good security to pay forty pounds a year till the whole debt be paid to said Province. April 30th, 1720. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. In Council. Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. A paper directed to his Hon' the Lt. Gov' subscribed by Jotham Odiorne, relating to a complaint agst him for speaking direspectfully of the Governmt, read at ye board and ordered to be filed. A message from the Govt to the House by Capt. Wibird directing their attends at the board upon a conference concerning the appointment of an agent at home: The Speaker and house attended accordingly, and the matter being fully discoursed withdrew to their own apartment. [P. 152.] A petition of Wm. Stiles & Comp", relating to an appeal pending between them, Appelts, and Rich Waldron, Esq.. Appellee, read at ye board and sent down. A message to the House by Capt. Gillman with a vote from y House which was concurred with, & is as follows: Voted, That Agency be impowered to solicit the Province interest at home, relating to the lines between this Prov: & the Mass, &c., and that a Committee be chosen of both houses to draw up instructions for said agent, and that one hundred pounds be given out of the treasury of this province for his encouragm'. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. In Coun: April 30th, 1720. Concurred. Richard Waldron, Cler. Con. A message to the board by Mr. Dam, with a vote from the house which was concurred wth and is as follows: Voted, Whereas there is a committee chosen of both houses to proportion Kingston and Gosport, alias Isles of Shoales, what they shall pay to the Province tax, and that the same Committee shall see what alterations are made in any town or parish by reason of the new lines now settled, that where any persons are taken of from any town and added to any other town, that so much as they paid in said Province tax, shall be taken of from that town's proportion, and added to that town where the new belong; and that the Assem. shall proportion that mony that is to be raised in Kingston and Gosport, alias Isles of Shoals, on the several towns in said Province. April 30, 1720. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem: [P. 153.] April 30th, 1720. In Coun: Read & concurred. Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. The petition of Capt. Timothy Gerrish, Capt. Paul Gerrish and Mr. Thom Hanson, praying the Trees which they had gotten for the King, and were lately seized by the surveyor-general, might be discharged, or that ye said surveyor might be quickened in prosecuting his seizure, that the trees might not be suffered to be destroyed by worms or rot on the ground, was read at the board, as on file. A message to ye House by Sam' Penhallow, Esq., with a vote of Council appointing Henry Newman, Esq., agent for this Province. A message to the board by Peter Wear, Esq., with the two following votes: In Coun: Voted, That Henry Newman, Esq., be the agent for this Province, and that Sam' Penhallow, Mark Hunking and George Jaffrey, Esqs., be of a Committee from the board, to joyn with such as may be chosen by the house of representatives, to draw up instructions (1) to the said Henry Newman, Esq., accordingly. April 30th, 1720. In the House of Represents. Read & concurred with all. Richard Waldron, Cler. Con. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. (1)[Letter of Instructions to Henry Newman, Esq., copied from Journal of the House.] Portsmo, N. Hampr., Mr. Henry Newman: Sr. There has been a long dispute between this & the Massachusetts Government about the Dividing line, and several commissioners have sundry times been appointed by both to settle itt; butt hitherto could never be effected by them; which proves injurious to many persons thatt inhabitt on or near ye Line, who have been obliged to pay taxes to both Governments; wherefore, that itt may be finally ended, and these greivances redressed, since the Government here can't doe it themselves, that matter is now to be submitted to his Majesty in Council or Lords Commissioners of trade and Plantations; and in order thereto, you have herewith a Commission from this Government, TO IMPOWER you our Agent, and accordingly you are desired to lay ye affair before them as may be proper, so soon as conveniently may be, and that there may be a right apprehension of ye matter, you have herewith a Mapp or Draught, which you may Depend is very exact & correct. [The Voted, That Mr. Speaker, Maj. Jno. Gillman & Henry Sherburn be of ye committee from this House to joyn ye committee abovesaid. Henry Sherburn, Cler. Assem. The extent of this Prov: is all the land between ye Massachusetts and Prov: of Main; our south bounds is three miles North from ye mouth of Merrimack River, att the Atlantick Ocean or Western sea, and from thence a West line into the Main so far as the Massachusetts extends. Our North line or Bound is Piscataqua River, untill itt come to ye heal of Newichanack river, and from thence a very few degrees Westward of ye North, up into ye Main Land, as on ye Southern line, which bounds are prickt out on ye Mapp; and we conceive agreeable to ye Royall Charter granted to Massachusetts, butt the commissioners of that Government have always insisted on other Lines, as are also marked out on ye Draught, which if granted to them, would render this Prov: a very little one indeed. Whereas his Majesty has lately Prohibited any imposition of Impost or powdermoney on the