14 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



poor natives of the country, in trade, by goods not being good of the 

 kind, or debased with mixtures, with which they are sensibly aggrieved, 

 it is agreed, whatever is sold to the Indians^ in consideration of their furs, 

 shall be sold in the market place, and there suffer the test, whether good 

 or bad ; if good, to pass ; if not good, not to be sold for good, that the 

 natives may not be abused, nor provoked. 



XIII. That no man shall, by any ways or means, in word, or deed, 

 affront, or wrong any Indian^ but he shall incur the same penalty of the 

 law, as if he had committed it against his fellow planter, and if any Indian 

 shall abuse, in word, or deed, any planter of this Province, that he shall 

 not be his own judge upon the Indian^ but he shall make his complaint 

 to the Governor of the province, or his Lieutenant, or De-puty, or some 

 inferior Magistrate near him, who shall, to the utmost of his power, take 

 care with the king of the said Indian^ that all reasonable satisfaction be 

 made to the said injured planter. 



XIV. That all difterences, between the planters and the natives, shall 

 also be ended by twelve men, that is, by six planters and six natives ; that 

 so we may live friendly together as much as in us lieth, preventing all 

 occasions of heart-burnings and mischief. 



XV. That the Indians shall have liberty to do all things relating to 

 improvement of their ground, and providing sustenance for their fami- 

 lies, that any of the planters shall enjoy. 



XVI. That the laws, as to slanders, drunkenness, swearing, cursing, 

 pride in apparel, trespasses, distresses, replevins, weights, and measures, 

 shall be the same as in England, till altered by law in this province. 



XVII. That all shall mark their hogs, sheep and other cattle, and what 

 are not marked within three months after it is in their possession, be it 

 young or old, it shall be forfeited to the Governor, that so people may be 

 compelled to avoid the occasions of much strife between planters. 



XVIII. That, in clearing the ground, care be taken to leave one acre 

 of trees for every Jive acres cleared, especially to preserve oak and mul- 

 berries, for silk and shipping. 



XIX. That all ship-masters shall give an account of their countries, 

 names, ships, owners, freights and passengers, to an officer to be ap- 

 pointed for that purpose, which shall be registered within two days after 

 their arrival, and if they shall refuse so to do, that then none presume to 

 trade with them, upon forfeiture thereof; and that such masters be looked 

 upon as having an evil intention to the province. 



XX. That no person leave the province, without publication being 

 made thereof, in the market place, three weeks before, and a certificate 

 from some Justice of the Peace, of his clearness with his neigbours and 

 those he dealt with, so far as such an assurance can be attained and 

 given: and if any master of a ship shall, contrary hereunto, receive and 



