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

Lib. L. L.
No. J.

bastard Child as aforesaid, and if he be a free Negro or Slave
that shall be the begetter of such Child and proved against
him in such manner and forme as by one other Act Entituled
an Act concerning those Servants that have Bastards is pro-
vided for proof for proving any person to be the begetter of
the Bastard Child, the said free Negro shall likewise become a

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Servant for seven years to the use aforesaid to comence from
the time of the womans delivery as aforesaid But if the woman
be a Servant at the time of such begetting and bearing of
such Bastard Child as aforesaid she shall first serve out her
first time of Servitude and make Satisfaction for the damage
as aforesaid, and after shall serve the Term of Seaven years
as aforesaid to commence from the finishing her first Service
as aforesaid, and the master of every such woman Servant is
hereby enjoyned and required to deliver the said Servant
woman at the Expiration of her Servitude as aforesaid, to the
Vestry men of the Parish aforesaid, to which she belongs, to-
gether with such Bastard Child if living for the use afores^d
under penalty of making Satisfaction for the same, and all
such Bastard Children to be Servants to the uses aforesaid
till they arrive to the age of thirty one years And be it
Enacted by the Authority afores^d by and with the consent and
advice aforesaid that any freeborn English or white man
that shall from and after the Publication of this Act either
inter marry w^th or begett with Child any negro woman or
Slave when proved against him shall be lyable to the same
paines and penalties as in and by this Act is provided against
English or white woman And be it likewise Enacted by and
with the Advice and consent aforesaid That if any Master Mis-

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tress or dame having any free born English or white woman
Servant as aforesaid in their Possession or propriaty shall by
any Instigation procurement, knowledge permission or Conive-
ance whatsoever suffer any such freeborn English or white
woman Servant in their Possession & wherein they have pro-
priety as aforesaid to Intermarry or contract in Matrimony
with any Negro or Slave from and after Publication of this
Act, That then the said Master Mistress or dame of such free-
born woman as aforesaid so married as afores^d shall forfeit and
loose all their claim or Title to the Service or Servitude of any
such free born woman, and also the said woman Servant so
marryed shall and is by this present Act against such Master
Mistress or dame (only and no otherwise) absolutely dis-
charged mannumitted and made free instantly upon her
Marriage as afores^d from the Service Imployment or demand
of any such Master Mistress or dame so offending as afore-
said and the said English or white woman to be Servants with
their Issues as aforesaid within such marriages as aforesaid to