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The Clerk was sent down to the house of representatives wth ye Councill's vote for a Committee to run ye Partition line between ye sd two Provinces.

Adjourned to to-morrow, 10 o'clock, A. M.

Pro. N. Hamp1.

At a Councill and Gen' Assembly held at Portsm° by adjornm, Jan3 6th, 1715-6.

Present,

The Hon'ble Geo. Vaughan, Esq., Lt. Gov',

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Sam' Penhallow, Esqs.

Mark Hunking,

John Wentworth, Esq.

Mr. John Dam brought up a vote to this board abt ye accrueing charge of this Prov, &c.

Mr. Rich Wibert brought up yo following vote of concur rence to this board:

In Councill,

Voted, That Sam' Penhallow and Mark Hunking, Esqs., Majr Joseph Smith and Mr. Peter Wear, be of a Committee to joyn wth such as are chosen by ye Goverm* of Mass to run ye Partition line between ye two Provinces, and that the s Comittee be allowed ten shillings pr Diem for y' service; And further, [P. 543.] that Mr. James Jaffrey be Imployed in ye business to accomp2 said Committee.

Pr. ord of y Lt. Gov & Councill.

Jan. 5th, 1715-6.

R. Waldron, Cleric. Con. Concurred with by the house of representatives.

6th Jan., 1715-6.

Sam' Thing, Clerk. The House of representatives returned two votes to this board (by Mr. Sam Tibbets) not concurred wth, (viz.) ye vote for allowing Jno. Partridge twenty pounds, & ye vote ab' ye profanation of the Sabbath.

Capt. Nath' Hill and Mr. Stephen Jones appeared at this board to prosecute their Petition abt ye Parish of Oyster river, &c.

Messrs. Meader and Ambler appeared also to prosecute y' Counter Petition.

Ordered, That both Parties of ye Parish of Oyst' river have from this to the tenth of March next ensuing further allowed them, to accommodate ye differences in s Parish, & at ye first sessions of ye Gen' Assembly after ye sa tenth of March, to make report of y' doings to this board, in ord' to a Confirmation thereof, or further ord' thereupon. Pr ord' of ye Lt. Gov' & Councill. Jan. 6th, 1715-6.

R. Waldron, Cleric. Coun. Theo. Atkinson, Esq., returned the vote of Councill to ye Councill board for addressing his Majtie yo King, not concurred with

Adjorned to ten o'clock to-morrow.

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At a Councill and Gen' Assembly held at
Portsm° by adjournm', Jan. 7th, 1715-6.
Present,

The Hon'ble Geo. Vaughan, Esq., Lt. Gov',

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Sam' Penhallow, Esqs.

Mark Hunking,

Theo. Atkinson, Esq., brought up a vote to this board relating to ye bounds of N. Castle.

Sam Penhallow & Mark Hunking, Esqs., were sent down to ye house of representatives wh a bill ab' a constables' watch, &c.

Andrew Wiggin p'sented a Petition to this board for making Swampscutt Patent a township, wch Petition was ordered to be withdrawn.

Rob Eliot and Mark Hunking, Esqs., together wth the Clerk, were sent down to the House of representatives to adjorn them to Wednesday, and accordingly they were

Adjourned to Wednesday, ye 11th of ys Inst. Jan., 1715-6.

[End of the MS. volume of Province Records in the Secretary's office` labeled, "Journal of the Council and Assembly, 1692-1716.".-ED.]

Journal of Council and Assembly, 1716-1728.

[Note by the Editor.]

The Records which follow in this volume, to 1722, are copied from a MS. volume in the Secretary's office, labeled, "JOURNAL OF THE COUNCIL & AS. SEMBLY, 1716–1728." The PAGE in the margin denotes the corresponding page in the MS. volume.

[P. 1.] Prov. N. Hamp'.

At a Councill & Gen' Assembly held at
Portsm° by adjournmt, Jan. 11th, 1715-6.
Present,

The Honble Geo. Vaughan, Esq., Lt. Gov',

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The Clerk was sent down to the house of Representatives to carry a bill for suppressing Disord in licensed houses. Adjourned to to-morrow, 10 o'clock A. M.

Pro: N. Hamp'.

