Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1661. 419

severall heards of wilde Cattle resorting amonge their tame
for the prevencon of which for the future Be it Enacted by
the Lord Proprietary with the Consent of the vpper and lower
howse of this Generall Assembly that it shall be lawfull for
such person or persons within this Province laying Just Clayme
by their marks to any marked Cattle Running amongst such
wilde heards or droves to vse all Lawfull meanes at any tyme
before the first day of december next for the Getting in such

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marked Cattle as aforesd Provided they distroye not any other
Cattle wilde or tame but such as they can Justly Clayme by
their marks to be their owne or by some obligacon they are
Bound to looke after.
And be it further Enacted that the Governor shall Constitute
and appoynte such and soe many persons as he shall thinke
Convenient in such precinct where such wilde Cattle be and
resorte for the destroying the same allowing two Shares to the
cheife Hunter still Reserving the Tallowe and Hides of such
Cattle killd to the Lord Proprietarys vse whoe shall hunte at
any tyme and as often as the Governor shall thinke ntt and
appoynte Between the first day of december and the last day
of February following And soe yearely till the said wilde Cattle
be wholy killd and destroyed. And it is further Enacted that
it shall be lawfull after the end of february vntill the first of
december for any Inhabitant of this Province to kill any wilde
vnmarked Cattle resorteing in Company with their tame Cattle
to any of their Cowpens reserving still their Tallowe and Hides
to the Lord Proprietarys vse as aforesaid
Prouided that this Acte doe not infringe the pr[ivi] ledges of
any lords of Manno^rs within their respective Manno^rs

p. 111

The lower howse haue Assented
Will Bretton Clk

The Vpper howse haue
Assented
John Gittings Clr[e:]