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      Lib. H. D. wch Comands that noe Ships should be Cleared after the 13th

             of this instant Septembr Setting forth their being Stopt by

             contrary Winds and Bad Weather. Order'd therupon as it is

             hereby Ordered that Whereas there is noe advice as yet come

             to this province of the ffieets being gone out of Virginia the

             S'd Vessells be cleared notwithstanding the aforemenconed

             Order.

      Whitehall Ordered that George Plater Esqr their Majtes Collector and

             Receiver Generall write to Capt Pagan Mercht in London to

             provide and Send in by the first conveyance in a Man of Warr

             (if one comes) these following Arm's to the Value of Two

             hundred and fifty pound's Sterr out of the Quarter part of

             their Majties Revenue now Remaining in his hands but tht he

             be Silent in the doeing thereof by Reason the Governmt have

             not had time to Send at prsent Sevell Journalls home wch are

             now preparing.

                      Arms as follows Vizt

             Dragoons Twenty Dragoons Bridles & Sadles. Ten hand

             Arm's and furniture and Mortars such as the two Companys at Tangier had

             &ca Sent sent them when my Lord Dartmouth was there To

             for in inquire of Sr Henry Goodrick or some other officers

             at the Tower of the price and where they are to be had wth one

             hundred hand Granadoes fit for those hand Mortars and

             fluzces wth proper Wadding and directions how to Use them.

               Half a dozen Instrumts to try powder with and the rest of

             the 250 lb to be laid out in Granadoes Arm's, Vizt slung fusees

             Sanguind or otherwise fited the best way to keep them from

             Rust & Byonets fit for the Bore of these fusees wth large Car-

             touch boxes to hold betwixt two or three dozn of carthrages

      Whitehall  and to Send good hatchets. The Cartouch box to goe upon

             one belt and the Hatchet & Bayonet in two hangers upon the

             Same belt and pouches to cary the Granadoes in.

             Ordr about It being debated at the Board whether his Excency

                    Sr Edmond Androse Comission here produced ought

             for England to have taken place there being found palpable con

             c tradictions between the S'd Comission and his

             Excency's proclamation and if in case it Appear the Sd Sr

             Edmond did take upon him this Governmt illegally whether

       Whitehall or noe Sevrll ill consequences may not follow thereon; to wch

             his Honor Coll: Greenbery made Answer that they doe not

             find any person Agrieved but what they did was in regard to

             their Majties Sd Coinission and they believed the S'd Edmond

             came wrh a legall Coinission but if it falls out that they shall

             be call'd in question for it by the King he will goe home and