196 Assembly Proceedings, September 1642.

Liber P R

& diligence, needfull to such corne or tobacco to bring it in
case to be payable, and putt it to the accompt of the owner.
And after allowance of it by the Judge, shall have such accompt
defrayed out of the corne or tobacco, afore it be applied to any
other vse.
And the Sheriff or his deputy upon demand (of any partie
interessed) to serve or exequute any exequution vpon any corne
husked, or tobacco struck in cask, shall measure the corne by
it selfe, & view & weighe the tobacco in the presence of two
sworne men (to w^ch purpose, & likewise in all appraisements to
be done by or before him he shall have authority to administer
an oath to such persons) And with their advice & approbation
of the soundnes of it, shall mark it with a broad arrow, to sig-
nifie the seisure of it and with some further speciall mark to
signifie to whose use it was so seised. After w^ch time it shall
remaine to all intents & purposes, as the proper goods of such
partie or parties to whose use it was so seised.
And the Sheriff having any writt delivered to him of attach-
ment or exequution upon any goods or chattells, and the goods
or chattells named & declared to him whereon he may lay the
same, shall lay or cause it to be laid without delay, vpon paine
of recompence to the partie greived. And if there be two or
more writts in his hand at one time unserved, he shalbe bound
(vpon like paine) to serve them in the order as the writts are
dated. This Act to endure for three yeares from this present
day.

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24 An Act for an Expedition against the Indians.

It shalbe lawfull to the Lieutenant Generall or other Captaine
or Captaines by or under him authorised, to make an expedi-
tion ags^t the Sesquihanoughs, or other Indians as have com-
mitted the late outrages vpon the English, at such time & in
such manner as he or they shall think fitt: and to take out of
every County or hundred, within the Province the third man
able to beare armes, such as he or they shall think fitt; to goe
vpon the said Expedition, (except that the Leiuten^t Generall
and his apprentices are not to be reckond in any hundred to
any purpose of this Act.) Every of w^ch said men so leviable
vpon every hundred, shalbe (at the charge of the hundred)
furnished & provided with one fixed gonne, two pound of
powder, eight pound of pistoll or bullett shott, one sword, and
two months provision of victualls, and shalbe transported to &
from the expedition with vessells &. all necessaries at the like
charge of the hundred.
And if any further supply of victualls be needfull to be
raised afterwards during the expedition, the Comanders may