Plantations.
Whereas the Freemen of every Town, or plantation, within this Jurisdiction, have in sundry particulars liberty to make Orders among themselves, as about Fencing their Land, orde∣ring or keeping their Cattel, or Swine, &c. as may best suite with their own conveniency; It is by this Court Ordered, That if any greater cattel, of what sort soever, or Swine, be∣longing to one plantation, be found either unmarked, or pro∣ved to have done Trespass, or both, within the limits of ano∣ther plantation; The damage being duly Rated, the Owners of such Cattel, or Swine, shal from time to time, pay all Fines and damages, according to the just agreements, and Orders, made by the Plantation, where the Trespass is done; provided that the Orders be such, and no other, then what they make, and execute upon themselves, in like cases.