the first Tuesday of January next ensuing, upon the service aforesaid, and there continue upon the same until it shall be finished. And the judge of each county court within this Colony, shall carefully transmit to the said committee at the said town of Hartford, all the said lists, accompts, and writings, (which shall be brought to them pursuant to the intent of this act,) on or before the said first Tuesday of January next, at which time the said commissary also shall lay his accompts before the said committee. And the committee shall state and settle all the said accompts of the Colony in a plain and proper method and form, in sticht books for that purpose, and lay the same before the General Assembly of this Colony in October, 1710.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no assistant, justice of the peace, captain, or other officer of any company of souldiers, or other officer whatsoever within this Colony, shall sign any bill, accompt, debenture, or other order whatsoever to the treasurer, for the payment of any money out of the treasury, until the first day of November, Anno Dom., 1710, any former law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

This Assembly allows and approves the act of the Honbl Deputy Governour and Council, in sending Capt. John Miles and his company to the relief of our sick souldiers at Albany and the Wood Creek.

This Assembly do order and enact, That the Council to assist the Governour, and in his absence the Deputy Governour, in the intervals of the General Assembly, shall consist of two of [97] || the assistants at the least, and four able, judicious freemen, such as the Governour, or in his absence the Deputy Governour, shall see cause to call to Council; who shall have power in the intervals of the General Assembly to manage the affairs of this Colony according to charter, they not to raise men to send out of the Colony, unless in case of exigency, nor to raise money.

This Assembly do order and appoint Major John Clark and Mr. Daniell Taylor of Saybrook, to demand and receive of Mr. Maltby of said Saybrook, a quantity of barley belonging to this Colony, and of Mr. Peck of Lyme, a parcel of cattle belonging to this Colony; and to sell the same for the best advantage, and pay the effects to the treasurer for the use of the Colony.

The Deputy Governour, Council and Representatives, now in General Court assembled, have agreed to request and appoint the Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', to be Agent for this Colony, to attend her Majestie and manage the affairs

of this government mentioned in the address drawn up and agreed upon by the several Governours at the Congress at Rehoboth in this present month. And this Assembly do hereby constitute, appoint, and request, the said Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', to accept that office and trust accordingly. And this Assembly do allow and grant out of the publick treasury of this Colony, the sum of two hundred pounds sterling money, to be paid to his Honour for the defraying the charge of his agency, and a recompence for the same, if he shall accept and attend that service.

This Assembly have agreed to suspend, and not at present to declare their accepting or not accepting, a bill of exchange drawn upon this Colony by Sir Henry Ashhurst, and laid before this Assembly at this time, for the sum of one hundred and forty seven pounds.

The whole record of the several acts, grants, and orders of this Assembly, as they stand in the pages of this book next preceding, were read in the presence of both Houses, and ordered to be signed by the Secretary as perfect and compleat.

Test. CALEB STANLY, Secry.

Of the Representatives that attended at this Assembly, several were absent, as follows, viz: Capt. Joseph Talcott, Capt. John Hawly, Capt. Robert Wells, Lieut. Samuel Hale, Capt. Nath. Harrison, Mr. Thomas Williams, Mr. Joseph Platt, were absent each 1 day; and Mr. Robert Lane, and Mr. Joseph Beckus, were absent each 9 days; and Capt. John Crane, and Mr. William Warner, were absent each 7 days; and Mr. Wakefield Dibble was absent 3 days.

October 28th, 1709. This Assembly is adjourn'd until the Governour or Deputy Governour shall see cause to call them to meet again.

[98] There was added to the lists of persons and estates brought in at this Assembly, by the accounts of the listers of several towns sent to the Secretary, as followeth, viz:

An account of all the above additions was given to the

Treasurer.

To Newhaven list,

To Colchester list,

CONNECTICUT

COLONY.

AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND COURT OF ELECTION, BEGUN AND HOLDEN AT HARTFORD, IN HER MAJESTIES COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, IN NEW ENGLAND, ON THURSDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF MAY, IN THE NINTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF OUR SOVEREIGN LADY ANNE, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITTAIN, &C., ANNOQUE DOMINI 1710, AND CONTINUED BY SEVERAL ADJOURNMENTS TO THE 26TH DAY OF THE SAME MONTH.*

Present at this Assembly were,

The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', Governour. The Honourable Nathan Gold, Esqr, Deputy Governour.

Deputies or Representatives that were present and attended at
this Assembly were as hereafter followeth: that is to say,
Capt. Joseph Talcott, Mr. Nath' Hooker, for Hartford.
Mr. Abraham Bradly, Mr. Samuell Smith, for Newhaven.
Mr. William Douglas, Mr. Jonathan Prentts, for New London.
Capt. Joseph Wakeman, Capt. John Burr, for Fairfield.
Mr. John Eliot, Mr. Roger Woolcott, for Windsor.
Capt. Joshua Robbins, Mr. William Warner, for Wethersfield.
Mr. John Stanly, Capt. John Hart, for Farmington.
Capt. Nath White, Capt. John Hall, for Middletown.
Mr. James Wells, Mr. Daniell Brainard, for Haddam.
Mr. Joshua Ripley, Mr. Joseph Carey, for Windham.
Mr. Samuell Hale, Mr. Thomas Kimberly, for Glassenbury.
Mr. Michael Tainter, Mr. Samuel Loomis, for Colchester.
Capt. John Higley, Mr. Samuel Wilcockson, for Simsbury.
Mr. John Hopkins, Mr. Stephen Upson, for Waterbury.
Mr. Jonathan Law, Mr. Joseph Peck, for Milford.
Mr. Edward Barker, for Branford.

