510 Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699.

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Eighteen pence p Day to be paid by the Treasurer of the
Westerne Shore And be it further Enacted by the Authority
Aforesaid by and with the Advice and Consent aforesaid That
Thomas Tench Esq^r provide for the said Rangers the Quantity
of Six hundred weight of Pork and one Thousand weight of
Biskett to be deducted out of the Said Rangers pay and to be
paid to the said Tench by the aforesaid Treasurer. And be
it also Enacted by the Authority af^d by and with the Advice

and Consent aforesaid That the s^d Rangers and foot Soldiers

be leavie free dureing the time of their Such Actuall Service
and such Amunition dureing such their Actuall Service as
their Affaires shall require shall be Allowed them att the
Public Charge of this Province and that they the said Troopers
dayly Range and in Case any of them be found to Stragle
about the Plantations and not performing their Duty they shall
loose their days Pay and be further Punished at the discretion
of the Chief Comander and that the foot Soldiers be quartered
in the frontier Plantations att the discretion of Col John Addi-
son & the Comanders &c And be it further Enacted by the
Authority aforesaid That James Frisby Esq^r and Col John

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Addison Thompson and M^r John Hall one of the Delegates of
Baltemore County with what other Persons he shall think fitt
be dispatcht with all Convenient Speed to the Susquehannah
Indians to ratify and Confirme the league formerly made with
them and to enter into Such further Articles as by his Excel-
lency the Governo^r and Councill and Comitee hereafter
appointed shall Propose to them and that a present be given
to the said Indians And be it further Enacted by the Authority
aforesaid by & with the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That
Cap^t Richard Hill M^r Samuel Young, M^r George Ashman,
M^r William Hutchison, M^r Thomas Greenfield M^r Walter
Smith M^r Elisha Hall, M^r Philip Hoskins and M^r Benjamin
Hall or the Major part of them be appointed a Comittee to
Joyne with his Excellency the Governor & his Ma^tys hon^ble
Councill in Adviseing and Conserting Such Measures as will
Suppress any Violence which may be offered to this Province
by the Indians after the breaking up of this present Sessions
of Assembly untill Such time as the Said Generall Assembly
can Possibly be Convened and what shall be Consulted agreed
on and done by the Governo^r and Councill with the Advice of
the Said Comitee is hereby Allowed of and Confirmed by this
Generall Assembly this Act to Endure till the next Sessions
of Assembly and no Longer.