BAYNE: First LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY IN AMERICA Ta 
“Now as touching the neglecte of his works, what satisfaction 
ought to’be made to his master for that is referred to the Governor 
and Counsell of State.” 
It is to be hoped that this severe treatment had a good effect 
upon Thomas, for certainly the name of Garnett was an honored 
one afterwards in the history of Virginia. 
The afternoon was spent in discussing the report of the com- 
mittee concerning the “third sorte of lawes.” 
“Except onely the consideration of the petition of Mr. John 
Rolfes against Capt. John Martine for writing a letter to him 
wherein (as Mr. Rolfe alledgeth) he taxeth him both unseemingly 
and amiss of certaine things wherein he was never faulty, and 
besides casteth some aspersion upon the present government, which 
is the most temporate and juste that ever was in this country, too 
milde indeed for many in this Colony whom unwoonted liberty 
hath made insolente and not to know themselves. This petition of 
Mr. Rolfe was thought fit to be referred to the Counsell of State.” 
Wednesday, August 4th, was set as the last day of the Assembly 
(“by reason of extreme heat both paste and likely to ensue and by 
that means of the alteration of the healthes of diverse of the Gen- 
eral Assembly ’’). 
They then passed “A third sorte of Lawes, such as maye issue 
within every man’s privat conceipt.” 
These gave every man the right to trade with the Indians except 
servants; provided against giving to the Indians English dogs, 
shot, powder, or other arms; against any man going about twenty 
miles from dwelling places or upon any voyage requiring ‘absence 
for seven days without notice to the governor or commander of 
the plantation; against going purposely to Indian towns, &c., with- 
out leave; requiring every man between August 4th and January 
Ist next to register the name of himself and those of his servants 
with their terms and conditions of service, including new arrivals; 
requiring all ministers of the colony to report christenings, burials 
and marriages and also to read divine service and otherwise act 
according to the laws of the Church of England and every Sunday 
