his assent to any bill for the Emission of any more paper currency, except for the support of the government, as also requireing him to take especial care that the outstanding Bills be call'd in and sunk according to the Periods and Provisions of the respective acts by which they were Issued: However, his Excellency was pleased to acquaint the Board That if they tho't the scheme of the House would be for the Interest of the Province and saw meet to have a proper Bill drawn and vote a concurrence upon it he would readily sign it with a saving clause that it should not take effect 'til his Majesties Pleasure should be known, or send it home without his signing and use his best Interest for leave to sign it and accordingly a Bill was prepared and Pass'd both Houses, & his Excellency had a copy of it to send home in ord' to obtain his Majestys leave for signing the same. Adjourn'd til tomorrow, 10 o'clock, A. M.

Pro: of N. Hamp. At a general assembly held at Portsm° by adjournmt Dec' 3d 1730.

Present

His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq Gov.

His Hon. John Wentworth, Esq Lt. Gov'.

Shada Walton

Rich Wibird (
} Esqs

Joth. Odiorne
Henry Sherburne.

The Committe appointed yesterday to make the draft of an address to his Majesty this day [P. 55] reported the same which was accepted by both Houses & is as follows:

[See Journal of the House p. 584.]

[P. 57.] A message to the House by the Secretary to require their attendance at the Council Board. The Speaker and House came up accordingly and the several Bills, whose titles are as follows, being sign'd and seal'd in Presence of the general assembly (as also the foregoing Address) viz.

An act for adjourning the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace.

An Act in addition to an act made and Passed in January 1715, Entituled an Act for the inspecting and suppressing disorders in licensed houses.

An act appointing Commissioners to settle the boundaries between his Majestys Provinces of New Hampshire and the Mass Bay.

[P. 58.] An Act in addition to an Act, Entituled an Act for regulating Fees.

An Act for the Emitting seven hundred pounds paper Bills.

An act for removing three of the Courts of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Inferior Court of Common Pleas from Portsmouth to Exeter, Hampton and Dover.

His Excelleney was pleased to declare that as he should have no opportunity of seeing the Present Assembly again til the term of their continuance would expire by law, he thought proper now to disolve and accordingly they were in his Majesty's name.

DISSOLVED.

His Excellency was pleased this day to nominate and appoint (in Council) the civil officers for this his Majestys Province acquainting the Council at the same time, that altho' the nomination and appointments appertained to him yet he should readily give ear to any objections, that his Majestys Council should ever make to such nominations and give them their due consideration and full weight. Then his Excellency Proceeded to sign the Comissions for the Superiour Court, Inferior Court & ye Peace, likewise the Commissions for High Sheriff & Coroners.

His Excellency was pleased to Propose the Issuing a Precept for a new assembly, which the Council advised to when his Excellency should think proper.

[P. 59.] Pro: of New Hampshire.

At a general assembly held at Portsmouth Feb 3a 1730-1.

Mr. Sheriff Atkinson made return of the Kings Precept for electing an Assembly with ye names of the Persons Elected to serve &c which are as follows.

Capt. Jno. Rindge

Portsm° Jam Clarkson Esq. Theo. Atkinson) New Cas

Josh Peirce Esq.

Capt. Jos Winget

Richd Jennis tle & Rye.

Hampton Mr. Jn°. Sanburne. Eben Stevens, Kingston

Pursuant to his Excellency's direction Mr. President Walton caused the Proper Oaths to be administered to the persons above named, and then directed them to chuse a Speaker, which they did, and Presented And Wiggin Esq after which Mr. Presid' agreeable to his Excellency's order, Prorogued the Gen' Assem to the 29th April next & accordingly they were

PROROGUED.

[P. 61.] Province of New Hampshire,

Anno quarto Regni Regis Goergii 2di. At a Council and General Assembly held at Portsm° by adjt Thursday April 29th 1731.

A message to his Excellency by Mr. Atkinson to acquaint his Excellency that a Quorm of the Representatives was conven'd.

A message to the House from his Excellency pr ye Sec to require their attend" at the Council Board the speak' and House came up accordingly, To whom his Excellency made a Speech a copy of which the Speak' obtained of his Excellency and

Then he and the House returned to their own Chamber. The Speech is as follows:

[See Journal of the House, p.589.]

