Mr. Secretary was sent down to the House of Representatives to call them to this Board, who accordingly came, (1) and his Excellency's Speech was read in hæc verba sequen: Gentlemen, The Great Hurry of Affaires referring to the fforces in the late expedition and the Disposition of affaires of Her Majties forces depending thereupon will not admitt of my seeing of you at this time; and the Expiration of the Act for the Excise and Impost being within a few dayes, and the forces returning and justly expecting their payment has moved me to direct your session at this time. I suppose there cann be noe doubt of the continueing of the Act of Excise and Impost, which is always a Branch of the Revenue in all Her Majesties [P. 408.] Dominions & plantations, and we have much more need of it at this time of soe great expences than at any time heretofore. And if there be any other Act cann be brought in to save the Land tax I shall be always ready to doe my duty to Her Majesties Revenue and justice to the province for the payment of their Debts. I must desire you to enable the Treasury by Repeating and further Impressing soe many Bills, if you choose that way, as will pay the province Debts, which must be done by an Act Granting soe much as is soe Raised to Her Majestie for a fund for the same, least wee disparage our Bills soe as they loose their currency and the Goverment their Creditt. I pray you to pass thro' these articles in two or three dayes; and I have then directed a further prorogation to be then declared. J. DUDLEY. Colonel Shadrach Walton was sent for to know when he disbanded his soldiers which went upon the expedition to Canada. (1) [From Journal of the House.] October 8th. By an order from his Excellency the House met. Answered, he disbanded them on Saturday last, the sixth instant. Adja till to-morrow, 11 of the clock, ante merediem. [P. 409.] Province of New Hampshire. Peter Coffin, Att a Council and General Assembly held at Portsm° by adjournment on Tuesday, the 9th of October, 1711, ante merediem. Present, Mark Hunking, Esq. The following vote was sent from the House of Representatives and read at this Board, viz: Voted, That his Excellency the Governour be desired to Reduce the soldiers at the fort Wm and Mary to the usual number for the winter service. The following votes being sent upp from the House of Representatives, was read at this Board, viz: Voted, That two thousand pounds in Bills of Creditt be Impressed and signed by the Comittee, and Applyed for payment of such Debts as shall be allowed by the Committee for Auditing the province Debts, &c; and approved of by the General Assembly, and that a Committee be appointed for drawing an Act accordingly. Past by the house. Sam" Keais, Clerk. October 9th, 1711. Consented to by the Council. Cha. Story, Secretary. [P. 410.] John Plaisted, Esq., & Mr. Secretary Story, a Committee appointed to joyne with two of the House of Representatives to draw upp the Act for Impressing and Signing two thousand pounds Bills of Creditt, and the Act for Repeating 1000 to be collected and paid by December next. Past by the Council. Cha. Story, Secretary. Voted, Theodore Attkinson & George Jaffrey, a Committee from the House of Representatives. Sam" Keais, Clerk. Voted, That the Act for Excise within this province be continued for one year from the expiration of the former Act. Past by the House. October 9th, 1711. Sam" Keais, Clerk. Cha. Story, Secretary. Consented to by the Council. Adja till 10 o'clock, to-morrow morning. The following vote being sent upp from the House of Representatives, (1) was read at this Board: Voted, That Mr Speaker and Mr. George Jaffrey be a Committee to joyne with some of the Council to view what stores is Returned, &c., from the late expedition, & to dispose of such of them as they think best for the province advantage; And the rest to be Housed in the magazine. 10 October, 1711. Past by the House of Representatives. Sam" Keais, Clerk. Read at the Council Board, and voted that Richard Waldron & Mark Hunking, Esqrs., be a Committee to joyne with the Committee of the House of Representatives. Cha. Story, Secretary. (1) [From Journal of the House.] Memorandum. Capt. Gilman and Mr. Epha. Maston absented themselves with out leave. [P. 411.] The several Bills following having been three several times read, were past to be enacted and consented to by his Excellency the Govern', and by him signed accordingly, viz: An Act for Continuing the Dutys of Excise, &c. An Act for Repeating one thousand pounds, &c. I doe hereby prorouge the General Assembly of the province of New Hampshire, to Thursday, the fifteenth day of November next. Given under my hand, J. DUDLEY. And accordingly, the General Assembly of this province is prorogued to Thursday, the fifteenth day of November next. [P. 412.] Province of New Hampshire. Att a Council and General Assembly held at Portsm°, by his Excellencye's Especial Directions, on Tuesday, the 30th of October, 1711. The foll. Letter was read at this Board, in hæc verba: Gentlemen, Boston, 25th Octob❜, 1711. To the Gen" Assembly. Two dayes since L' General Nicholson arrived here, and the Assembly, sitting, have had conference with him, and he gives account that the several Goverments westward are petitioners by their Addresses, that Her Majestie will be pleased in Her Loyal Regard to Her provinces in North America, to Renew the expedition the next year. And the Assembly now sitting have agreed the same, and their Committees are now drawing their Address. I desire and Direct that there be an Extraordinary session of |