540 Assembly Proceedings, September 1664.

P. R. O.
Colonial En-
try Book
No. 53

them as afores^d and not otherwise And bee itt further enacted
by the authority afores^d that the s^d sume of six thousand thous-
and pound of Tobacco p month shall not bee leauyed or raysed
before these vollunteers afre mentioned bee upon that seruice
in complyance w^th the s^d artickles.
And bee it farther enacted by the authority afores^d that the
Lieuten^t Gen^ll of this Prouince be impowered by virtue of this
act to purchase soe many good fixed musketts and amonition
swords and belts for the use of the publick soe soone as hee
can procure them for w^ch hee shall be allowed this present
yeare out of the Gen^ll Leauy by publick assesment four thous-
and pounds of Tobacco and Caske and bee it farther alsoe
enacted by the authority aforesaid that in the Interim that is to
say untill the swords and musketts bee purchased and bought
if necessity require the Lieut^t Gen^ll haue power to Press soe
many musketts and swords as shall bee needful in any parte of
the prouince for the intents use and purpose in this act afore
mentioned. And that those musketts swords and belts first
mentioned, when purchased bee kept as part of the Magazine
of this prouince.
Prouided that noe Serv^t w^thin this province by color or p^rtence
of this act be permitted to enlist himself as a vollunteer in any
martiall seruice This Act to endure fpr three years or to the
end of the next Gen^ll Assembly.

An Act for the Burgesses Expences
and other publick debts.

Bee itt Enacted by the Lord Prop^r by and w^th the consent of
the uper and Lower house of this p^rsent Gen^ll Assembly that
euery County shall satisfye unto their Respective Burgesses all
their necessary expences for meat drink and lodginge for them-
selues and charges of boate and hands this p^rsent crop as alsoe
ten thousand pounds of Tobacco to the Lieut^t generall con-
serninge the Magazine and four Thousand pounds of Tobacco
more for purchasinge guns and swords to be added to the
Lieut^t gen^ll'^s acc^t To M^r Godfrey hanner one thousand pounds
of Tobacco to m^r henry stockett twelf hundred and thirty pounds
of Tobacco To M^r Oliver Sprye three hundred and fifty pounds
of Tobacco To Major Sam^l Gouldsmith one hundred and eighty
pounds of Tobacco To W^m Smith of S^t Mary's ten thousand
pounds of Tobacco To Thomas Hughes and Adam Lead two
hundred pounds of Tobacco to the Chancelor two hundred
and fifty pounds of Tobacco to Cap^t W^m Burgess one thousand
and fifty pounds of Tobacco To Cott: Nathaniel uty seauen
hundred pounds of Tobacco To the Secretary five hundred
pounds of Tobacco To M^r W^m Bretton for officiatinge as clke