Act of Mar. 2, 1631, no. 51, VA. CODE (R. & W. & G. Bartow, 1823).
“ACT LI.
ALL men that are fittinge to beare armes, shall bringe their peices to the church uppon payne of every effence, yf the mayster allow not thereof to pay 2 lb. of tobacco, to be disposed by the church-wardens, who shall levy it by distresse, and the servants to be punished.”
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William Waller Hening, ed., The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All of the Laws of Virginia from the First Session of the Legislature in the Year 1619, vol.1 (New York, NY: R. & W. & G. Bartow, 1823), 174. Grand Assembly Holden at James City the 21st of February, 1631-2, Act 51. Passed March 2, 1631.