90 Assembly Proceedings, October 1640.

Liber M C

Acts of Assembly 12^th Oct^r At S^t Johns
in the morning

First was read that part of the Commission which Concerns
the holding of Assemblys

Then was read his Lordships Proxy to the Gov^r for giving
his assent

Then was read that part of the act of last Assembly which
Ordained the house of Assembly

Then the house being called all the Gentlemen summoned
by special writt and all the Burgesses that were returned from
the several hundreds appeared except M^r Fulk Brent whose
absence was excused by the Governor

Then were read certain Orders made the last Assembly and
respited till next day

Then was it ordered by the house that the Clerk of the As-
sembly should have 5^s p day and for every private draught 12^s

And that a Serjeant of the Assembly should have fee 12^s p
day dud fur serving of any warrant the usual fee

Then was propounded some Bill to be drawen for stinting
the planting of Tobacco's but rejected

p. 142

Then was issued this Proclamation

Liber
C & W H

p. 67

By the house of Assembly

It is straitely prohibited that no person whatsoever goe aboard
any Pinnoce or other vessell wherein are any goods imported
to be retayled nor doe treate or deal or give intelligence to or
with the Skipper factor or any Seaman in any such vesell
touching any goods buying or the rates or quantity of Tobacco
or want of goods within the Colony before libertie of trade
proclaimed at the fort nor then at any higher or greater rate
then shall be proclaimed upon pain of such punishml as shall
be thought fitt be the house of Assembly And further it is
prohibited that no Merch^t Skipper or other Seamen contract or
deal for any goods with any Inhabitant nor sell or utter any
nor shall land at any place in the province but at the Gover-
nours landing place afore lycence obteined from the Leivten^t
Generall upon such pain and losse as shall be likewise thought
fitt whereof they are hereby required to take notice at there
Perill
Given at S^t Johns this12^th October 1640
Signed
Wittm Bretton Clerke