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54 PROSPERITY OF THE COLONY.§ 75. For encouragement <strong>of</strong> manufactures, prizes were appo<strong>in</strong>tedfor the makers <strong>of</strong> the best pieces <strong>of</strong> l<strong>in</strong>en cloth,and a reward <strong>of</strong> fifty pounds <strong>of</strong> tobacco was given for eachpound <strong>of</strong> silk. All persons were enjo<strong>in</strong>ed to plant mulberrytrees, for the food <strong>of</strong> the silk worm, accord<strong>in</strong>g to thenumber <strong>of</strong> acres <strong>of</strong> land they held. Tan houses were setup <strong>in</strong> each county, at the county charge ; and public encouragementwas given to a salt work on the eastern shore.A reward was appo<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> proportion to the tonnage <strong>of</strong> allsea vessels built there, and an exemption allowed from allfees and duties payable by such shipp<strong>in</strong>g.§ 76. <strong>The</strong> k<strong>in</strong>g had commanded, that all ships trad<strong>in</strong>g to<strong>Virg<strong>in</strong>ia</strong> should go to Jamestown, and there enter beforethey broke bulk. But the assembly, from the impracticableness<strong>of</strong> that command, excused all, except the Jamesriver ships, from that order, and left the others <strong>in</strong> the riversthey were bound to, to ride dispersed, as the commanderspleased ; by whose example the James river ships were nosooner entered with the <strong>of</strong>ficer at Jamestown, but they alsodispersed themselves to unload, and trade all over the river.By this means the design <strong>of</strong> towns was totally balked, andthis oider \ oved only an ease to the <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> James river,and a means <strong>of</strong> creat<strong>in</strong>g a good place to him.§ 77. Peace and commerce with the Indians was settledby law, and their boundaries prescribed. Several other actswere made suit<strong>in</strong>g the necessity <strong>of</strong> the government ; so thatnoth<strong>in</strong>g then seemed to rema<strong>in</strong>, but the improvement <strong>of</strong> thecountry, and encouragement <strong>of</strong> those manufactures the k<strong>in</strong>ghad been pleased to recommend, together with such othersas should be found beneficial.§ 78. Sir William Berkeley at his return gave sanction tothis body <strong>of</strong> laws, and be<strong>in</strong>g then aga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> full possession<strong>of</strong> his government, and at perfect peace with the Indians,set all hands <strong>in</strong>dustriously to work <strong>in</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g country improvements.He passed a new act for encouragement <strong>of</strong>Jamestown, whereby several houses were built there<strong>in</strong>, at.the charge <strong>of</strong> several counties. However, the ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>gre-
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