Mr. Joseph Tuttle, Mr. Daniel Collins, for Easthaven.
Mr. John Hall, Mr. Samuel Royce, for Wallingford.
Mr. John Riggs, for Derby.

[99] Mr. James Wadsworth, Mr. Caleb Seward, for Durham.

*The Journal of the Lower House only, at this session, is found.

Capt. Abraham Fowler, Mr. James Hooker, for Guilford.
Mr. Ambross Tompson, for Stratford.

Mr. Jonathan Bates, for Stamford.

Capt. John Minor, Mr. John Sherman, for Woodbury.
Mr. Joseph Platt, Mr. Samuell Betts, for Norwalk.
Mr. James Beebee, Mr. Josiah Starr, for Danbury.
Mr. Gersh. Lockwood, for Greenwich.

Mr. Joseph Peck, for Lyme.

Capt. James Avery, Mr. John Morgan, for Groton.

Capt. Richard Bushnell, Mr. Christopher Huntington, for
Norwich.

Mr. Daniell Brewster, Mr. Thomas Tracy, for Preston.
Capt. Nathanael Cheesebrough, for Stonington.
Mr. Thomas Williams, for Plainfield.

Mr. Stephen Whittlesey, Mr. Benjamin Lord, for Saybrook.
Mr. John Griswold, Capt. John Crane, for Killinsworth.
Capt. William Clark, Mr. William Holton, for Lebanon.

Of which Deputies, divers were absent some days, for which an abatement was made out of their wages, in the orders to the Treasurer for paying them.

This day, being the day appointed by charter, and the laws of this Colony, for Election of the publick officers of this corporation, viz:-The Governour, Deputy Governour, Assistants, Treasurer and Secretary,-proclamation was now made in this Assembly, by order of the Honourable the Governour and Council, and the freemen of this corporation proceeded to give in their votes to persons chosen and appointed by the Governour, Council, and Representatives, to receive and sort them. The said persons so chosen and appointed, were Colo William Whiting, Captain Hezekiah Wyllys, Mr. Nathanael Hooker, Mr. Abraham Bradley, Capt. John Burr, Mr. Jonathan Law, Mr. James Hooker, and Mr. Roger Woolcott, who were all sworn truly and faithfully to receive, sort, and count the said votes. And the votes of the freemen having now been brought in, sorted, and counted,

The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', was chosen Governour of this Colony, for the year ensuing, and the Governours oath was now administred to him by the Honbl the Deputy Governour, before this Assembly.

The Honourable Nathan Gold, Esqr, was chosen Deputy Governour of this Colony, for the year ensuing, and sworn before this Assembly by the Honourable the Governour. And Nathanael Stanly, Esq',

John Hamlin, Esq',
William Pitkin, Esq',

Richard Christophers, Esq',
Peter Burr, Esq',

John Alling, Esq',

Joseph Curtis, Esq',

John Chester, Esq',
Josiah Rossetter, Esq',

John Haynes, Esqr,
Samuell Eells, Esq',
Mathew Allyn, Esq',

were now chosen Assistants for this Colony for the year ensuing, and all of them, excepting the said Josiah Rossetter and John Alling, Esqrs, were now sworn Assistants before this Assembly accordingly.

Capt. Joseph Whiting was now chosen Treasurer of this Colony, for the year ensuing, and was sworn to that office and trust before this Assembly.

Caleb Stanly was now chosen Secretary of this Colony for the year ensuing, and was now sworn to that office and trust before this Assembly.

The Honb Gurdon Saltonstall, Esqr, Governour of this Colony, now in this Assembly took the oath required to be taken. by all Governours of her Majesties Colonys or Plantations in [100] America, &c., in and by an Act of Parliament made || in the seventh and eighth years of the reign of his late Majestie King William the third, intituled An Act for preventing Frauds and regulating Abuses in the Plantation Trade; which oath was administred to him by the Honourable the Deputy Governour and the Council.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Thomas Olcott, jun', to be Lieutenant, and John Meakins to be Ensign of the company or trainband on the east side of Connecticutt River, in the town of Hartford.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. James Beebee to be Captain, and Mr. Josiah Starr to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Daniell Bennedick to be Ensign of the company or trainband in the town of Danbury.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Samuel Fish to be Captain, and Mr. Samuel Avery to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Phillip Bill to be Ensign of the company or trainband in the town of Groton.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Stephen Bishop to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Janna Meigs to be Ensign of the company or trainband in the village of East Guilford.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Titus Hinman to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Joseph Minor to be Ensign of the company or trainband in the town of Woodbury.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. John Bassett to be Captain, and Mr. Samuell Thomson to be Lieutenant, and Mr. William Johnson to be Ensign of the first company or trainband in the town of Newhaven.