].
An Act for quietting [Possessions]
An Act for Easem^t of [the inhabitants of this Province in
suits of] Lawe for small Debts, read and passed
Voted whether the Malatta shall be manumitted or
noe, for the abuse receiued from her said M^r and Carried by
the Majority of Voices to be sett free.
Severall Bills brought from the Gouerno^r & Councill by
Cap^t Courts, which were sent to be Engrossed.
An Act for Appeales & regulateing Writts of Error, read
and Voted wheth^r the same shall be Limitted to a certaine
sume or noe, and Carryed in the Affirmatiue, that noe ap-
peales shall be brought vnder the Sume of 1200^{l tob} the which
was ordered to be incerted.
An Act for secureing Credito^rs read & passed the first
Reading.
An Act ag^t importation of Convicted ffellons into this Prov-
ince, read & passed the 1^t reading
An Act concerning Negroes & Slaves, read & passed the
third reading.
All the afd Bills were sent to the Gouern^r & Councill by
M^r Wynne
The house Adjournes till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock.