168 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-May 17, 1701.

Original
Journal.

Proposed whether it be not reasonable that an humble ad-
dress be made to his Ex^cy that some parte or porcon of the 3^d
p hh^d for armes be applyed towards the cleansing fixing and
p^rserving the publick armes now in the Countrey.
Resolved that an address for that purpose be drawne and
that M^r Kenelm Cheseldyne Maj^r W^m Dent and Coll^o W^m
Whittington Draw the address for that purpose.
Who returne and deliver the same to the Speaker and is
as followeth viz.

By the house of Burgesses May 12^th 1701.

May it please your Ex^cv
By this our humble address wee represent to yo^r Ex^cy That
we find by our Journalls and other proceedings that out of the
12^d p hh^d by the law of this province settled on his Maj^ty for
support of the Govern^t &c: his Maty: has been graciously
pleased to direct 3^d thereof towards supplying the province
with armes, amunition and other implements of warrw^ch by the
blessing of God and your Ex^cys good Conduct and Care has
supplyed us with a Sufficient quantity in number tho' many
defficient in quallity and we hope money in Banke upon the
same fund.
2. That these rumors of warr at it prompts all others soe
us to put our Selves in the best posture of defence wee are
able by cleaning and makeing fitt for Service those armes and
implements of warr that we have many of them in the severall
Countyes being unserviceable and out of kelter;
From these premises we pray yo^r Ex^cy to condesend and give
ord^rs that soe much money out of that fund as upon reasonable
computacon shalbe judged necessary may be applyed to fitt and
make Serviceable those armes and implements of ware in the
sev^l Counties as may compleat the same and that some fitting
psons in the severall Countys may be empowered to receive
the s^d money and see the worke pformed. And returne an
acc^t thereof to your Ex^cy &c: w^ch wee humbly hope and con-
ceive is consonant to his Mat^ys gratious intention and will be
favourably received and granted by yo^r Ex^cy
Which was here read and approved of.
Ordered that M^r Kenelm Cheseldyne Coll^o Jn^o Hinson Coll^o
Tho^s Ennalls Capt. Jn^o ffrancklyn M^r Phill: Loyd Coll^o Jn^o
Tompson, M^r Jn^o Hall, Coll^o W^m Holland. M^r Elisha Hall,
and Maj^r W^m Dent, M^r Tho^s Greenfield and Coll^o Henry Lowe
Carry the same to his Ex^cy in Councill.
They returne and say they Delivered the same
Putt to the question whether the consideration of the paym^t