Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678. 35

the 25^th more certeine, & certeinty
is the mayne
2 Wee desire to have Company) to be Explayned
& put in certeinty (vizt) to Armes or Amunition & not
left to be Employed in Drink scandalous but unsafe.
3 Jnstead of these words (enlist no Number of men out of
the foote of the sd County) it were better sayd (out of the
Inhabitants of the sd County, according to such instructions as
he shall from time to time receive from the Lord Propry &c
or his or their L^t Gen^rall for the time being &c)
Jtem let the use of the Troope be Explayned as in the foote
Company
Jtem instead of (actual hostillity) it ought to be sayd (in
actual service)
4 By this clawse all the Collonells & many Capitaines are
Exempted from trayning or service if they please most of
being Justices of the peace.
5 By this Clawse if a Coll be sent th 100 men & no
more, the Coll must serve without pay; Next their is set
for a Coll or Majo^r of horse as such and if a Majo^r or Cap^t be
sent ou lone by himself he may demaund his full pay.

6 wee desire to Know whether intend to oblidge
the publique faith to pay whatsoever shalbe nece nded
in defense of the Province in the Jntervall of Assemblyes
se if that be not Exp^rssed it is left to the pleasure of
Succ lyes to pay or not.
7 The time ought to be appointing presse masters
yearly & Every yeare (vizt) betweene tember & the
25^th of December
8 Quere if the Presse mas lame sick or gone out of
the Country who shall p^rsse necessary Pro & who shall
send warrants to the Presse Masters &c.
9 Quere whether the Plunder &c shalbe vided by the
Poll or according to the quality.

L. H. Journal
Original.

& soldiers
Act in this Paragraph mentioned to provide
already done & therefore
upon a suddaine assault of a
shall refuse to appeare at the comand
of powd^r & shot shoes stockings
of it.
tending to necessitate the calling

wellyn Clerke of the Assembly,
orrow morning nine a clock

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