land appeared at The board and voluntaryly declared, (namely) Margaret Swain, [P. 242.] Bridget Miller & Sarah Clark, That They were freely willing and did Consent to the Cutting of the sd Intail.

Rich Waldron, Cler. Con.

In Coun.

Ordered, That the Acts and laws of This province wch are yet onely in Manuscript be forthwth putt in print and that Sam' Penhallow Esq Take the care Thereof.

Rich Waldron, Cler. Con.

A Message to The house by The Clerk, to Require Their attend at the board, The Speaker and house came accordingly and Then His Excellency was pleased to prorogue Them and accordingly They were Prorogued Till the first Tuesday In Augst next.

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At a Session of The Gen' Assem. Mett being Especially Summoned and held at Portsmouth the 28th day of June 1722.

A Message to the house by the Clerk requiring Their attend at the board, The Speaker and house came accordingly, and his Hon' The Lt Gov' Informed them, His Excellency Gov Shute had directed the Impressing Thirty men. To joyn The Eastern recruits as the Quota of This Province and That They were accordingly Impressed and that he expected provision for their [P. 243.] subsistance. Then The house prayed leave to withdraw to consider The premises and afterward sent up a vote that no Souldier be paid or subsisted for service at The Eastward &c. as in s vote on file, under consideration.

In Council

Ordered That Mr Treasurer Penhallow forthwith provide twelve barrels pork & twenty five hundred weight of bread To be ready for His Majesty's Service, in case of Emer

gency.

Rich Waldron Cler. Con.

A message To The board by Mr Dennet wth ye following

vote.

In The House of Represen.
June 28th 1722.

Voted, That His Excellency be desired that the men now Impressed may be imployed in scouting within this province and in cutting the Road from Winnipishoky pond to Dover as lately surveyed and that The Treasurer supply Them wth provision and ammunition, and that no Sons under age or servants be admitted to Take up any of Their Wages, without Their parents or Masters consent.

Eodm die.
Read and Concurred.

James Jeffry Cler. Assem.

In Council.

Rich Waldron Cler Con.

His Hon' The Lieut Govt acquainted The board That he was impowered by His Excellency Gov" Shute to Dissolve The Assembly (if he saw meet) and Therefore moved the Council for Their advice Thereupon who unanimously advised in the affirmative. Then His Hon' Sent for the House by The Clerk. The Speak' & house came accordingly and His Hon' was pleased to pronounce the present Gen Assembly

DISSOLVED.

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At a General Assembly begun and held at portsmouth July 24 1722.

Being the first Session.

Present In Council.

His Honour Jn° Wentworth Esq L' Gov

Sam' Penhallow

Mark Hunking
George Jaffry

Mr Sherriff Gambling made return of His precept (Issued out the twenty eighth of July last for calling a new Assembly To meet and Sett this day) wth the names of the several persons Elected and Deputed to represent the several Towns as follows.

A Message from the board by Sam' Penhallow Geo Jaffry Esq and The Clerk to administer The oathes appointed by law To The several Deputys above named, To qualify Them for busyness wch was done accordingly.

A Message to the house by The Clerk To require their attend at the board. They came accordingly and His Honour directed them (as they were the persons returned to

Serve in the Gen' Assem. and now qualified) To proceed To chuse A Speaker and Settle The house &c. Then they withdrew to their own Chamber.

A Message to the board by Jotham Odiorne and Andrew Wiggin Esq. to acquaint His Hon' That the House had Chosen Peter Wear Esq Their Speaker.

[P. 245.] A Message to the house by the Clerk to require Their attend at the board. They came accordingly To whom His Honour The Lieut Governour declared his acceptance of Their choice of a Speaker, and then prorogued The Gen' Assembly and accordingly they were Prorogued, Till The first Tuesday in Augst next.

Prorogued Till ye 15 Augst 1722.

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At a General Assembly held at portsmouth by prorogation Augst 15th 1722.

A Message to the house by the Clerk to require their attend at the board, The Speak' and house came accordingly and his Hon' was pleased to make the following Speech.

Gentlemen

I had no thoughts of Seeing you untill His Excellency our Governour came into this province which will be the latter end of September, but a warr being declared agst the Indian Rebels of the East and also receiving a letter from his Excellency That he intended to see The Gen1 Assembly of the Mass on the 8th Instant Augst in ord to push on a vigorous Warr agst our Eastern Enemys which letter I shall lay before you.

I hope it will be for His Majesty's Service and the good of This Goverment That we [P. 246.] are now mett to consult of and soon

make such resolves as may push on This warr (that we are so forced into) with a hearty willing mind.

Judge there is none among us that scruples the Justice of This warr on our part since the Indians have so often violated Their most Solemn Treatys and Ingagements to us.

I suppose It's generally Thought That The Scout now on the frontiers of this province under ye Command of Majr John Gillman is and has been of service, but in case our neighbours of the Mass make an offensive warr and keep out a sufficient number of men to march to the Enemys head Quarters and also to scour the Sea-Coast at The same time, Then and in such case I hope we shall cheerfully come in to send our Quota of men and joyn wth them to putt a Speedy end to this warr.

If such an army be kept moving in the Eastern parts, Then our Scout which I think it absolutely necessary there should be one may be reduced to a Much Small number, Than what we now have and as we shall not at present enter upon any other busyness but that of The warr, I hope you will Take it under your serious consideration and grant such Supplys as may carry on the warr chearfully, and also that the Honour of the Government may be supported, for the accomplishing of which you are always sure of my best Endeavours.

JN° WENTWORTH.

The Speak' prayed a Copy of the foregoing Speech who was answered by His Hon' that the Clerk should Serve him with a Copy Thereof, Then the House wth drew to Their own Chamber.

A Message to The house by The Clerk, wth a Copy of His Hon The Lt Gov's Speech, and a letter from His Excellency to The Lt Govt referred to in s Speech.

Adjorned Till 3 a clock P. M.

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Mett according to Adjournment.

Present In Council, As Before.

Adjorned Till Tomorrow 10 a clock A. M.