Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676, 559

To a Serjeant 400^lb of Tobac. p month.
To a Corporall 400^lb of Tob. p month and
To every private Souldier 300^lb of Tob. p month and
To every Trooper 600^lb of Tobac. p month.
And these Rates and Allowances for such Officers and
Souldiers, shall be allowed and payd: and no more.
And for the encouragement of such souldiers as shall adven-
ture their Lives, in the service, and for the defence of this
Province: and for a Provision of some reasonable Pension, to
be (for the future) settled on such souldiers as shall happen to
be Maimed, and rendered unable to get a Livelyhood for

Liber
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themselves, or family: and for those that shall be slain in
the service of this Province. Be it Enacted, by the authority
afores^d, That every Person that shall adventure, as a Souldier,
in any warre, in the defence of the Province, and shall (therein)
happen to be maimed, or receive hurt, so as thereby he be
rendered uncapable of getting a Livelyhood, as afores^d, shall
according to his disability, Receive a yearly Pension; to be
Raised out off the Publick Leavy of this Province, for the time
of such his disability. And every person slain in the service
of this Province, and Leaveing, behinde him, wife and Chil-
dren ; such wife & children shall also be allowed a competent
Pension: the Wife, dureing her widdow-hood: and the Chil-
dren, till they be of years able to get their Liveing; or be put
out Apprentices: And that this Pension shall be (yearly) Rated
& allowed out off the publick Leavy, as afores^d ; by, & accord
ing to the discretion of his Lord^pp, the R^t hon^bl.^e, the Lord Prop^r.,
or his L^t gen^ll or chief Governo^r, and Councell for the time being
the Party Petitioning for such Pension and allowance, procure
ing a Certificate from the Com^rs of the County Court where, he
she, or they Live; that he, she, or they are objects of Charity
and deserve to have such Pension & Allowance. Provided
that this Act, nor any thing therein contained, shall not Re-
peale, or be construed to repeale the perpetuall Law of this
Province, Entituled, An Act for Encouragem^t of such as shal
adventure in the Countrey's service. Provided alsoe, That this
Act, nor any thing therein contained, shall be construed, or
meant to prevent the R^t ho^ble the Lord Prop^r, his heires anc
and Successo^rs from paying for Armes and Amunition, anc
other publick Charge of this Province, so farre forth as the
moyety of 2 shillings p hhd extends; according to An Act of
Assembly Entituled, An Act of Gratitude to his Excellenc)

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Charles Calvert Esq^r, Cap^t gen^ll of Maryland, made at an As-
sembly held at the City of S^t Marys the 13^th day of Aprill, A^o
1674. Provided alwayes, That all such Troopers shall Ride
their own horses: and that no person shall be a Trooper, with
out he be owner of a good, serviceable horse: and that such

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