Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 547

persons whatsoever that shall wittingly or Willingly deteine any
such Servant or Servants unLawfully Absenting him her or
themselves as aforesaid shall be fined five hundred pounds of
Tobbacco for every Night or four and Twenty houres that
such pson or person or persons shall give Enterteinment to
such Servant or Serv^ts unLawfully Absenting him her or them-
selves as aforesaid the one halfe to his Ma^ty for the Supporte
of Government and the other to the Informer or him or them
that shall Sue for the Same to be recovered in any Court of
this Province by Action of Debt Bill Plaint or information
wherein no Essoyn Protection or wager of Law to be Allowed
And for the better discovery of Runaways it hereby Enacted
by the Authority aforesaid that any person or persons what-

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soever within this Province Travelling out of the County where
he she or they shall live or reside without a Pass under the
Seale of the said County for which they are to pay Ten pounds
of Tobbacco or one Shilling in Money such person or persons
if Apprehended not being Sufficiently known or able to
give a good Acc^t of themselfs to be left att the discretion
& Judgment of. such Magistrate or Magistrates brought
before whom Such person or persons afforesaid Shall be
brought to the Iudge thereof and if before such Magis-
trate shall be Deemed and taken as a Runaway and Shall
Suffer Such fines and Penaltys as is hereby provided
against Runaways and for the better Encouragem^t of all Per-
sons to take up and Seize Such Runaways It is Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid that all and every person and persons as
afores^d Seizing or takeing up Such Runaways Travelling with-
out Passes as aforesaid not being able to give a Sufficient
Account of themselves as aforesaid shall have & receive Two
hundred pounds of Tobbacco to be paid by the Owner of Such
Runaway So Apprehended and taken up if a Servant and if a
freeman and refuseing to pay the Same then to make Satisfac-
tion by Servitude or otherwise as the Justices of the Provinciall
or County Courts where Such person shall be so Apprehended
and taken up shall think fitt and further for the better discovery
and Encouragement of our Neighbour Indians to Seize Ap-
p^rhend or take up any Runaway Servants and bring them
before Some Magistrate shall for a reward have a Matchcoat

Paid him or them or the Value thereof which Said reward is
to be paid and Satisfyed by the County where such person

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shall be Apprehended and the s^d Runaway to reimburse the
Said County by Servitude or Otherwise as the Justices of the
Provinciall or County Court shall think fitt. And be it further
Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That att what time Soever
any of the said Persons Runaways shall be Seized by any per-
son or persons within this Province such person or persons

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