Adj. til tomorrow 9 o'clock A. M.

Met according to adjournm', April 30th 1731 being Fryday.

Dame Sarah Plaisted (1) preferr'd a Petition as adm on the Estate of the Revd Mr. Nath Rogers, Decd Praying for an [P. 62] allowance for the late Gov Dudleys former subsistance which was read and recommended & sent down by the Secretary and the same was returned to the board by Messrs Thing and Walton-voted to be dismiss'd.

A message to his Excell by Mr. Thing to acquaint him that a member of the House who had not taken the oaths was now giving his attendance and praying he might be sworn accordingly Geo. Jaffrey Henry Sherburne Esq. and the Secretary were sent down to adm' the s'd oaths to the said member viz. Capt Francis Mathes.

P. M. Capt. Rich Jennes Preferr'd a Petition in behalf of Francis Lock & others praying for guns &c which was Adjd til tomorrow 9 o'clock, A. M.

read.

() NOTE. In the proceeding pages of this volume (as also in vols. II and III) the name of Plaisted, particularly that of Col. John Plaisted, frequently occurs. Since those pages were struck off, the Editor has received from a correspondent the following notice of Col. Plaisted:

COL. JOHN PLAISTED was the son of Lt. Roger Plaisted, of Kittery, in the Province of Maine, who, with two of his sons, was killed by the Indians, Oct. 17, 1675. Jn. was born about 1660. His father was a Lieutenant under the authority of Mass., and had command of the Garrison at Salmon Falls at the time he was killed. He had been a Judge upon the Bench of Common Pleas for York County twelve years; a Representative from Kittery to the General Court, at Boston, five years, and "was highly respected for his uncommon valor, worth and piety."

Col. John P. went to Portsmouth about 1679. He married in 1685 Mary, daughter of Capt. John and Mary (Stanyan) Pickering. He was Judge of the Superior Court of N. H. twenty years, 1699 to 1719; Chief Just. in 1716. He was member of the Royal Council from 1702 to 1716. Was many years member of the N. H. Assembly, between 1692 and 1727, and Speaker of that body in 1696, 1717 and 1727.

Col. P. was an officer of distinction during the Indian Wars, from 1690 to 1712. He was the brother of Capts. Ichabod and James Plaisted, and father of Capt. Elisha Plaisted, of Berwick, Me. No other name at this period in the Province of Maine was more distinguished for military intrepidity than that of Plaisted. The children of Col. Plaisted were John, Joshua, Mary, Elisha, James and Mehitable. He died at the age of about 85 years.

[Letter from H. M. Plaisted, Esq., Bangor, Me.] ED.

[Province of New Hampsh.]

Anno Regni Regis Georgii 2d 4to.

At a General Assembly by adjournment Saturday May 24 1731.

Present in Council

Geo. Jaffrey, Henry Sherburne, Rich" Waldron, Esqs.
Adja til Monday next at noon.

Province of New Hampsh'. Met according to adjournm' Monday May 3, 1731.

[P. 63.] A message to the Board by Messrs Jennes & Mc. Murphy with a vote for a Comittee of audit. Pr Messrs Walton and Thing an allowance to B. Rust and a Committee to number the Bills to be burnt.

Peter Varney & others Quakers presented a Petition exempt ym from collecting Ministers rates wch which was read, voted upon and sent down pr the Secretary.

Capt Millet presented a Petition praying for a Gate to be allowed at Hilton's Point which was voted upon, read and sent down by the Secretary.

A message to the Board by Messrs Barth" Thing & Rindge with an answer to the Governor's Speech.

A message to the Board by Mr. Sanborn wth Capt. Millet's Petition & vote thereon concurr'd wth.

Adja til tomorrow 9 o'clock A. M.

Pro: N. Hamp. Met according to adjournm, Tuesday May 4th 1731.

Present in Council as before.

Sam Graves preferr'd a Petition to the Gen' Assem. wch was read at the Board & sent down recommended. Adja til tomorrow 9 o'clock A. M.