334 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 3, 1704.

P. R. O.

the good Discipline, amongst the said Soldiers as may best
answer those Ends
13 You are to demand an account of all persons concerned
of Arms, Ammunition and Stores sent to our Said Province
from the office of ordinance here, as likewise what other
Arms, Ammunition and Stores haue been bought with the
publick money for the Service of our said Province, and how
the same haue been Employed, and whether any of them, &
how many of them have been sold, spent, lost, decayed or
otherwise disposed off, and to whome, & to w^t uses and to
transmitt the s^d account as aforesaid
14. You shall take an Inventory of all armes, Ammunition
and Stores, remaineing in any of our Magazin's or Garrisons
in our said Province, and transmitt the same imediately to us
and to our Com^r for Trade and plantaons and the like Inven-
tary afterwards yearely
15 You are to take Especiall care that fitt Storehouses
be settled throughout that our Province for receiueing &
keeping of armes, Ammunition and other Publick Stores
16 You shall likewise take care that a generall Survey be
made of all our said Province, and of each County in it, and
that an Exact Mapp, or Mapps be drawne, and transmitted
as af^d
17 You shall cause a Survey to be made of all the con-
siderable landing places, & harbours in our said Province,
& w^ch the advice of our Councill, there Erect any of them,
and such fortifications, as shall be necessary for the security &
advantage of th^t our province, which shall be done, att the
publick Charge, in w^ch wee doubt not of theire cheerfull con-
currence

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18. You are to Endeavour with the Assistance of the Coun-
cill to provide for the Raising of Stocks & building publiq
Work houses in convenient places for Imploying of poor &
Indigent people.
[No. 19 not given here]
Truly Copyed from the Originall
Jo: Seymour.

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Colonell John Addison one of her Ma^tys hon^ble Councill
having wrote to his Ex^cy to acquaint him that he is very lame
& not able to attend the Councill & praying to be Excused
His Excuse is Admitted
Kenelm Cheseldyn Esq being also appointed of her Ma^tys
hon^ble Councill in this Province being violently afflicted with
the Goute pray'd his Ex^cys favourable Acceptance of his will-
ing Intentions had it not pleasd God that he is now so afflicted
that he is not able to attend the Board