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ST. HELENA 



leave or license first obtained from the Governor, under hand and 

 seale, upon penalty of twenty shillings to the Honourable Company, 

 and having the same seized and taken from them by any person 

 licensed thereunto for their owne use, and to receive such corporal 

 punishment as the Governor and Council shall think fit ; and that 

 no licensed person do lead or permit any person to make use of 

 their armes ; upon the penalty of having their license and armes 

 forfeited. Dated the 31st day of May, 1709, at the United Castle 

 in St. James' Valley. 



(Signed) per order of the Governor and Councill, 



John Alexander. 



Affixed by Committee : " They are sattisfied." 



ASSEMBLYS. 

 2ndly. 



God forbid that any merry meetings and innocent diversion 

 should be deemed riots ; it's not the intent of the law. 

 " Sattisfied." 



ALARMES. 

 3rdly. 



You shall not suffer corporal punishment for not coming to 

 alarmes ; except it be in time of war. 

 " Sattisfied." 



BLACKS. 



4thly. 



We shall dispense with that law of fourfold, and desire the 

 Lords Proprietors to repeal it. 



" Sattisfied." 



MARKETTS. 

 Sthly. 



As this law is not penall, we cannot see how it can be a 

 grievance ; and although marketts have never bin used, and 

 not beneficial to the inhabitants, it's no rule that it should 

 ever be in your favour. 



" We shall write to our Masters about it." 



BEEFE. 

 6thly. 



You desire free liberty to sell beefe. Wee shall write to our 

 Masters in your favour about it. 



DOGGES. 



7thly. 



You desire not to lead your dogges yourselves, but your 

 servants. Wee shall dispense with it. 

 " Sattisfied." 



