Assembly Proceedings, January — March 1647/8. 217

Munday 24^th Jan

The ffreemen assembled except Tho: Allen, Rich. Banks,
M^r ffenwick, M^r Brooks, M^r Thorneborough Walter Pakes,
who were amerced by the howse according to the order. But
after reuoaked, by reason of the weather

Published eod. Jered by the howse tfr noe
one except the forenamed 16 members or their Delegates
assembled w^th the Gou^r & the Clerk shall have uote or seate
in the howse afore the grail day of sessions.

M^r Rob^t Clark Proxie for W^m Lewis.
Jn^o Hatch proxie for Tho: Hebden, Tho: Jackson & Tho:
Alien & all his Uoyces.

was read an Order of this pnt Assembly for the leuying of
Corne towards the defraying of the Soldiers wages. And
Assented unto by the whole howse, except Rich: Banks Jn^o
Hatch, W Waterlin,

published eod. Whereas diners of the Soldiers now being in the
Country are Alltogether destitute, of Corne for their pnt subsist-
ance w^ch (by conditions w^th the late deceased Gou^r contracted
should have bene defrayed before this time. But by reason of
the scarcity thereof this yeare in the Country & noe Corne re-
mayning on his L^p.^s estates more, then what is allready Distributed
unto the s^d Soldier, His Ld^s Attorney (to whom it belongeth)
is unable for the pftt to discharge untill Corne be brought into
the pro: by way of Trade or otherwise. And whereas in the
meane time unlesse some speedy course be considered uppon &;
taken by the Country in discharging the s^d Corne it is much to
be feared th^l diuers disturbances may happen in the pro: euen
to the utter subuersion & ruine of the same. To preuent all
w^ch mischeifes (it being apprehended that there is some con-
siderable quan^ty of Corne in the Country by diuers concealed
for their priuate interests w^ch if it were purchased of the
owners, & distributed in part among the s^d Soldeers would be
a great satisfaction to them & consequently a stop to all feares
of ensuing mischeifes) Be it therfore Ordered by the author-
ity of this pfit Assembly that the Gou^r shall haue power by

Liber A

one or more sworne Officers thereunto by him appoynted to
veiw and measure euery mans Corne in the pro: And where
there shall bee more fownd then sufficient to suffice th^t hows-
hold (th^l is to say aboue 2 barrels: for euery head except suck-
ing children) to presse the same, & deliu^r it to his L^ps Attorney,
for the soldiers use, allowing the owners thereof 150^lTob: p^r
bar: at the next Crop: or to haue soe much againe restored
this yeare If Corne shall be brought into the pro: by Trade

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