214 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 16, 1701/2-Mar. 25, 1702.

Original
Journal.

under the Penalty of losing his Debt and being fined to our
Lord the King five p^ds Sterl. Whereof one half to the Informer
and the other half to the Vestry of Such Parish where such
ordinary is kept.
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Counl

Sent to the House by Col Lloyd and M^r Brooke together
with a Bill read at this Board for the Naturalization of Her-
manns Schee and others
Then came M^r Lloyd and M^r Muschamp with the following
answer from the House to the Message sent yesterday about
the 14^d p Ton

Viz. March the 19^th 1701
By the House of Delegates

May it Please your Excellency
In answer to the latter Part of Excellencys Message by Col
Hammond and Col Lloyd relating to the 14^d p Ton This
House have made Strict Search and Enquiry into the Original
Laws and some Journals of Assembly for discovery of the
same and what discovery is made relating thereto. This
House recommends to your Excellency for Perusal of such
matters as appear with direction to the Gentlemen by whom

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this comes to produce and shew the particular Law and Min-
utes thereof with some Remarks thereupon since and if your
Excellency please to command any Members of the House
that may give any further Light therein they shall be ready to
attend your Excellency when your Excellency shall see con-
venient

Signed p order W Taylard Cl Ho. Del

The said M^r Lloyd and M^r Muschamp leave a Transcript of
an old Book of Laws made Anno Domini wherein is a Law
stiled an Act for Port Dutys and Masters of Ships which is as
folio weth
Be it Enacted by the Lord Proprietary with the Assent of
the Upper and Lower Houses of this present General Assem-
bly that all Vessels whatsoever not properly belonging to this
Province having a deck flush fore and Aft coming in and
Trading within the Province shall pay for Port Dutys or An-
chorage half a Pound of Powder and three Pounds of Shot or
so much in Value for every Ton of Burthen to the Lord Pro-
prietary and his Heirs
And be it further Enacted that all masters of Ships and
Other Vessels as af^d coming into the Province to trade shall
give Bond of three thous^d pounds of Tob^o within ten days