460 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

depending in any of the same Courts relateing to the prem-
isses And having tendered unto him or them according to
their State or Calling such reasonable sums of Money or
Tobacco for his or their Costs and Charges as having regard
to the distance of the place in that behalf is necessary to be
allowed do not appeare according to the Tenor of the said
Process having not a lawfull reasonable lett or Impediment to
the Contrary, That then the party or parties so making default
shall forfeit and loose for every such Offence ten pounds Sterl
and to yeild to the party grieved such further recompence as
by the discretion of the Judge of that Court out of the which
the said process shall be awarded according to the loss and
hindrance that the party which procured the said Process shall
susteyn by the reason of the non appearance of the said Wit-
ness or Witnesses. The said severall summs to be recovered
by the Party so grived against the Offender or Offenders by

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Action of Debt bill plaint or Information in any their Maj-
esty's Court of Record in this Province wherein no Essoyn
Protection or Wager of Law to be allowed
June 4^th 1692 June 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p^r Order
Hen: Denton Clk.

An Act for the fourteen pence Tunnage.

Whereas by an Act of Assembly formerly made Intituled an
Act for & Port Dutyes and Masters of Ships amongst other
things therein conteined it was Enacted that all Vessells what-
soever not properly belonging to this Province having a Deck
flush fore and Aft coming in and Trading within this Province
should pay for Port dutys or anchorage half a pound of Powder
and three pounds of shott or so much in value for every Tun
of burthen unto the Lord Proprietary and his heirs And
whereas the said Act is altogether silent for what use the said

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Imposition hath been ever since levyed and raised, Whereby
the true intent of the said Law hath been hitherto unknown
to the great dissatisfaction of the good People of this Prov-
ince, no other apparent reason or Cause for the same being
then only the advancement of his Lordships Interest who hath
ever since Converted the same to his own use This present
Generall Assembly therefore having taken the premisses into
their serious Consideration and being fully Sattisfyed that the
reasons and Causes of giving the said Subsidy, was for the
better securing the severall Ports and Harbours within this
Province by Erecting of Forts and finding Sufficient Amunition