Upon the same grounde and[173] reason their l^{ops}, together with the rest of the Counsell[174] and Company, are humbly besought[175] by this general[176] assembly that if in that other clause w^{ch} exempteth Captaine[177] Martin and his people from all services of the Colony &c., they shall finde any resistance against[178] that equality and[179] uniformity of lawes and orders intended nowe by them to be established over the whole Colony, that they would be pleased to reforme it. [173] &, McDonald. [174] Councill, McDonald. [175] besoughte, McDonald. [176] the Generall, McDonald. [177] Captain, Bancroft. [178] ag^{st}, McDonald. [179] &, McDonald. In fine, wheras[180] Captaine[181] Martin, for those ten shares allowed him for his personal[182] adventure and[183] for his adventure of L70 besides, doth claim 500 acres a share, that the Treasurer, Counsell and Company woulde vouchsafe to give notice to the Governour[184] here, what kinde[185] of shares they meante he should have when they gave him his Patent.[186] [180] whereas, McDonald. [181] Captaine, McDonald; Capt., Bancroft. [182] personall, McDonald. [183] &, McDonald. [184] Govern^r, McDonald. [185] kind, McDonald. [186] Patente, McDonald. The premisses about Captaine Martin thus resolved, the Committies[187] appointed to consider what instructions are fitt to be converted into lawes, brought in their opinions, and[188] first of some of the general[189] instructions. [187] Comittee, McDonald. [188] &, McDonald. [189] generall, McDonald. Here begin the lawes drawen out of the Instructions given by his Mat^{ies} Counsell of Virginia in England to my lo: la warre,[190] Captain Argall and Sir George Yeardley, knight. [190] Lo. La Warre, McDonald and Bancroft. By this present Generall Assembly be it enacted, that no[191] injury or oppression be wrought by the Englishe[192] against[193] the Indians whereby the present peace might be disturbed and antient quarrells might be revived. And farther[194] be it ordained, that the Chicohomini are not to be excepted out of this lawe; untill either that suche[195] order come out of Englande, or that they doe provoke us by some newe injury. [191] Noe, McDonald. [192] Englishe, Bancroft. [193] ag^{st}, McDonald. [194] further, McDonald. [195] such, McDonald. Against Idlenes, Gaming, durunkenes & excesse in apparell the Assembly hath enacted as followeth: First, in detestation of Idlenes[196] be it enacted, that if any men be founde to live as an Idler or renagate, though a freedman, it shalbe[197] lawfull for that Incorporation or Plantation to w^{ch} he belongeth to appoint him a M^r to serve for wages, till he shewe apparant signes of amendment. [196] Idlers, McDonald. [197] shall be, McDonald.