Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources
[393] Kiccowtan, McDonald, Bancroft.
[394] Governor, McDonald, Bancroft.
[395] McDonald reads, observe his service.
[396] s^d, McDonald.
No man shall trade[397] into the baye, either in shallop, pinnace, or
ship, w^{th}out the Govern^{r's}[398] license, and w^{th}out putting in
security that neither himself nor his Company shall force or wrong the
Indians, upon paine that, doing otherwise, they shalbe censured at their
returne by the Govern^{or}[399] and Counsell[400] of Estate.
[397] shall have trade, Bancroft.
[398] Governour's, McDonald, Bancroft.
[399] Governour, McDonald; Gov^r, Bancroft.
[400] Councell, McDonald.
All persons whatsoever upon the Sabaoth daye[401] shall frequente divine
service and sermons both forenoon and afternoon, and all suche as beare
armes shall bring[402] their pieces, swordes, poulder and shotte. And
every one that shall transgresse this lawe shall forfaicte[403] three
shillinges[404] a time to the use of the churche, all lawful and
necessary impediments excepted. But if a servant in this case shall
wilfully neglecte his M^{r's} comande he shall suffer bodily
punishmente.
[401] days, McDonald, Bancroft.
[402] bringe, McDonald.
[403] forfaict, Bancroft.
[404] shillings, Bancroft.
No maide or woman servant, either now resident in the Colonie or
hereafter to come, shall contract herselfe in marriage w^{th}out either
the consente of her parents, or of her M^r or M^{ris}, or of the
magistrat[405] and minister of the place both together. And whatsoever
minister shall marry or contracte any suche persons w^{th}out some of
the foresaid consentes shalbe[406] subjecte to the severe censure of the
Govern^r[407] and Counsell[408] of Estate.
[405] magistrate, McDonald.
[406] shall be, McDonald, Bancroft.
[407] Gover^{nr}, McDonald; Gov^r, Bancroft.
[408] Council, McDonald.
Be it enacted by this[409] present assembly that whatsoever servant hath
heretofore or shall hereafter contracte himselfe in England, either by
way of Indenture or otherwise, to serve any Master here in Virginia and
shall afterward, against[410] his said former contracte, depart from his
M^r w^{th}out leave, or, being once imbarked, shall abandon the ship he
is appointed to come in, and so, being lefte behinde, shall putt[411]
himselfe into the service of any other man that will bring him hither,
that then at the same servant's arrival here, he shall first serve out
his time with that M^r that brought him hither and afterward also shall
serve out his time[412] w^{th} his former M^r according to his covenant.
[409] the, McDonald.
[410] ag^{st}, McDonald.
[411] put, McDonald, Bancroft.
[412] McDonald omits the words, with that M^r that brought him hither
and afterwards also shall serve out his time.
Here ende the lawes.
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