20 Assembly Proceedings, April- — May 1666.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

shall nominate & appoint for a publick Magazine for each
County
Ordered that this Proposition be drawn out & presented to
the upper House at their next Convention & that they be de-
sired to consider thereof as also how the same may be procured
either to be sent for this next ensuing Shipping from England
hither or otherwise & that they would please to signify to this
House their Consideration & Advice thereon
By order of the house
W^m Bretton Clk.

The Upper House do think that the 1400^lb powder 4200 of
lead 140 Snaphance Musketts the 50 Carabines with two dozen
of Bullet Moulds the Cutlashes & Belts to be very necessary
to be provided as a Magazine to be distributed as in the Pro-
posal from the Lower house is propounded & do judge it fit
now to send for the s^d proportion of Arms & Ammunition by
M^r Charles Brooke to be paid by the publick the next Cropp
according to the price Current, & that the s^d Charles Brooke
have a Letter of Creditt from the Governour & Speaker to the
Merchants of London & Bristol to procure the s^d quantity of
Arms & Ammunition, & in regard the Ships are now upon de-
parture immediately the Lower house are desired this day to
prepare the Letter of Creditt for M^r Charles Brooke least he
loose his passage
John Gittings

p. 91

Then came in a Message from the Lower House informing
this House that the Committee appointed by the Lower House
was ready whereupon ordered that the Chancellour M^r Lloyd
& M^r Coursey go immediately about drawing up the Articles
with the Indians. Then came a Member from the Lower
House with their answer to the order of the Propositions of
this House concerning the Magazine & is as followeth viz.
The Lower House do judge it more proper that the Lieu-
tenant General & Council draw the Letters of Credence for
M^r Charles Brooke for the procuring the Arms & Ammunition
proposed according to the answer of the Upper House & that
then the Governour & Speaker sign them in the behalf of
the whole Province
W^m Bretton Clk.

The House Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock.

Wednesday 18^th April 1666
At Nine of the Clock the House met again

Present all as Yesterday except the Governour being hin-
dered by Sickness & M^r Brooke by Licence