554 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

to the Informer or him or them that shall sue for the same as
afores^d This Act to Endure for three years or to the end of
the next Generall Assembly which shall first happen
June 4^th 1692 June the 2^d 1692
Assented to by the Counc^ll Board. The house of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r have Assented
John Llewellin Clk. Signed p Ord^r
Hen: Denton Clk.

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An Act for the Ordering & Regulating
the Militia of this Province for the better
defence & Security thereof.

Be it Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent
Majesties by and with the Advice & consent of this present
Generall Assembly and by the Authority of the same, That
from and after this Sessions of Assembly, The Militia of this
Province shall be Mustered Trained and Excercised according
to these Instructions and directions following.
Imp^rmis. That every Colonell Major or Cap^t of Foot
already comissionated or hereafter to be Comissionated by
his Excellency the Governor of this Province for the time
being, shall have power to inlist such and so many men In-
habiting within this Province not hereafter Excepted in their
severall and respective divisions between sixteen and sixty
years of Age as they shall think htt by as Equall proportions
of the said Inhabitants as possibly they can to be of the Militia
or Train'd Bands of this Province, which said Persons so
inlisted they shall Muster Exercise and Train in and at such
Places, and at such certain times as to them shall seem meet,
or the service safety and defence of this Province shall require
or as his Exc^llcy the Gov^r of this Province for the time being
shall see cause to Order.

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2^dly That every such Coll: Majo^r or Cap^t shall give notice
or summons upon every Training or Mustering to every per-
son so inlisted as aforesaid within his respective Division or
Limitts at the head of his Company, or at the House of the
Party by an Officer of his Company or a Warrant under his
hand to Appear at such times and place as he shall appoint
for such Training and Mustering, And that if any man after
such notice and Summons given as afores^d shall neglect or
refuse to Appear at the time and place appointed as aforesaid,
or that shall refuse when he hath so appeared to be inlisted
into the Militia and Trayned Bands aforesaid, or that being
so inlisted shall not from time to time as he shall be summoned
or warned as aforesaid appear and bring with him one good
Serviceable Gun fixed & six shoots of Powder, shall for every