Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692. 555

such . Offence if a freeman forfeit and pay the sume of one
hundred pounds of Tobacco and if a Servant letted or hindred
by his Master or Overseer, then such Master Mistress or over-
seer to forfeit and pay the like sum of an hundred pounds of
Tobacco for every such Servant so letted or hindred as afore-
said for the use of the Foot Company to purchase drum and
Coullors and other necessarys for the Company as the

Lib. L. L.
No. 1.

Comander thereof shall direct Provided that this clause be not
to countenance any Officers to Press Arms or Ammunition
for any further Expedition or Service then Training, but that
upon all such Occasions they be Supplyed out of the County
Magazeen or Store all w^ch forfeitures shall be adjudged of
heard and determined by such Collonel Major or Captain of
any Foot Company as aforesaid And an Account thereof kept
in writing by the Clerk of such Company, which said Collonel
Major or Cap^t of such company as aforesaid is hereby Author-
ized and impowered to award Execution against the Goods
and Chatties of such Person so refusing neglecting or failing
as aforesaid and that upon Occation of all such Executions
the respective Clerk and Sherriff of each respective county
within this Province shall Issue out and serve such fee without
any fee or Reward.
3^dly And for the selling of the Horse Forces that each Cap^t of
Horse in each respective company for making up of his Troop
Elect and inlist his number of Men out of the Inhabitants of
the said County, according to such Instructions as he shall
from time to time receive from the Governor of this Province
for the time being. Provided always that such Troopers shall
ride their own Horses, and that no person shall be a Trooper
without he be owner of a good Serviceable Horse which shall
pass Muster and that such Troopers in consideration of their
great Pay hereafter to be allowed be bound and obliged to

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find themselves with good able & sufficient furniture for their
Horses, and likewise to find themselves with swords, Carra-
bines, Pistolls Holsters and Amunition, and if any Trooper
shall neglect or refuse upon notice given to them in Manner
as aforesaid to the Foot to appear at Musters at the time and
Place appointed as aforesaid by each respective Captain of
Horse Accoutred & Equipped as aforesaid shall forfeit and
pay the sume of one hundred pounds of Tobacco to be Levyed
as aforesaid for the use of the Troop for Trumpett and Coul-
lours and other necessaries as the commander shall think fitt.

And that all such Troopers for and in consideration aforesaid

at all such times as they are out a ranging, shall find their own
Provisions, but when in Actuall Service then to be found Pro-
visions at the charge of this Province to be paid by the Publick,
And if it shall happen that any Troopers Horse be killed in

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