concerned therein, was now drawn, read, considered and approved in this Assembly, whereof true copies are by this Assembly ordered to be kept upon file.

Whereas it is proposed by the Hon the Governour and Council, that Collo Whiting be improved and imployed as Colonel, Major Mathew Allyn as Lieut. Colonel, and Capt. John Levingstone as a Major, in the expedition against Canada: This Assembly do allow and grant, that there shall be paid out of the publick treasury to the said gentlemen officers (provided they do go into her Majesties service upon the said expedition,) the same wages (according to the post and office they shall serve in,) that is allowed and paid to the like officers in the said expedition, within the Province of the Massachusetts Bay.

It is ordered and enacted by the Governour, Council and [64] Representatives, in || General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That there shall be allowed and paid out of the publick treasury of this Colony to all private centinels, as well volunteers as such as are or shall be impressed, (who shall be imployed and go into her Majesties service on the expedition against Canada,) within this Colony, the sum of two shillings and six pence per day in pay, for their wages, for every day of the week, from the time they are listed or impressed until they shall be dismissed from that service; and that there shall be allowed and paid out of the said treasury to all officers within this Colony, as well volunteers as others. who shall go upon the said expedition, additions to their wages already stated, proportionable to the addition hereby made to the wages of centinels, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

It is ordered and enacted by the Governour, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, That whatsoever shall be necessary for the comfortable subsistence of our troops, who are now going upon the expedition against Canada, such as duffells or other cloth, &c, which cannot be procured in this Colony, shall be taken up (by order from the Governour and Council) in any other Province, and shall be charged upon this Colony and paid for by the treasurer of the same.

William Pitkin of Hartford, Esq, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court and Court of Probates in the county of Hartford for the year ensuing.

And John Eliot, Esqr, Major Mathew Allyn, Capt. Thomas Hart, John Hooker, Esqr, Capt. Robert Wells, Joseph Talcott, Esqr, Collo Wm Whiting and Richard Lord, Esq', are by this

Court chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of Hartford for the year ensuing.

And Nathanael White, Esq', Collo Benja Alford, John Moore. Esq', Capt. John Chapman, Capt. John Higley, Mr. Return Strong, Mr. Michael Tainter, Mr. James Wells, Mr. Joshua Ripley, and Mr. Thomas Jud, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed Justices of the Peace within the said county of Hartford for the year ensuing.

John Allyn of New haven, Esq', is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court and Court of Probates in the county of Newhaven for the year ensuing.

And William Maltbie, Esq', Nathan Andrews, Esq', Abraham Bradley, Esq', Capt. Abraham Fowler, Capt. Thomas Yale, Capt. Joseph Treat, Jonathan Law, Esq', are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of Newhaven for the year ensuing.

And Jeremiah Osbourn, Esqr, Thomas Clark, Esq', John Hall, Esq', and Mr. Samuell Riggs, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed Justices of the Peace within the said county of New Haven for the year ensuing.

Daniell Wetherell of New London, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the Court of Probates in the county of New London for the year ensuing.

Richard Christophers of New London, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court in the county of New London for the year ensuing.

And Nehemiah Smith, Esq', Nathanael Lynde, Esqr, Capt. William Eely, Capt. Richard Bushnell, Capt. Nathanael Cheesbrough, Daniell Taylor, Esq', Ephraim Minor, Esq', are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of New London, for the year ensuing.

And Thomas Bolls, Esqr, Capt. James Morgan, Jonathan Tracy, Esq', Capt. William Clarke, Capt. Jeremiah Fitch, Mr. Samuell Buell and Mr. Thomas Williams, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed Justices of the Peace within the said county of New London for the year ensuing.

The Honourable Nathan Gold, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the Court of Probates in the county of Fairfield for the year ensuing.

[65] Peter Burr of Fairfield, Esq', is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court in the county of Fairfield for the year ensuing.

And Capt. John Minor, Capt. James Judson, Capt. James Olmstead, Capt. Jonathan Sellick, Capt. Joseph Wakeman and John Sherman, Esqrs, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of Fairfield for the year ensuing.

And James Bennit, Esqr, Mr. Samuel Hoyt, Mr. Samuel Peck, Mr. Ebenezer Mead, and Mr. James Beebee, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace within the said county of Fairfield for the year ensuing.

Upon consideration of the age and long service of Major Ebenezer Johnson, sergeant major of the regiment of militia in the county of Newhaven, this Assembly have thought meet to excuse, and do now hereby excuse and release him from any further labour in that post. And this Assembly do now choose and appoint Capt. Samuel Eells of Milford to be Major of the said regiment of militia, and do order that a commission be given him accordingly, and that he do continue in the command of the company at Milford, (whereof he is now captain,) notwithstanding.

