190 Assembly Proceedings, August—September 1681.

Liber W. H.

ants of the said County according to such Instruccons as hee
shall from time to time Receiue from the Lord Prop^ry his Heires
& Successo^rs or his or theire L^tt for the time being, Provided
alwayes that such Troopers shall Ride theire owne Horses, &
noe person shall bee a Trooper without hee bee owner of a
good Serviceable Horse which shall passe Muster, And that
such Troopers in Consideracon of theire greate pay heereafter
to bee allowed bee bound & obleiged to find themselues with
good able & sufficient ffurniture for theire Horses & Likewise
to find themselues with Swords Carbines Pistolls Holsters &
Amunicon, And if any Trooper shall neglect & Refuse vpon
notice giuen to them in manner as aforesaid to the foote to
appeare att Musters att the time & place aforesaid appointed
by each Respectiue County of Horse accoutred & equipped
as aforesaid shall forfeite & pay the Sume of one hundred
pounds of Tobacco to the Lord Prop^ry to bee Leavied in manner
as aforesaid, for the vse of the Troope for Trumpett & Col-
lours & other neccessarys as the Cofnander shall thinke fitt,
And that such Troopers for & in Consideracon aforesaid att

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such times as they are out a Ranging shall find theire owne
Provisions, Butt when in actuall Service then to bee found Pro-
vision att the Charge of this Province to bee paid by the Pub-
licke, & if itt shall happen that any Troopers Horse bee
killed in the Service then the said Trooper to bee paid for the
said Horse by the publicke & not otherwise.
That all preists deligates Majestrates & Constables shall in
theire proper persons bee exempted from being Compelled to
Muster & Traineing either in Horse or foote dureing such
terme as they officiate or beare such office as aforesaid, Pro-
vided that this Clause shall not extend to such persons as all
ready haue or shall hereafter accept of Comissions for Millitary
Service from his Lopp the Lord Prop^ry or his L^tt Gen^ll for the
time being, soe as to discharge such persons from theire
Respectiue Charges menconed in such theire Seuerall &
Respectiue Comissions, Neither shall this Clause nor any parte
thereof bee Construed or taken to exempt any delegate
Majestrate or Constable as aforesaid from sending into the
feilds to Musters & Traineing either Horse or ffoote when &
as often as due notice or sumons shall to them bee giuen as
aforesaid some other person or persons in his or theire stead
& place, soe provided or equipped as aforesaid vpon forfeiture
as aforesaid, And bee itt enacted by the authority aforesaid,
that all negroes & Slaues whatsoeuer shall bee exempted the
duty of Traineing or any other Military service.—
That the pay for the officers & Souldiers of the foote &
Horse aforesaid bee noe other then is hereafter menconed,
& for noe Longer time then such officers & Souldiers shall