At a Council & Gen' Assembly held at
Portsm° by adjornm', Jan. 12, 1715-6.
Present,

The Hon'ble Geo. Vaughan, Esq., Lt. Gov',

Robert Elliot,

Nath' Wear,

Rich Waldron,

Esqs.

John Plaisted,

Sam' Penhallow,}

Esqs.

The Clerk was sent down to the house of Representatives to motion to them there coming into an Address to the King.

Nath' Wear & Rich Waldron; Esqs., were sent down to the house of Representatives to inform them yt ye vote they sent up to this board abt N. Castle bounds was a matter out of their sphere.

Adjorned to ten o'clock to-morrow, A. M.

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[P. 2.] Pro: N. Hamp'.

At a Councill & Gen1 Assembly held at Portsm° by adjournm', Jan. 13th, 1715-6.

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Col. Walton brought up a vote to this board for ye house of Representatives joyning wth the Councill to address the King, as on file, dated Jan. 13th, 1715-6.

Mr. Peter Wear brought ye bill for a Constables' watch, to this board, from the house of Representatives.

The Clerk was sent down to the house of Representatives wth a vote for a Committee to draw up an Address to ye King, viz: Rich Waldron & Sam' Penhallow, Esqs., of the Council.

Mr. Geo. Jaffrey brought up the following vote of concurrence to this board:

In the House of Representatives,

Voted, That Theo. Atkinson, Esq., & Geo. Jaffrey, be ye Committee of this house to joyn y Committee of ye Councill to draw up an Address congratulatory to his Majtie upon his preservation from plots & conspiracies agst his sacred person & goverm' according to ye vote of this house.*

13th Jan., 1715–6.

Pr order, Theo. Atkinson, Cler.

In Council.

Ord, That ye Clerk write a letter to ye Govern' of Mass. in ye name of this Goverm', in answer to their letter abt y partition line of ye two Provinces.

R. Waldron, Cler. Con.

A letter was wrote accordingly, as on file, dated Jan. 16th, 1715-6.

Adjourned to Thursday, ye first of March, 1715-6.

This Address is not found on file.

[P. 3.] Pro. N. Hamp❜.

At an Especial Session of ye Councill & Gen'
Assembly at Portsm°, Feb. 6th, 1715-6.

Present,

The Honble Geo. Vaughan, Esq., Lt. Governor,

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Mr. Sheriff Phipps was sent down to the House of Representatives, to desire their p'sence at y° Councill board; they came accordingly, where Joseph Smith, Esq., informed the board of y indisposition of Rich Gerrish, Esq., their speaker, & prayed they might have liberty to adjourn to s Gerrishes house. His Hon' y L' Gov answered, he had somewt to offer to them as they were ye representatives of ye people of this Prov: but as yy [they] had no speaker p'sent, they were no house; whereupon they withdrew, & presently returning again p'sented Joseph Smith, Esq., their Speaker pro tempore, & then was read to them his Hon" yo Lt. Gov' speech, as followeth:

Gentm,-When you were here at yo' last sessions, we saw nothing that would demand yor attendance till March, the time appointed for yo' meeting; but sundry things intervening, it was y advice of his Majties Council to call you together this day. What I have to offer you, I hope will not admit of a long debate, & yo resolves may be speedy. I have sundry times recommended ye matter of ye prison's deficiency to yo' consideration; you are not insensible of two men's escaping thence; but upon application to his Hon' Col. Tailer, of ye neighboring Govermt, he issued out his Ords for apprehending them, so that one of them is returned to prison, & ye other secured in Salem goal in order to be sent hither. By restoring ye first, ye Prov: hath saved at least 300 lbs., wch the creditors were ab to sue for, & would have infallibly recovered; & by both, we laid under great obligations to that Govermt. I am to inform you 'twas ye advice of ye Councill, yt a guard of two men should be placed over the prison, till ye Court of goal delivery [P. 4.] comes in its turn, wch is next week, whereby an accrueing charge lies on y° Goverm1, & doubtless yo' care will prevent it for the future.

I would observe to you that where no discipline & rigor is to punish offenders, there can be no expectation of a civil decorum; and where no prison in a commonwealth, no restraint from illegal behaviour and trespasses, so that our goverm' is but a name, and not the thing.

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