8 EARLY QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS OF SALEM. 



ceed gly raged in y e Barbadoes, Christophers, & oth r i[sl]- 

 ands in y* West Indies, to y e great depopulat g of those, 

 it is therefore ord r ed, y* p.ll [our own] or oth r vessels 

 come g from any pts of y e West Indies to Boston har- 

 bor shall stop [and come to an] anchor before they come 

 at y e Castle, und r y e poenalty of 100, & that no pson 

 comeing in any vessel 1 from the West Indies shall go 

 a shore in any towne, village, or farme, or come within 

 foure rods of any oth r pson, but such as belongs to the 

 vessels company y* hee or shee came in, or any wayes 

 land or convey any goods brought in any such vessels to 

 any towne, villag 6 , or farme aforesaid, or any oth r place 

 w th in this jurisdiction, except it be upon some iland where 

 no inhabitant resides, w th out licence from y e couucell, or 

 some three of them, und r y e aforesaid poeiialty of a hun- 

 dred pound for ev ry offence. 



"That no inhabitant, seaman, or other pson whatsoev r , 

 reciding w th in this iurisdiction, shall go aboard any such 

 shipp or vessell comeing from the West Indies aforesaid, 

 or buy or otherwise take into his possession any goods or 

 marchandize brought in any such vessell, w th out licence as 

 aforesaid, und r y e poenalty of 100, & to be otherwise 

 confined or restrained, as the said councell, or some three 

 of them, shall appoint ; &to y e end y* all psons may have 

 due information hereof, it is hereby agreed, y* this ord r 

 shalbe forth w th published, & a coppy thereof sent to y e 

 captaine of y e Castle, togeth r w th comission to him to 

 cause ev r y shipp or other vessell, belonging to y e country 

 or any oth r place, y* shall come from any pt of the West 

 Indies aforesaid, to stop & come to an anchor before they 

 shall passe y e Castle, & theu send unto them a coppy of 

 this order, & there cause them to remaine till furth r order 

 from y e councell, or some three of them, whose counsell is 

 to be taken therein : this ord 1 ' to continue till this Cote or 



