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bate did suspend ye granting any letters of administration for that time, it was confirmed by the Gov' and Councill, ye Supream Probate of this Province, wth ye advice of the house of representatives; and whereas ye aforesd Mr. Elisha Cook has again made application as above:

Voted, That the sd affair be suspended for two months long.
May 15th, 1717.
Rich Waldron, Cler. Con.
May 15th, 1717. Concurred wth pr. the house of representatives.
Joseph Smith, Cler.

Voted, That a Committee be appointed to collect & revise the Laws of this Province, that those Wanting may be supplyed, and all printed as soon as possible.

May 15, 1717.

Rich Waldron, Cler. Con.

May 15th, 1717. Read and concurred wth pr. the house of representatives. Joseph Smith, Cler.

The Clerk of ye Councill was sent down to the house of Representatives wth a vote appointing who the Committee to supervise the laws, &c., are.

Mr. Geo. Peirce p'ferred a Petition to this board agst Capt. John Pickerin & Mr. Wm. Cotton: Whereupon it was in Councill ordered, That ye clerk summon ye sd Cotton and Pickerin to appear at ye Councill board on Fryday next, at 10 o'clock forenoon.

Rich Gerrish, Esq.,.was sent down to the house of Representatives to desire ye speedy dispatch of affairs; who answered by him yy [they] would proceed as fast as possible.

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

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[P. 61.] One of the members of the House of representatives brought up ye following vote to this board, concurred wth:

In Councill.

The Petition p'ferred yesterday by Capt. Frans Matthews, being read a second time at ye Councill board, it was

In Councill

Voted, That Capt. Nath Hill and Capt. Stephen Jones and others, be notifyed of sa Petition; also to give y' attendance at ye Councill board on Fryday next, at 10 o'clock A. M., to show cause why ye prayer in said Petition may not be granted.

May 15, 1717.
Concurred wth.

Richa Waldron, Cler. Con.

Joseph Smith, Cler. of ye representatives. Capt. Odiorne brought up a vote to this board from ye house of representatives about a committee of auditt, wch was sent back by Theo. Atkinson, Esq., for amendm'. Also, ye vote of Councill abt a committee to supervise ye Laws-not concurred wth.

The Clerk was sent down to ye house of representatives with another vote of Councill abt a committee to supervise ye Laws, &c. Adjorned to 3 o'clock, P. M.

Pro: N. Hamp: Mett again according to adjorum.

Present as before.

Thom Peirce p'ferred a Petition* to this board signed by sundry ye inhabitants of Portsm", concerning the divisions in s town, directed to the Gen' Assembly; wch Petition being twice read at ye councill board, was ordered to be sent down to ye house of Representatives, & accordingly was, pr. ye clerk.

Adjourned to to-morrow, 9 o'clock, a. M.

* [Copy of sd. Petition as on file.]

To his Excellency Sami. Shute, Governor & Commander-in-chief in and over his Majestie's Province of New Hampshire, and to ye Hon'ble the Councill and represen tatives convened in Genl. Assembly:

The humble Petition of severall of the Inhabitants of ye town of Portsmouth in behalf of themselves & others; most humbly sheweth: That, whereas upon ye removal of the Revd. Mr. Rogers unto ye new Meetinghouse, we, being disposed for one year and no longer to support a minister at the old, untill matters of ye town were amicably accommodate, did inadvertently sign unto a certain instrument without reading or considering ye contents thereof; and being since informed that ye import of ye sd. instrument was without any limitation of time whereby we and our successors are greatly insnared to our unspeakable hurt and prejudice:

Doe humbly pray that ye said instrument may be produced, whereby the false insinuations of those that insnared us may be detected, and that we may be released therefrom: and yor Petitioners shall ever pray.

Tobias Langdon,

George Peirce,

Jno. Skillen [?]

John Marden,

Samuel Manson,
Benjamin Lucey,
William White,
John Jackson, junr.

[Endorsed" Petition p'ferred by Mr. Geo. Peirce, May 15th, 1717.")

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[P. 62.] Mr. John Tuck brought up three votes to this board: ye first abt ye committee to supervise ye Laws; ye 2d is abt ye Genta y' took ye 1500£ out of ye treasury; & ye last abt continuing ye excise, wch last was sent back for amendment: ye two former are as follows:

In Councill.

Voted, That ye committee appointed to supervise ye Laws, &c., be Sam' Penhallow & Theo. Atkinson, Esqs., from this house; and ye sheriff and clerk attend on s committee.

Rich. Waldron, Cler. Con.

May 16, 1717. Voted, That Lt. Colonel Smith, Col. Packer & Capt. James Davis, be a committee to joyn ye upper house for ye ends abovesd. Josh Peirce, Clerk, pro temp.

