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

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

p. 247

An Act of Repeale of all Laws
heretofore made in this Province &
confirming all Laws made this
Generall Assembly.

Be it Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent
Majesties by and with the advice and consent of this present
Generall Assembly, That all Laws heretofore made in this
Province be and forever hereby stand Repealed adnulled and
void, and that all Laws now made and assented to this present
Generall Assembly (and no other) be & remain in full force
and power according to the true intent & meaning thereof
and that the same be accounted and esteemed as the body of
the Laws of this Province and no other heretofore made
Provided always that this Law shall not extend or be Con-
strued to make void any persons Right by Acts of nature
Affections or any private Acts heretofore made relating to
any private persons, but that the same be hereby kept and
preserved to them according to the true intent and meaning
thereof any thing herein to the Contrary notwithstanding
June 7^th 1692 June the 7^th 1692
Assented to by the Councill Board. The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assen^td
W. Taylard Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Assistant. Hen: Denton Clk:

An Act Prohibiting Trade w^th the Indians
for Deer Skins Elk Skin's or any furrs
whatsoever without Lycence.

p. 248

Forasmuch as many Inconveniencies and mischeifs have
arisen from the large and unbounded Latitude taken by
Severall persons Inhabitants and others within this Province
dealing and Trading with the Indians for Deer Elk and Bear
skins and Severall sorts of Furrs usually and most frequently
practized by people disaffected to their Majestyes Interest and
this Gov^rment thereby also encouraging to come down and
drawing down severall forreign & unknown Indians amongst
the Inhabitants to their great damage and prejudice in killing
and destroying their stocks, sometimes assaulting their per-
sons & taking away in most barbarous manner the lives of
their Majesties Subjects on the frontiers of this Province for
prevention whereof for the future Be it Enacted by the King
and Queens most Excellent Majesties and this present Gen-
erall Assembly and the Authority of the same, That from and
after the Publication hereof no Person or Persons whatsoever,
Inhabitant or others residing, Trading or coming into this .