The Secretary laid before the Board, a Plan of the Merrimack, with two papers annexed, sent from the Gen1 Assem. of the Mass Bay wch were sent to the House by the Sec.

The Selectmen of Hampton falls presented a bill abt Kensington bounds read & voted to be Enacted & sent down by the Sec.

Adjourned till tomorrow, 10 o'clock A. M.

Aug. 20, 1737-being Saturday.

Present in Council-as before

A message to the Board by Messrs Sanborn & Smith wth additional Bill abt Kensington (passed) and additional Act for New Market (passed).

Adourned til tomorrow 10 o'clock a. M.

[P. 149.] Aug. 23, 1737, met and adjourned Aug. 24, 1737, met and adjourned

Aug. 25, 1737, met

Vote of Coun for a plan sent down by ye Sec returned non concurr'd.

Adjourned til tomorrow 10 o'clock A. M.

[P. 150.] At a General Assembly held at Hampton by adjournment, Friday August 26th 1737.

Vote sent up abt Plan by Mr. Sanborn agreed to.

At a motion made by the Council unanimously for a recess for the General Assem. for 3 or 4 days his Excellency is pleased to adjourn the General Assembly to Wednesday next 10 o'clock A. M. ye Sec sent to the House to tell ym so.

Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1737.
Met and adjourned.

[P. 151.] Thursday, Sept. 1, 1737. Met and adjourned.

Fryday, Sept. 2, 1737.

This day the Council non-concurred the Representatives vote dated 18 Augst last for signing of 500£ now blank in the Treasury.

A message to the Board by Mr. Boyes with the Presbyterian Petition of Chester voted in the House of Representatives to be dismissed, ordered in Council to lye for further consideration.

The petition of George Walton, jun. to the Gov" & Council praying for confirmation of a tract of land, this day read & ordered to lye for consideration.

The petition Robt Row and John Swain praying to be polled off to Kensington read and ordered to lye for further consideration.

[P. 152.] This day his Excellency was pleased to give his consent to a Bill for ascertaining the Bounds of Kensington & a Bill to Enlarge the powers of the Parish of New Market.

A motion being made & seconded that his Exc' would be pleased give y Gen' Court a recess (the Court of Comiss being adjourned) & the whole Council joyning in ye request.

His Excellency was pleased to order that the General Assembly should be prorogued to Thursday the 13th Oct. next, 10 o'clock A. M. then to meet at the House of Moses Blake in Hampton Falls and the said Gen' Assembly was prorogued accordingly.

Prorogued to Thursday, Oct. 13, 1737.

Pro. N. Hamp❜.

At a Gen' Assembly held at Hampton Falls by Prorogation Thursday Oct 13, 1737.

Court of Assembly adj. til Saturday, 10 A. M.

A message to his Excellency by Messrs Parker & Smith to inform that a Quorum of the House was convened: To

whom his Ex. replyed that if there was any busyness lying before the House he would have them proceed upon it.

A message to the Board by Messrs Rindge & Sanburn wth a vote for a Comitte to examine the accounts of y Comitte employed abt ye line wch was returnd by the Secretary & proposed that the Comitte should be authorized to Examine all accounts of claims & that the House should send up to the Board the accounts of the Comitte employed about the lines.

Adjourned til tomorrow, 10 o'clock A. M.

[P. 153.] Oct. 14, 1737. [Met and adjourned.]

Oct. 15, 1737. [Met-]

Message to ye Board by one of the members with a vote for signing ye 500£ in ye Treasury.

Adjourned til Monday 10 o'clock A. M.

[P. 154.] Pro. N. Hamp'. At a General assembly held at Hampton Falls according to adjournment, Monday, Oct. 17, 1737.

A Message to the Board by Messrs Parker & Walton with a vote for striking off 1000£ in bills to carry on the affair of the lines, and another vote for Mr. Tomlinson to be agent, and desired to know whether the Council has passed upon the vote of the House for signing y° 500£ sent up Saturday & desired the accounts might be sent down.

A message to the Board by Mr. Clarkson with a vote for setling accts with the Massa Comitte, &c.

A vote of Council was made upon the account Curr* of the Comitte for settling the loan & ordered to be sent down with accts, & ye particular acts of ye sd.

The vote of the House for signing the blank 500£ was non-concurred & ordered to be sent down.

The vote of the House for striking a 1000£ bills was nonconcurred and ordered to be sent down.

The vote for an agent was non-concurred (& yo reason given) and ordered to be sent down.

A vote of the Council to put 1500£ into the Treasury and for paying ye Com's 30s pr day as N. Hamp' half of their recompense was made and ordered to be sent down for con

currence.

His Excellency asked the consent of the Board for Issuing his Warrts on the Treasury for paymt of his salary as ye same shall become due by law, to which they advise and

consent.

Adjourned til tomorrow 9 o'clock A. M.

[P. 155.] Pro. N. Hamp. At a Gen1 Assembly held at Hampton Falls by adjournment Thursday Oct. 18, 1737.

A message to the House by the Sec wth ye 5 votes last mentioned wch were ordered to be sent down yesterday. Adjourn'd til tomorrow 10 o'clock A. M.

Oct. 19, 1737. [Met according to adjournmt.] A message to the Board by Mr. Parker with a vote for settling accounts with Massa.

The Presbyterian Petition of Chester read & agreed & the opposite party heard & a vote made thereon & sent down by the Sec.

P. M. The petition of Hampton agst Rye read & both parties heard, and the petitions sent down by Capt. Huske. A message to the Board by one of the members wth the vote of Council for putting 1500£ into the Treasury nonconcurred.

[P. 156.] A message to the Board by one of the members

wth a vote for signing the 500£ in y Treasury & striking 500£ more.

Adjourned til tomorrow 10 o'clock a. M.

Thursday, Oct. 20, 1737.

Present in Council as before

A message to the Board by Mr. Boyes wth the Presbyterian petition and votes thereon as follows.

The Council read & non-concurred the vote of the House sent up yesterday for settling accts with Massa wch was sent down by Mr. Dennet.

By him also was sent down a vote of Council for putting 500£ into the Treasury to pay the Com

A message to the Board by one of the House for striking 1000£.

A Vote of the House of ye 28 currt? () for signing yo 500£ in ye Treas & striking 500 more read & non-concurred.

By the unanimous request of the Council his Ex was pleased to prorogue y Gen' Assem. to Wednesday the first of March next at 10 o'clock A. M. then to meet at ye Court House at Portsm°.

[P. 157.] Pro. N. H. At a Council held at Hampton Falls, Thursday Oct. 20, 1737.

Mathew Livermore, Esq. Presented a Petition subscribed by about 50 persons praying for a Grant of Land within ye Province wch was read & ordered that the Petitioners have leave to prepare & present a Charter to the Board, which was done & the same was passed & ordered to be sealed.

His Excellency was pleased to acquaint the Board that he had lately received several complaints of Clandestine marriages consumated by virtue of Licenses granted within this Province & therefore proposed that to prevent the like for the future, an order sh'd be sent to the Prest not to grant any more licenses without his Excellency's permission which was as follows: vide file.

(1) 18 Aug't. ED.