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indebted to any person or persons Residing or trading into
this province in any sume or sumes of mony or Tobacco that
then such Person or psons to whome the same are or shall be
Due shall be and are hereby obliged to take and receive of
and from such his her or their Debtor or Debtors tendring in
some Port or Town within this Province such Hemp or fflax
water Rotted bright Cleane and made merchantable One
fourth part of such Debt Due from such debtor or Debtors
that Can and will tender and pay the same after the rate of
six pence per pound for Hemp ; and nine pence per pound
for flax & so proportionably for any greater or Lesser quan-
tity and according to the same rate in tobacco att one penny
per pound and if any Creditor or Creditors shall refuse to
accept and take such quantity of Hemp or fflax att the Rates
aforesaid when to them tendred towards satisfaction of his
Debt and shall after such Tender bring any accon att Law
against the Debtor for the same that then such Debtor plead-
ing a tender of such Hemp or fflax & proving the same to
Effect the plaintif shall be non suite and shall pay Costs to
the Defendant.

Aprill 18^th 1706. Read and Assented to by the house of
Delegates. Sign'd p order W^m Taylard Cl house Del.

Aprill 18^th 1706. Her Majestys Honorable Councill have
Read and Assented hereto

Sign'd p ord^r W Bladen Clli Councill.

Lib. L. L.

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Aprill the 19^th 1706.

On the behalf of her most sacred Majesty Queen Anne &c^a
I will this be a Law. Jo: Seymour

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