Whereas most of ye Gent" who took mony upon interest of ye Province in Oct 1714, as appear by their several bonds executed, wch bonds terminated in Octob' 1716 past, and ye several Gent" as above, through the scarcity of mony being unprovided to comply with ye several obligations, desiring long time:

Voted, That the several Gent" have ye liberty of paying in their several sums to ye house of Representatives at any time between this and Oct' wch will be in ye year 1718, provided they give new bonds payable wth interest after ye rate of six pounds pr annum, to the Speaker of this house for ye time being, and yt yy pay in ye same in bills of creditt of this Prov: already emitted, & yt ye new bonds commence from ye 27th 8br, 1716.

Ordered, that this vote be sent up by Mr. Tuck for concurrence Josha Peirce, Cler. pro tem.

In Councill.

Voted a concurrence, wth ye above vote.

May 17, 1717.

Rich Waldron, Cler. Con.

Capt. Langdon and others of Portsm° appeared at this board, as also Capt. Pickerin & Mr. Cotton; ye two latter desired a copy of

ye Petition p'ferred by Capt. Langdon agst ym, & some time to make their defence: Whereupon it was

Ordered, That ye clerk give a copy of sd Petition to sd Pickerin, and that the hearing be suspended till tomorrow, 9 o'clock, a. M. [P. 63.] Messrs. James Davis & Frans Mathews appeared at this board to prosecute a Petition by them p'ferred on Wednesday last; and Capt. Jones and others also appeared, according to summons, to make their defence against s petition, and prayed a copy of sa Petition & time to consider of it; upon which the hearing yre of was suspended till his Excellency's next coming into this Province.

Rich Dolloff p'ferred a petition to this board for mony to enable him to redeem his children from ye Indians; wch Petition being read was sent down to the house of representatives, & there being considered, the same was sent back from sd house by Maj. Wear with a vote thereupon. Ye petition is on file, and ye vote as follows:

Voted, That Rich Dolloff, ye petitioner above sa, be allowed ten pounds out of ye treasury, towards ye redemption of his children now in captivity.

Josh Peirce, Cler. pro temp.

In Councill.

Voted a concurrence wth the above vote.

Rich Waldron, Cler. Con.

Maj. Wear brought up ye following vote to this board. Voted, That the Act for excise be continued for ye ensuing year, 16 May, 1717, and that it be sent to ye upper house for concur

rence.

Sent up by Maj. Wear.

Josh. Peirce, Cler. pro tem.

Voted, That Capt. Hugh Read & Col. John Plaisted be chosen a committee by this house to joyn ye committee of ye upper house for forming sd Excise.

May 17, 1717.

Josh Peirce, Cler. pro tem.

In Councill.

Voted a concurrence abt ye Excise & yt Col. Hunking and Capt. Wentworth, Esqs., be of sd committee.

May 17, 1717.

Rich. Waldron, Cler. Con.

In Councill.

Order, That the Clerk notify Edward Cate to appear at y

Councill board to-morrow at 3 o'clock P. M., to answer to Maj. Vaughan, &c.

[P. 64.] This day Benja Gambling, Esq., as Principal, & Sam1 Penhallow, Esq., as surety, entered into recognizance of two thousand pounds jointly & severally, for ye sd Gambling's well executing ye office of Sheriff during his continuance in s office. Adjorned to 3 o'clock, P. M.

Pro: N. Hamp'. Met again according to adjornm.

Present as before.

Geo. Jeffrey, Esq., was sent down to the house of representatives to desire their speedy dispatch of ye vote for printing the fifteen thousand pounds of bills of creditt, &c.

Mark Hunking and Theo. Atkinson, Esqs., and the clerk of the Councill were sent down to the House of representatives to desire their vote abt ye Committee of auditt; wch vote was left wth that house, and afterward sent up pr. Capt. Wiggin wthout any amendment.

Adjorned to tomorrow, 8 o'clock, A. M.

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The Clerk was sent down to the House of representatives with their vote abt ye Committee of auditt, not concurred wth in Councill.

Capt. Langdon & Mr. Geo. Peirce & others appeared at this board to prosecute their Petition, and Capt. Pickerin and Mr. Cotton appeared also to make their defence; the petition being read, and Pickerin's answer thereto, the matter was suspended till Monday next, 10 o'clock a. M.

[P. 65.] Capt. Wiggin brought up two votes to this board from ye house of representatives (viz.) a vote for the treasurer to lay an account of ye stores of warr before that board, as on file; And a vote for allowing the Govt twenty-five shillings pr diem, &c.;

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