Part 12

Captain, Bancroft.

ag^{st}, McDonald.

&, McDonald.

In fine, wheras Captaine Martin, for those ten shares allowed him for his personal adventure and 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 here, what kinde of shares they meante he should have when they gave him his Patent.

whereas, McDonald.

Captaine, McDonald; Capt., Bancroft.

personall, McDonald.

&, McDonald.

Govern^r, McDonald.

kind, McDonald.

Patente, McDonald.

The premisses about Captaine Martin thus resolved, the Committies appointed to consider what instructions are fitt to be converted into lawes, brought in their opinions, and first of some of the general instructions.

Comittee, McDonald.

&, McDonald.

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, Captain Argall and Sir George Yeardley, knight.

Lo. La Warre, McDonald and Bancroft.

By this present Generall Assembly be it enacted, that no injury or oppression be wrought by the Englishe against the Indians whereby the present peace might be disturbed and antient quarrells might be revived. And farther be it ordained, that the Chicohomini are not to be excepted out of this lawe; untill either that suche order come out of Englande, or that they doe provoke us by some newe injury.

Noe, McDonald.

Englishe, Bancroft.

ag^{st}, McDonald. further, McDonald.

such, McDonald.

Against Idlenes, Gaming, durunkenes & excesse in apparell the Assembly hath enacted as followeth:

First, in detestation of Idlenes be it enacted, that if any men be founde to live as an Idler or renagate, though a freedman, it shalbe 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.

Idlers, McDonald.

shall be, McDonald.

Against gaming at dice & Cardes be it ordained by this present assembly that the winner or winners shall lose all his or their winninges and both winners and loosers shall forfaicte ten shillings a man, one ten shillings whereof to go to the discoverer, and the rest to charitable & pious uses in the Incorporation where the faulte is comitted.

and, Bancroft.