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Show (1 174 I Acrs RELATING Part II. tie-CLVH. TO THE COLONIES. lured-Some Were for an abfolute prohi- merica, was read a fecond time *‘.----ln the bition of tobacco-It was urged, that debate upon this bill it was urged by {IA/.37"- fuch‘ a prohibition would totally ruin the ‘vmzz‘ of the crown, " that it was not fit to colonifis of Virginia; that the Company {hould at lealt be heard-One of‘the patentees urged, that Virginia was holden of 4‘ make any laws Acre for thofe countries, the manor of Eaft Greenwich. And he a tees, urged the fame idea; but it was re- man who {as the Journals fay) "had his in- " tereft in Virginia" was the only member plied on the other fide : " ‘t-Ve may make " laws [rare for Virginia; for if the king of the houfe who feemed to doubt of the " give his content to the bill patled lzcrr, Power of parliament over the colonies :_ " and by the lords, this will wm‘rou/ the the other members feem to have had 720 " patent." doubt that the Parliament had a right to lonies were not in the fame predicament as order the Virginians " top/ark up (ll/their Gafi'ony, &c. for thch lalt were princi- " tobacco by the roots." ple/flier of themfelves. " which as yet were not annexed to the " crown." Mr. Guy, one of the paten~ It was added, that thefc co~ petz'tim from two planters in Virginia was The bill was accordingly calm/‘11}.Q'd. It was reported on the 24th of l‘rlay'l‘, and read to the houfe. ordered to be engrotled; and on the lirlt On the 23d of the fame month another This too was againft the importation of Spanifh tobacco. The King by proclamation had ordered all to- bacco {hipt at Virginia, to be forfeited ; the of December it palled the houfe i. 5* See journals, vol. i. p. 59x. Jr lbid. p. 626. ‘ ."iLfi‘n-‘fl-Qv«sh-N, 5-: g . ~-.;Er 175 Commons voted fiich forfeiture illegal. j; lbid. p. 654.. On the 25th of April, the bill for the free liberty of tithing on the coalts of A1 merica, "Hill |
