Upon Considering of those disbursements the said Comittee had recourse-
to the Statute of the 13th. & 14th. & of the 15th. of Charles the Second concerning the
Militia whereby the persons Chargeable with horse or foot Soldiers are to provide
them with Armes & Accoutrements powder & Bullett and to pay the Muster
Master under Several Penaltys for defaults which penaltys are to be applyed-
to the uses in the default of which they were imposed, And the Lieutenancy-
have thereby power to lay fitting rates (in manner therein menconed) for-
furnishing Amuintion & other necessarys (now Comonly called Trophy
money) and thereout to dispose of what they think fit to the Inferiour
Officers for their pains & Encouragement And have also power thereby-
to Appoint a Treasurer and Clerk.

And the Said Comittee are informed That the Lieutenancy of this
County had heretofore the use of Hicks Hall for their meetings and that
the rent of £21..10 P Ann for rooms for that purpose was first charged in-
the Accot. for the year 1716 and the said Committee observe That £12 is
charged for the Messengers delivering Warrts. for the Assessing and Collecting
every Levy of Trophy money besides his Sallary and that such charge was
first allowed in the Accot. for 1718 which Warrants the said Comittee
conceive may well be delivered by the Inferior Officers of the Militia,
And the said Comittee also observe That three Years Salary of £6 P Ann
to the Treasurer is Charged in the present Accot. tho but one Years Trophy
money is brought into that Account.

Upon Considering the Said Arrears of Trophy money returned on-
the present & Standing out upon the former Accot. the said Committee-
had recourse to the Statute of the 4th. & 5th. of Queen Ann whereby It is
provided That no Warrants shall be Issued to raise any Trophy Money
untill the Justices of the peace at their Quarter Sessions have Examined
stated and allowed the Account of the Trophy Money last before raised
Levyed and collected for any preceeding Year, & Certifyed such
Examination under the hands and seales of four or more of such Justices
unless where it shall appear to the Justices at their Quarter Sessions that
the Treasurer hath absconded failed or is dead and thereby such Account
cannot be passed

The questions which arose before the said Committee upon
Considering the said Account were these.

1st.

Whether according to the Intent & Meaning of the said satute of the 4th.
& 5th. of the late Queen-An Account of the Trophy Money may or Ought to
be allowed by the Sessions, wherein any Arrears are returned unless-
it be made to appear That such Arrears cannot be recovered or in-
other words