256 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 5-Oct. 3, 1704.

Lib. L. L
No. 64.

. or Seizing the same shall bring or cause him her or them to
be brought before the next Magistrate or Justice of the County
where such Runaway is apprehended who is hereby impowered
to take into Custody or otherwise him her or them to secure
and dispose as he shall think fitt untill such person or persons
so Seized and apprehended shall give Sufficient Security to
answer the premisses the next Court that shall first ensue in
the said County which Court shall secure such person or per-
sons till he or they can make Satisfaction to the Party that
shall so apprehend or Seize such runaways or other pson as
by this Act is required Except such pson shall make Satisfac-
tion as aforesaid before such Court shall happen and that
notice may be conveniently given to the Master Mistress
Dame or Overseer of runaways taken up as aforesaid the
Comissioners of the Countys shall forthwith cause a Note of
the Runaways name so Seized and apprehended as aforesaid
to be sett up at the next adjacent County Courts and at the
Provincial Court and Secretarys office that all persons may
view the same and see where such their Servants are and in
whose Custody.
And furthermore for ascertaining what each Servant accord-
ing to the Custom of the Country shall have at the expiration
of their Servitude Bee it Enacted by the authority Advice and
Consent aforesaid that every Man Servant shall at such time
of expiration of his as aforesaid have allowed and given him
one new hatt a good suite (that is to say) Coat and breeches
cither of Kersy or broad cloth one new shift of white Linnen
one new pair of ffrench fall Shooes and stockings two hoes and
one Ax and one Gunne of twenty shillings price not above
four foot by the barrell nor less than three and an half which
said Gunn shall by the Master or Mistress in the presence of
the next Justice of the peace be delivered to such ffreeman
under the penalty of five hundred pounds of Tobacco on such
Master or Mistress omitting so to do and the like penalty on
the said ffreeman selling or disposing thereof within the Space
of twelve months the one half whereof to our Sovereign Lady
the Queen the other to the informer. All women Servants at
the expiration of their servitude as aforesaid shall have all
owed and given them a Wastcoate and Petticoate of new half
thick or pennistone a New shift of white Linnen shoes and
stockins a blew apron two capps of white linnen and three
barrells of Indian Come
And be it further Enacted by the Authority Advice and

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Consent aforesaid that no person whatsoever shall trade
barter Comerce or any ways deale with any Servant whether
hired or indented or Slave belonging or appertaining to
any inhabitants within this province without leave or lycense