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

Lib. L. L.

An Act to Intitle William Coursey and Elizabeth his wife or
the Survivor of them to sell such Land left by Coll Vincent
Lowe to be sold for payment of his Debts
An Act Vesting Two Tracts of Land in John Gadsby Sold
him by George Norman.

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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 Kings most Excellent Maty by and
with the Advice and Consent of this p^rsent Generall Assembly
and the Authority of the Same That from and after the End of
this Sessions of Assembly the Militia of this Province shall be
Mustered Trained and Exercised according to these Instructions
& directions following. That every Colonel, Major or Captain
of foot allready Comissionated or hereafter to be Comissionated
by his Excellency the Governor of this Province for the time
being shall have Power to Enlist Such and Soe many Inhabit-
ing within this Province not hereafter Excepted in their Sev-
erall and respective Divisions between Sixteen & Sixty Years
of Age as they shall think fitt by as Equal Proportions of the
said Inhabitants as Possibly they Can to be of the Militia or
Train Bands of this Province w^ch Said Persons So Enlisted they
shall Muster Exercise and Traine in and att Such Places and
at Such Certein times as to them shall Seem meet or the Ser-
vice Safety or defence of this Province shall require or as his
Excellency the Governor of this Province for the time being
shall so Cause to Order. That every such Colonel Major or
Captaine shall give Notice or Sumons upon every Training or
Mustering to Every person So Enlisted as afores^d within this

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Province Division or Limitts att the head of his Company or
att the house of the Party by an Officer of his Company or
Warrant under his hand to Appear att Such time and place as
he shall Appoint for Such Training or Mustering, and that if
any man after Such Notice Given and Sumons as aforesaid
shall neglect to appear att the Place and time appointed as
aforesaid or that shall refuse when he hath so appeared to be
Enlisted into the Militia and Train bands aforesaid or that
being so Enlisted Shall not from time to time as he shall be
Sumoned or warned as aforesaid to Appear & bring with him
one Good Serviceable Gunn fixed with Six Shotts of Powder
shall for every Such Offence if a freeman forfeitt and pay the
Sume of one hundred pounds of Tobbacco and if a Servant
Letted or hindered by his Master Mistress or Overseer
then such Master Mistress or Overseer to forfeitt and
pay the like Sume of one hundred pounds of Tobbacco