Capt. John C'ark of Saybrook is now by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Major of the regiment of militia in the county of New London, and this Assembly order that he be commissioned accordingly, and that the said Major John Clark shall notwithstanding continue to be captain of his company at Saybrook who are now under his command.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Moses Dimon to be Lieutenant, and Mr. John Wheelar to be Ensign of the eastermost company or trainband in the town of Fairfield.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. William Pratt to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Samuel Joanes to be Ensign of the company or trainband in Saybrook, now under the command of Captain Samuell Willard.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Thomas Harrison to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Nathanael Foot to be Ensign. of the trainband in the town of Branford.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. John Coult of Lyme to be Ensign of the company or trainband in that town. under the command of Capt. Wm Eely.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Thomas Bradford to be Lieutenant, and Mr. George Waye to be Ensign of the company or trainband at Nahantick Quarter, within the town of Lyme.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Samuel Huntington of Lebanon to be Lieutenant of the first company or trainband in that town.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr John Hawley of Stratford to be Lieutenant of the company or trainband in the town of Stratford.

This Assembly do order and appoint William Pitkin, Esq', Major John Chester, John Elliot, Esqr, and the Secretary of this Colony, to be a committee to prepare the manuscript laws of this Colony, enacted before the session of this Assembly, and make them ready for the press, which laws so prepared shall be presented to the General Assembly in October next, to be by them perused and approved in order to be printed.*

This Assembly do grant and allow to Josiah Barber of Windsor the sum of ten pounds in pay, out of the publick treasury of this Colony, which is to satisfie and pay him all the wages of his son, who was killed by the enemy the last summer in the service of this Colony, and also for a blanket he lost at that time. And this Assembly do order and direct the committee of war in the county of Hartford to consider what ought to be allowed to the said Barber on account of a gun which he lost at the time his son was killed as aforesaid, and to give order to the Treasurer to pay him what they shall judge reasonable.

[66] This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. John Seward to be Captain, Mr. Andrew Ward to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Samuell Hill to be Ensign of the second company or trainband in the town of Guilford.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Nathanael Stone to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Daniell Bartlett to be Ensign of the first company or trainband in the town of Guilford.

This Assembly do grant their consent and full liberty to the inhabitants of the village of East-haven in this Colony, to imbody themselves into church estate, with the approbation of their neighbouring churches.

This Assembly do grant to the Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq, Governour of this Colony, the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds in pay, for his salery the year past, and also the sum of eighty pounds more in pay (as a gratuity) to be paid him out of the publick treasury of this Colony.

This Assembly do grant liberty and full power to Thomas Dickerson of Stratford, of about twenty years of age, a poor decrepid person, to sell a certain piece of land to him belonging, lying and being in Stratford, of the quantity of about two acres and an half, for the procuring money to pay and satisfie

*The Journals of the two houses at the October session, 1709, show that an act for publishing the laws was passed at that session.

the doctors that he hath improved to endeavour his cure; pro⚫vided he do bargain and sell the same by and with the advice and direction of Mathew Sherwood of Stratfield.

This Assembly do grant their consent and full liberty to the inhabitants on the north side of the riveret in the town of Middletown to imbody themselves into church estate, with the approbation of their neighbour churches.

This Assembly grants liberty and full power and authority to John Shepard and Thomas Shepard of Hartford, administrators on the estate of their late father, Serjt John Shepard of Hartford, deceased, to sell so much of the lands of the estate left by the said deceased, as may be sufficient to pay all the debts now remaining due from the said estate, and the said administrators charges, and also to furnish the widow with necessary moveables to the value of ten pounds in pay for her own use, by and with the direction, order and allowance of the court of probates in the county of Hartford, and to make, seal and execute the necessary and lawfull deeds and conveyances of the same.

This Assembly grants liberty and full power to Sarah Crane of Wethersfield, widow, administratrix on the estate of her late husband, Joseph Crane of said Wethersfield, deceased, (with the allowance and advice of the court of probates in the county of Hartford,) to sell so much of the lands belonging to the said estate as may produce effects sufficient, with the moveables thereof, to pay all the debts due from the said estate.

This Assembly grants liberty and full power to Sarah Bennett, widow, and John Odell of Stratfield, administrators on the estate of James Bennit, junior, late of Stratfield, deceased, (with the allowance and advice of the Honbl Nathan Gold, Esq, and Lieut. James Bennit,) to sell so much of lands belonging to the estate of the said deceased, as may produce the sum of sixty seven pounds thirteen shillings and five pence, to pay for and towards the debts of the said deceased due to the crditors of his estate.

It is ordered and enacted by the Governour, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the reverend elders, the general delegates of the several associations of elders within this Colony, now assembled in Hartford, do revise and prepare for the press the Confession of Faith, Articles of Agreement between the United Brethren in England, formerly called Presbiterian and Congregational, together with the Discipline agreed upon by the General Council of the reverend elders and churches