56 Assembly Proceedings, October—November 1678.

Liber W. H.
& L.

office as aforesaid Provided That This Clause shall not Extend
to such persons as already haue or shall hereafter accept of
Comissions for millitary Service from his Lordship the Lord
Proprietary or his Leivtenant Generall for the tyme being soe
as to discharge such persons from their Respective Charges
mentioned in such their severall & Respective Comissions,
And Bee itt Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all negroes
and Slaues whatsoever shall be Exempted the duty of Trayning
or any other Millitary service—
5^thly That the pay for the officers and Soldiers of the foote
& Horse aforesaid be noe other than is hereafter mentioned and
for noe longer time then such officers and Soldiers shall be in
actuall Service (to witt) To every Major Generall being
Cheife Comander in the field Three thousand pounds of
Tobacco p moneth to Every Collonell of foote two thousand
pounds of Tobacco p moneth To a Major of foote twelue hun-
dred pounds of Tobacco p moneth To a Captaine of foote one
thousand pounds of Tobacco p moneth To a Leiv^t of foote
Seven hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth To an Ensigne
Six hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth To a Sergeant four
hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth To a Corporall four
hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth To a Drummer four
hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth and to every private
Soldier three hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth & That
every Collonell of horse haue Three and twenty hundred
pounds of Tobacco p moneth & that a Major of horse haue
fifteene hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth & a Captain of
horse be allowed thirteen hundred pounds of Tobacco p moneth
to a Lievtenant of horse one thousand pounds of Tobacco p
moneth To a Cornett Nyne hundred pounds of Tobacco p
moneth To a quartermaster & Corporall each seven hundred
pounds of Tobacco p moneth to a trumpetter seven hundred
pounds of Tobacco p moneth & to every private Trooper six
hundred pounds of-Tobacco p moneth & that all those Rates
and allowances for such officers & Soldiers aforesaid shall be

allowed & paid & no more And that the moneths before men-
tioned be accompted Computed and Reckoned according to
the Kalender & no otherwise—
6^thly And to the intent that whensoever itt shall appear to
the Lord Proprietary or his Leivtenant Generall or Cheife
Gouernour or his said Leivtenant Generall or Cheife Gouern-
our & Councell to be necessary to raise forces for the sup-
pressing of any Forraigne invasion or Domestick insurrection
or Rebellion or any warr with any Indians That the said
officers and Soldiers may be duely paid according to the pro-
porcons aforesaid & all other Necessary Charges & Expences
for the Charge and Manageing such Warr may be duely paid