Coun: to the house of representatives (1) requiring their attendance at the board; the Speaker and house attended accordingly, and his Excellency was pleased to make the following speech: Gent.-Having nothing to acquaint you with from the Court of Great Brittain, I shall onely reccommend to you the dispatch of the matters that shall come before you, that shall [P. 166] be thought necessary to be done for the service of the Province at this sessions. The Petition of William Stiles and company, praying an Act may be past to enable them to bring forward an appeal agst Col. Waldron, wch was preferred in May last, and ye consideration thereof suspended, was again read at ye board, and sent to the house by the clerk of ye Council. Adjorned till tomorrow, 9 o'clock, a. M. Pro: N. Hamp❜. At a General Assembly held at Portsm His Excellency Samuel Shute, Esq., Gov", Geo. Jaffrey, Richa Wibird, Shad. Walton, Esqs. Adjorned till 3 o'clock, P. M. Pro: N. Hamp". Mett again according to adjornment. Present as Before. Also his Hon' Lieut. Gov Wentworth, Sam' Penhallow, Mark Hunking & Thos Packer, Esqs. The petition of John Calf & Comp p'ferred to this board praying for a township above Exeter was read. Adjorned till tomorrow, 10 o'clock, a. M. (1) [From the Journal of the House.] 23d of Augt., 1720. This house met according to adjornmt & Prorogation. [P. 167.] Pro: N. Hamp". At a General Assembly held at Portsmouth by adjornm Aug. 25th, 1720. A message from his Excellency by Col. Hunking to the house to inquire whether they had acted any thing upon the petition of William Stiles & Comp", which was sent down yesterday; who returned that as yet they had not. A message to the board by Capt. Wiggin wth a vote of the house for suspending the payment of £500 due to the Treasury this year; wch vote was sent back non-concurred. Adjorned till tomorrow, 9 o'clock, A. M. Pro: N. Hamp'. At a Gen' Assem3 held at Portsm° by adjornment, Aug. 26, 1720. Present in Councill, His Excellency Samuel Shute, Esq., Gov', His Hon' John Wentworth, Esq., Lt. Gov', Sam' Penhallow, Mark Hunking, Esqs. Geo. Jaffry, Shad. Walton, Rich Wibird, Esqs. The petition of George Brownel, setting forth That he was very much damnifyed by an Extra judicial Judgment of the Court of assize in discharging his servant Richard Whitehorn, &c., and praying relief in the premises, was read at the board. [P. 168.] A message to the House by Rich Wibird, Esq., to acquaint them his Excellency had received an Express from Boston, and was obliged to return thither speedily for his Majtis service, & to propose their dispatch of affairs. A message to the board by Mr. Dennet and Capt. Greenough, with the petition of Wm. Stiles and Comp", and vote thereon. The petition on file, & vote as follows: Voted, That the petitioners may be granted a hearing before the Governor & Coun: provided that they pay all former charges, and that a committee from both houses be chosen to form an act accordingly. Aug 26, 1720. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. In Coun: Eodem die. Voted a concurrence. Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. A message to the board by Mr. Speaker and Lt. Col. Wear, praying that ye consideration of the petition of Mr. John Calf and Company be suspended for the present. In Coun: Ordered, That the consideration of the petition of Mr. John Calf and company, praying for a township north-westward of Exeter, be suspended till the land already disposed of in that part of the province be laid out and bounded, to p'vent the interfering of bounds. Adjourned till 3 o'clock P. M. Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. Pro. N. Hamp'. Mett again according to adjornm. Present in Coun: as Before. [P. 169.] A message to the board by Capt. Odiorne and Capt. Greenough, with the following vote: Voted, That the one-half of the fifteen hundred pounds to be raised this present year, by virtue of an Act in one thousand seven hundred and sixteen, be paid in December, and the other half suspended till April next ensuing; and that the treasurer issue out his warrants accordingly. Aug. 26, 1720. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. In Coun: Eodem die. Voted a concurrence. Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. The petition of Messrs Henry Sherburn, Clement Hughes and Compa preferred May 24th, 1720, praying for a township, &c., is granted, and Col. Hunking, Capt. Wibird, Capt. Henry Sherburn and Capt. Tilton appointed a Committee to lay out the land. Richard Waldron, Cler. Con. A message to the board by Mr. Dennet with the following vote: Voted, That Col. Wear and Capt. Greenough be a committee from this house to joyn with such of the upper house, to form a bill to enable William Stiles and Comp of Cochecho Point to bring forward their action of Appeal before the Gov' and Council. Augst 26, 1720. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. In Council. Eodem die, Concurred; and Geo. Jaffrey and Rich Wibird, Esqs., appointed for the service above. Adjorned till tomorrow, 9 o'clock, A. M. A message to this board by Capt. Odiorne and four other members of the house, wth the following vote: Voted, That his Excellency be presented with one hundred pounds to be paid out of the treasury when brought in. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. In Coun: Aug. 27, 1720, Concurred. Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. A message to the House by the clerk of the Council, informing them that his Excellency had laid before the board a petition signed by Capt. Pickering and several others, containing reflec tions on the Government, with a vote of the Council in relation thereto: which petition was sent to the house by Geo. Jaffrey, Esq. A message to the house from his Excellency, pr. Col. Walton, to inquire whether they had concurred wth ye Council vote relating to Pickering's petition, and to direct them to return the said vote. A message to the board by Capt. Odiorne and Capt. Gillman with the following vote: In Coun: Voted, That the petition of Pickerin, Walker, &c., directed to his Excellency, dated ye 27th [P. 171.] instant, is highly scandalous, reflecting on the General Assembly of this province, and that the subscribers thereto be summoned to answer for the same, and punished accordingly. Augst 27th, 1720. Read & Concurred wthall. Rich Waldron, Cler. Coun. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. In Coun: Ordered, That the Clerk issue out summonses to Capt. Pickerin and the several other subscribers to a petition this day laid before the board by his Excel the Gov' to appear at the board at 4 o'clock P. M., to answer for signing to such scandalous reflections on the General Assembly, as are contained therein. Adjorned to 4 o'clock, P. M. Pro: N. Hampa. Mett again according to adjornment. Present in Coun: As Before. John Jackson, Solomon Cotton, Stephen Greenleaf, Sam1 Banfield, Abraham Jones, Wm. Hunking, Richa Shortridge, Peter Ball, John Pickerin & Jno. Abbot, appearing at y board according to summon, and being examined severally about signing a petition this day presented to the Governour, each owned the fact, whereupon it was In Coun: Ordered, That John Abbot, John Jackson, John Pickerin, Solomon Cotton, Stephen Greenleaf, Samuel Banfield, Abraham Jones, Wm. Hunking, Richa Shortridge and Peter Ball, enter into recognizance to his Majesty, in the sum of £100 each, with two sureties, to be of good behaviour till the sessions of General Assembly in May next, and then to answer for signing a scandalous paper containing [P. 172.] open and vile reflections upon the Legislature of this province, and this day presented his Excellency, as on file, paying fees, and that they stand committed till sentence be complyed with. Richa Waldron, Cler. Con. The above p'sons recognized according to ordr, each for himself severally, as principal, and for one another jointly as sureties. Recognise discharged. R. Waldron, Cler. Con. } Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. Adjorned to the 27th day of September, 1721. Pro: N. Hamp❜. At a Coun: held at Portsm Present in Coun: Geo. Jaffrey, Sam1 Penhallow, Esqs. His Hon' John Wentworth, Esq., Lt. Gov', Geo. Walker, Epha Jackson and Charles Banfield appearing at ye Council board according to summon, and being examined about signing a petition presented the Gov on Saturday last, owned the fact; whereupon it was In Coun: Ordered, That George Walker, Eph Jackson, and Cha: Banfield recognize to his Majesty in the sum of £100 each, with sureties, to be of good behaviour, till the sessions of General Assem |