Acts. 297

this Act in Evidence upon the Gen^ll Issue Any Law Statute or
Custome to the Contrary notwithstanding.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority Advice and
Consent afd that after the end of this present Sessions of
Assembly itt shall not be Lawfull for any person not having
Land of his Own not renting a plantation to keep any breed-
ing Mare or Mares in the woods upon the penalty of Six
hundred pounds of Tob^o for Every breeding mare by such
person owned & kept the one halfe of which fines to goe to
his Majesty towards Defraying the County Charge where
such Offender shall reside the other halfe to the Informer or
him or them that shall sue for the same to be recovered by
Action of Debt bill Plaint or Information wherein no Essoyne
protection or wager of Law to be Allowed.

An Act relateing to the Standard of English Weights and
Measures.

Whereas the Standard of English weights and Measures
are Very much Impaired in Severall of the Countys of this
province and in some wholly lost & Unfitt for use —

C. P.

Be itt Enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by
and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesties Governour
Councill and Assembly of this province and the Authority of
the Same that the Justices of the Sev^ll County Courts shall by
all Convenient Speed att the Charge of their respective
Countys Cause the Standards they already have to be made
Compleat And purchase New Standards where they have
none And for the better preservation of them for the future
that they take good and Sufficient Security in his Majesties
Name to the use of the County where taken from the persons
that shall be Intrusted by them to keep such Standard in the
penall Sume of fifty pounds Sterling for the Safe keeping
such Standard and for the Due Execution of the Office of
Standard keeper and for the Delivery of the Same up in the
like good order they receive the Same when they shall be
Legally Discharged from such trust under the penalty of five
hundred pounds of Tob^o for Each Justice of that County
Court that shall omitt to doe what is required of them by this
Act the one halfe to his Majesty his heirs and Successors for
the Support of Government the other halfe to the Informer or
to him or them that shall sue for the same to be recovered in
the Provinciall Court of this province agt such Justices Joyntly
or Severally by Action of Debt bill plaint or Information

p. 150

wherein no Essoyne protection or wager of Law to be Allowed.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd by and

p. 151