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sovereign_a lord_n charles_n the_o second_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n of_o england_n scotland_n france_n and_o ireland_n king_n etc._n etc._n i._o a_o act_n to_o repeal_n a_o former_a law_n make_v indian_n and_o other_o free_n where_o be_v by_o the_o twelve_o act_n of_o assembly_n hold_v at_o james_n city_n the_o three_o day_n of_o october_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1670._o entitle_v a_o act_n declare_v who_o shall_v be_v slave_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o all_o servant_n not_o be_v christian_n be_v import_v into_o this_o country_n by_o ship_v shall_v be_v slave_n but_o what_o shall_v come_v by_o land_n shall_v serve_v if_o boy_n and_o girl_n until_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n if_o man_n or_o woman_n twelve_o year_n and_o no_o long_o and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o many_o negro_n moor_n and_o mulatto_n and_o other_o bear_v of_o and_o in_o heathenish_a idolatrous_a pagan_a and_o mahometan_a parentage_n and_o country_n have_v heretofore_o and_o hereafter_o may_v be_v purchase_v procure_v or_o otherwise_o obtain_v as_o slave_n of_o from_z or_o out_o of_o such_o their_o heathenish_a conutry_n by_o some_o well_o dispose_v christian_n who_o after_o such_o their_o obtain_n and_o purchase_v such_o negro_n moor_n or_o mulatto_n as_o their_o slave_n out_o of_o a_o pious_a zeal_n have_v wrought_v the_o conversion_n of_o such_o slave_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o country_n do_v not_o manumit_v they_o or_o make_v they_o free_a and_o afterward_o such_o their_o conversion_n it_o have_v and_o may_v often_o happen_v that_o such_o owner_n or_o master_n of_o such_o slave_n be_v for_o some_o reason_n enforce_v to_o bring_v or_o send_v such_o slave_n into_o this_o country_n to_o sell_v or_o dispose_v of_o for_o his_o necessity_n or_o advantage_n he_o the_o say_a master_n or_o owner_n of_o such_o servant_n which_o notwithstanding_o his_o conversion_n be_v real_o his_o slave_n or_o his_o factor_n or_o agent_n must_v be_v constrain_v either_o to_o 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where_o the_o seizure_n be_v make_v and_o the_o several_a collector_n be_v hereby_o earnest_o require_v and_o enjoin_v to_o take_v particular_a care_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o this_o law_n to_o stand_v in_o force_n until_o the_o mary-landers_n shall_v repeal_v their_o severe_a law_n before_o nominate_v at_o a_o general_n assembly_n begin_v at_o james_n city_n the_o eight_o day_n of_o june_n anno_fw-la 1680._o i._o a_o act_n of_o free_a and_o general_a pardon_n indemnity_n and_o oblivion_n the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n have_v take_v into_o serious_a and_o gracious_a consideration_n the_o present_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o his_o colony_n of_o virginia_n and_o reflect_v on_o the_o late_a rebelion_n raise_v there_o by_o nathaniel_n bacon_n junior_n decease_a his_o complice_n and_o abettor_n and_o how_o many_o of_o his_o good_a subject_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o same_o and_o seduce_v from_o their_o allegiance_n by_o the_o specious_a pretence_n set_v forth_o by_o this_o 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