be Celebrated as a day of publick Thanksgiveing throughout this province; Strictly forbidding all Servile Labour thereon, and Exhorting all Ministers and people in their Respective Assemblies on the Said Day, To offer upp Humble and Sincere thanks to Almighty God for His many Favours as aforesaid, and other Blessings bestowed upon a Sinfull people.

Given at the Council Chamber at Portsmouth the fif teenth day of November, 1711; In the tenth year of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne, by the Grace of God of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith, &c.

Mark Hunking, Esq. one of the members of Her Majesties Council in this province, his name was this day at this Board Incerted in the Commission of the peace, who took the oathe of a Justice of the peace, as also the oathe appointed by Law, &c.

Ordered, that the Secretary Issue forth proclamation to the Several Towns of this province, that a day be Sett apart throught the Said province for a General Fast, and that proclamation goe forth in the method following: By His Excellency Joseph Dudley, Esq. Capt. General and Governour in Chiefe in and Over Her Majesties provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, in New. England.

A Proclamation for a General Fast.

Upon Consideration of the Various Rebukes of Heaven wherewith it has pleased the Holy God to manifest his Just Anger against us; Particularly in ffrustrating the Chargeable and Hopefull Expedition in the Summer past, and Since in the Awfull Desolations made in the Town of Boston by Consuming Fire; And the Great Mortalitye in the Neighbouring Governments; Considering alsoe the Vast Importance of the Councils and Resolutions that may be now takeing in Europe for the further prosecution of the long Calamitous warr, or of Overtures for peace; And the Influences they may have upon Her Majesties provinces; All which demand our Deep Humiliation, with ffervent Supplications to Almighty God, who Orders all things in Infinite Wisdom and Council:

I have therefore thought fitt by and with the Advice of Her Majesties Council, to [P. 289.] Appointe and Order a General Fast to be Observed throughout the province, upon Thursday, the thirteenth day of March next, for the Afflicting our Souls before God in humble penitential Confession of Sinn, Joyned with Ardent ffervent prayer; Humbly Imploring the Divine Mercy for Spiritual as well as Temporal Blessings, Particularly for the preservation

of her Majesties Sacred person, For Direction to Her Councils, and prosperity to Her Just Arms, And Her Favorable regards towards Her Good Subjects of this province and the Government thereof; For protection and Defence from our Enemies, Continuance of our Own, & Restoreing Health of our Neighbours, And for Restoreing our Wastes made by ffire; For a Suitable Seede time in the Advanceing Spring, And a Blessing on the Fruits of the Earth in the Summer following; For the prosperity of the Church of God, That peace and Truth may be Established in the Earth, And that all the Kingdoms of this world may become the Kingdoms of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Hereby forbidding all Servile Labour on the day aforesaid.

Given at the Council Chamber in Portsmouth the 224 day of February, in the tenth year of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lady Anne, by the Grace of God, of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the faith, &c.

By Order of His Excellency with the Advice of the Council.

J. DUDLEY.

Cha. Story, Secretary.

God Save the Queen.

[P. 290.]

Province of New Hampshire.

Att a Council held at Portsmouth 6th
June, Anno Dmi. 1712, Pursuant to
his Excells. Letter 20th May, 1712.
Present.

Colonel Richard Waldron, of the Council.

Mr. Commissary General Penhallow, of the Council.
Mark Hunking, Esq' of the Council.

Lieut. Colonel Vaughan.

Richard Gerrish, Speaker of the Representatives, Assisted by Mr. Secretary Story.

The following letter was read at this Board, in hæc verba sequen:

By the packet from Whitehall which Arrived yesterday, I have Her Majesties Commands to dispose of the Arms sent last year for the intended Expedition to Canada, for the publick Service.

I doe therefor Hereby in Her Majesties Name command you, or the Major part of you, Soe many as cann be gott together, to demand and receive of Colonel Shadrach Walton, fifty fire Arms of Her Majesties Stores delivered to him the last year, And of Capt. James Jaffrey the like Number of fifty fire Arms, and See that they be such as they received at the intended Expedition to Canada; And give your receipt for them under your hand.

And then dispose fifty of them in the Fort at Newcastle, for Her Majesties Service, taking care that there be a suitable receipt for them, and take Colonel Walton and Capt. Attkinsons receipt for them accordingly.

The other fifty bring up to Portsmouth, and dispose them at Mr. Commissary Generals House or elsewhere, where you may Judge them more Safe and give me an Account of your proceeding herein, Annexed to a copy of this warrant, Mr. Secretary Story having first Entred this warrant, and your return and proceedings fairly in the Council Book. [P. 291.] Given under my hand the 20th of May, Anno Domini, 1712.

J. DUDLEY.

To Colonel Richard Waldron of the Council.
To Commissary General Penhallow of the Council.
Lieut. Colonel Vaughan.

Mark Hunking, Esq., of the Council.

Richard Gerrish, Esq., Speaker of the Representatives, Assisted by Mr. Secretary Story.

6th June, 1712. Pursuant to His Excellency the Governours order of the 20th May last past, Received of the Committee appointed by his Said Excellency fifty fire Arms, which her Majestie was Gratiously pleased to send for the late Canada Expedition; I say recd. the said fire Arms into Her Majesties Fort at Newcastle, for the publick Service.

Vera Copia, Attes. 6th June, 1712.

SHAD. WALTON.

Per. Cha. Story, Secretary.

6th June, 1712. Pursuant to his Excellency the Governours Order of the 20th of May last past, Received of the Committee appointed by his Said Excellency, forty six ffire Arms, which Her Majestie was Gratiously pleased to Send for the Late Canada Expedition; I say recd. the Said fire Arms into my Custody for the publick Service. By Sam' Penhallow, Commissary Gen'. Attest, 6th June, 1712.

Vera Copia.

P. Cha. Story, Secretary.

[P. 292.]

Province of New Hampshire.

Att a Council held at Portsmouth, the

30th of May, Anno Domini, 1712.

Ordered, that Mr. Secretary Story Issue forth proclamations to the Several Towns relateing to the Adjournment of the Courts, in hæc verba sequen.

To all persons whom it may concern:

These are to give Notice that the General Quarter Sessions of the peace to be held at Portsmouth, the third day of June next, And the Inferior Court of Pleas to be held there the fifth day of June next, Considering the present danger of the Enemy, (1) will be both Adjourned; The Court of Sessions to Tuesday the fifteenth day of July next, And the Court of Pleas to Thursday, the Seventeenth day of the said July next Ensuing, and all persons concerned are desired to give their attendance accordingly.

(1) About this time the Indians renewed their hostilities. "In April, one Cunningham was killed at Exeter, Ensign Tuttle at Dover, and Jeremiah Crommet at Oyster River. A scouting party, who went up the river Merrimack, had the good fortune to surprise and kill eight Indians, without the loss of a man. The frontiers were well guarded," &c., &c. See Penhallow's Ind. Warrs, in Coll. N. H. Hist. Soc., Vol. 1, pp. 80, 82, and also Farm. Belk.

The following Record from Mass. Legislative Journal, copied and furnished the Editor by Wm Little, Esq., of Manchester, relates to this period:

"Resolved, that the sum of Ten Pounds be allowed and paid out of the public