Merchants' ships trading here, belonging to Great Brittain, which formerly supplyed the usual expence of our Castle, and the stock being now very low, you are desired to lay that matter before ye proper board, in order to obtain ye Royall bounty therein, and you are to be vigilent in diligently enquiring into all complts. that may [be] made agst. this present Government, and in persuing every thing thatt may be promoted for ye generall bennititt of this Plantation: Espetially, that the Lumber from hence may be imported into Great Brittain free of Duty, and the Bounty continued in Navall Stores, that the forging of Iron here may not be obstructed, bat encouragement may be granted for raising hemp and Flax, which if pursued, this country might in a little time furnish the Crown with a considerable supply; that the surveyor Generl. of ye Woods may be directed to preserve ye Mast trees after a better manner, and nott suffered to obstruct his Majestie's subjects from getting such Timber from thence as is nott, nor never will be, fitt for the service of ye Crown, — of which there are multitudes of trees that are rotting on ye Ground, that might make good Lumber, fitt for ye London or West India Marketts, by ye latch [?] of which a considerable Revenue ariseth to the Crown. We desire you will acquaint us from time to time of your proceedings in ye premises; and salute you with greatt Respects as a Committee of this Government, and are, Sir, your very Humble Servants. [From MS. correspondence, Secy's Office.] [Not signed.] July 20, 1720. Sir, It's probable that long ere now ye have heard the debate that has hap'ned between this and the Massachuset Province, abt. the Dividing line; and having had so large Experience of your favour in serving us, doe think it incumbent of making all suitable returns of dutyes and gratitude, and should still esteem you the most suitable person of making our application to, were it not that you are so immediately interested in the other Province: Wherefore, wee thought meet to acquaint you, that wee have now writt Mr. Newman, to solicite our affair, and to lay a representation thereof, before the Lords of Trade, &c. Our Lt. Govr. very heartily salutes you, and so doe all our Gentn; more particularly, Sir, &c. Yor most humble Joshua Peirce, JER: DUMMER, Esq. Saml. Penhallow, Voted, That the Lt. Govt be presented with the Excise of the Province ye year following. At a General Assem. (1) held at Portsmo, by adjornm, May 24, 1720. The petition of John and Nicholas Meed, in behalf of their father, Nicholas Meed, in prison upon Execution for money due to the treasury, praying his release upon such terms & conditions as in the said petition is exprest, was read at the board and sent down to the house by George Jaffry, Esq. The petition of Clement Hughes and Henry Sherburn, p'ferred last sessions, in behalf of themselves and sundry others, praying for a Township at a place called Cheshire, read at ye board; also, another petition of sundry p'sons of Exeter & Haverhill, praying to be joyned wth the first petitioners in the settlement of the township, was read as on file. Adjorned till tomorrow, 9 o'clock A. M. (1) [From Journal of the House.] May 24, 1720. Ye House mett according to ye Prorogation & Adjornmt. Pro: N. Hamp❜. At a Gen' Assembly held at Portsm°, by adjornm, May 25, 1720. Present in Coun: His Hon. John Wentworth, Esq., Lt. Gov', Sam1 Penhallow, Geo. Jaffry, Mark Hunking, S Esqs. Rich Wibird, Esqs. Thom Westbrook, Esq. S The petition of Mr. Robert Auchmuty, in behalf of Wm. Stiles and comp, to bring forward an appeal agst Col. Waldron, [P. 155.] before the Gov1 & Council, read and sent down to ye house of represents by Thomas Westbrook, Esq., and ordered that the said Col. Waldron be notifyed of said petition, and to give his attendance at the Council board tomorrow at ten o'clock before noon. A message to the board, by Capt. Samuel Tibbetts and Capt. John Gilman, reporting that Capt. Daniel Greenough was returned to serve as a member in the house of representatives for the town of N. Castle, in the room of Capt. Hugh Reed, lately departed out of the Province, and praying that the said Greenough might be qualifyed; before which his Hon' was pleased to appoint Mark Hunking and Richard Wibird, Esqs., to administer the oathes in that case required by the Law;-which was done accordingly. The petition of Sam' Easman, Esq., praying that an order of ye Quarter Sessions relating to Kingston might be cancelled and nullifyed, for reason therein set forth, read at this board. Ordered, That the line from the head of Stratham to the south tree between Hampton and Exeter, be run within ten days, and that the select men of Exeter, & of ye new Parish of Hampton, cause this order to be executed, and that they report their doings to the Lieut. Gov', within the space above limited. Rich Waldron, Cler. Con. A message to the House by the Clerk of the Council wth a printed paper containing Rules for making hemp,-which had been read at ye Board, and which the Lt. Gov' and Council were pleased to recommend to the house in order to their encouraging the raising hemp in this Province. Samuel Penhallow and Mark Hunking, Esqs., made report to the board that they had proportioned the town of Kingston in the Prov. tax, pursuant to a vote of Gen' Assembly in April last;— which was read and accepted, & sent down to ye house by Samuel Penhallow, Esq. The Committee appointed to proportion the Isles of Shoales in |