216 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.                                will attend the said men computed p   lb   d

                Annum At                      £1386 03 04

             Item for Presents to the Indians & the Necessary

                charges p annum               £1000 00 oo

             The Whole charge of sd Men & presents will)

                amount by the sd Computacon p an- £14200 00 00

                num at

             And if it so happens that pursuant to their Mats

                Gratious directions the supply of 400 Sol

                diers with their proper Officers doe arrive

                the aboue sd Charge Will only abate as by

              their Mats Establishmt appeares the sume of £6801 03 04

                                           Rect £7398 16 08

             ffor that by said Establishmt is only allowed to the Private

             Soldiers 8d p diem New York Money out of which 2d sterl is

             stopt for their Cloath's the rest will but pay for their Sub

             sistance so nothing is left them for shoos stockins shirts and

             other necessaries which may occasion their desercOn unless

             their pay be augmented as aboue Whereby they may be able

             to Subsist.

              So that the said Charge if the 400 men do arrive Will

             remaine as aboue p Annum £7398.. 16..8..

              And wee have also Considered pursuant to said Order

             What the Severall Governmts hereafter Named ought to con

             tribute in Obedience to their Mats Gratious Letter to Aid and

             Assist this Province in the Defence of the ifrontiers at Albany

             and doe Compute their Respective Proportions as ffolloweth

                                If no supply arrives     If the Supply do arrive

          p.     142 Massathusetts Governrnt £2600..00..00.. or £1354..00..00..

             Road Island£ 600..00..00.. or£ 312..10..00..

             Connecticut£1200..00..00.. or £ 625..00..00..

             Jerseys£ 800..00..00.. or £ 417..00..00..

             Pensilvania£1200..00..00.. or £ 625..00..00..

             Maryland£1700. .00. .00.. or £ 885..10..00..

             Virginia£2600..00..00.. or £1354..10..00

             New York being more

             immediatelyconcerned    £3500..00..00.. Or £1824..16..08..

               14200. .00. .00 or £7398..16..08..

               But if it should so happen that the Supply of 400 men do

             not arrive It would not be possible to raise the said Men wthin

             this Province of New York Wherefore the Neighbouring

      Whitehall  Governmts ought to raise their Proportions which Wee do

             compute as followeth