342 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1682.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

Seventy pounds of Tobacco p. Diem for the Other Officer
and for the rest of the Guard Sixty pounds of Tobacco p
Diem, they and Every of them at their own Cost to Provide
for themselves Arms Ammunition & Provision for themselves
and Horses—
To Continue for three Years or to the next Session of
Assembly
Thomas Bland Cl.

Which being read and Debated in this house; the result of
this house thereupon was drawn up as fol: (Viz^t)

Upper house 30 October 1682
Upon Consideration had of the Report brought into this
house by Coll: William Burgess Conferree with M^r Burford a
Member of the Lower house Appointed to Consider of a Con-
venient Guard, for his Lordships Person and the Security of
the Magazine—

p. 442

This house do offer; That Twelve Men with a Captain and
one other Officer at the Election of his Lordship is a Con-
venient Guard for the Purpose aforesaid according to said
Report.
That the Captain of such Guard be Allowed 12000 ^lb of To-
bacco p Annum out of the Publick Levy the other Officer
10000^lb of Tobacco and every private Centinell 8000 ^lb of
Tobacco
Which although it may some what Exceed the Ordinary
Allowance made by Act of Assembly for Troopers yet Con-
sidering the Quality they Serve in; and that it will be Decent
and Absolutely Necessary that they should be more than Ordi-
narily well Accoutred this house think the same but a reason-
able Allowance and thereto Desire the Concurrence of the
Lower house.
Signed p. Order John LLewellin Cl of Assembly

Adjourn for an hour.
Upper house mett again according to Adjournment
Present as before—
And Adjourn till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock—

October the 31: 1682 Upper house mett

Present
The Honourable
Philip Calvert Esq^r Chan^r Coll: William Stevens
Coll Thomas Tailler Coll: William Digges

Coll Henry Coursey Coll: William Burges
Coll Henry Darnall J Major Nicholas Sewall