The Lower House. 81

Inspected the Quality and Quantity of the Same which we find as
follows (Ss^t).

In the Room over the Conferrence Chamber Ninety three
Musketts fit for use .............................. 93
forty two Short Musketts with Bayonetts Belts & Cartouch
boxes ......................................... 42
Nine good Carbines ................................. 9
Ten good Drums ................................... 10
One hundred and Seven Unfixt Musketts and Carbines...... 107
forty one Barrills with Shott some not full
One Third of a Barrill of flints
About three Chests of Matches

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

About five hundred w^t of Lead
forty one Sword and Carbine Belts
A parcel Sword Hilts and Scabbards in a Chest
One Box of Parchment for Drum heads
One whole and two Broken Trumpets

And your Committee are Informed by M^r Onorio Razolini the
Armour who was present with them on the said Enquiry that one
good Musket one hundred and five good Carbines one hundred ninety
and three Pistols and Seven unfixt Muskets and Carbines being Such
Arms and Accoutrements as are now wanting to Compleat the Sums
in the above mentioned room as they were reported last year have
been dispersed and sent to Several parts of the Province by order of
his Excellency the Governour.
Your Committee find in the powder House Sixty Six halfe Barrils
and Seven Quarter Barrells of powder.
And your Committee having viewed the Arms in the Council
Chamber which (being fixt there) they find in the same order and
Quantity as they were reported last Year, but that those in the Circle
want Cleaning.
Your Committee further report that the Accounts for arms and
amunition have not yet been laid before them all which we referr
to the Consideration of the House.
Signed p order the Committee. John Gibson Cl^k

Which was read and referred for Consideration the next Session.
Col Hammond from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker the
following Message ( See page 33. )
The House Adjourns untill two of the Clock in the afternoon

Post Merediem. The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The following Message. ( See page 34. )

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