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Madeira, trade with Newfoundland, 119 i (51).
-, -, wine for the Plantations from, 497 i.

Madrid, Treaty of, different interpretations of, 421.

Maine (County of York), cutting down of masts for H.M. Navy, appeals and prosecutions for, 352.

Maracaybo, Governor of. See Valderrana y Haro, Don Ju. Joseph de.
-, -, Mercury sloop seized and carried to, 221 ii–vii.

Mardenburg sloop, case of, 296 p. 194.

Mareschal d'Aafeldt, French ship, damaged in storm, 152.
-, -, master of. See Le Roy, Anthony.

Margarett sloop, seizure of, 474 i.

Martinique, 367.
-, -, British ships seized at, 474, 474 i.
-, -, Dolphin sloop carried to, trial and imprisonment of crew, 361.
-, -, French deputation from, copy of, 460 v.
-, -, Governor of, 490 i, p. 378; and see Champigny, Marquis de.
-, -,-, complaint of treatment of British subjects by, 490 i, p. 381.
-, -,-, proposal to suspend French King's Edict, 460.
-, -, imprisonment of Captain Caine at, 468 i–vii.
-, -, seizure of British ship at, account of, 445.
-, -, seizure of Humility at, 457 i, iii.
-, -, trade, illegal, of, 290 i, ii.

Mary Galante (Mari Galante), Fortune ship at, 490 i, p. 377.
-, -, wreck of French ship Fortune upon, 435.

Maryland: Acts of, complete set required, 269.
-, -,-, laying duties on British trade or shipping, list of, 283, 283 i.
-, -, Deputy or Lieutenant Governor of. See Ogle, Samuel.
-, -, tobacco from, seized in Newfoundland, 389 p. 279.
-, -, transport of liquors by land to Virginia Borders, 480 p. 359.

Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire; and see New England.
-, -, Act for the better preservation of H.M. Woods, 257.
-, -, Act to encourage the revising of hemp and flax within this Province, 297.
-, -,-, enquiry concerning effect of, 209, 313.
-, -, Act for granting the sum of £3000 for the support of H.M. Governor, question of Governor's assent to, 82, 156 i.
-, -, Act for the more effectual detecting and convicting such as cut, fell or destroy such trees as are preserved for the use of the Royal Navy, copy of, 315 i.
-, -,-, rejected by Assembly, 314 i.
-, -, Act to prevent the currency of certain bills or notes of hand emitted by a Society or number of persons in the Province of New Hampshire, report upon, 356.
-, -,-, support of Act, 356.
-, -, Act for the trial of capital offences etc. committed in the island of Nantucket, confirmation of, 249.
-, -, Acts of (25), confirmation of, 27.
-, -,-, referred, 162.
-, -,-, transmitted, 163, 317, 498.
-, -, Advocate General of. See Shirley, William.
-, -, Agent of. See Wilks, Fra.
-, -, Amariscoggen River, 375 ii (f).
-, -, Assembly of, 77, 82, 351.
-, -,-, adjournment of, 257.
-, -,-, criticism of conduct of, 100.
-, -,-, dissolution of, 314.
-, -,-, journals of, 24, 235, 257, 317, 337.
-, -,-, minutes of, 498.
-, -,-, new, convened, 337.
-, -, Attleborough, iron ore found at, 314.
-, -, Baslon, meeting with Indians at, 375 ii (a).
-, -, bills of credit in, accounts of, 379 i.
-, -, Boston. See Boston.
-, -, boundaries with New Hampshire, appointment of Commissioners for settling, 426.
-, -,-, settlement of, 501.
-, -,-,-, urged, 234.
-, -, Castle William, repair of, 85.
-, -, Charter of, 82, 113, 337.
-, -, coins currency, exchange with Rhode Island, 369.
-, -,-, lack of silver, 100 p. 54.
-, -,-, paper money, 370, 501.
-, -,-,-, information concerning, 363.
-, -,-, Rhode Island currency in, 100 p. 55.
-, -, Council of, Minutes of, 317, 498.
-, -,-,-, contract from, 375 ii (a).
-, -,-, Secretary of. See Willard, Josiah.
-, -, Council and Assembly, Governor's message to, 375 ii (c), (h).
-, -,-, minutes of, 163, 365 ii.
-, -,-, question of Governor's salary, 100.
-, -, Council and Representatives of, address from, comment upon, 100.
-, -, Court, Vice Admiralty, cases concerning destruction of H.M. Woods, 354.
-, -, Deerfield, conference with French Mohawks at, 311, 311 i.
-, -, Deputy Secretary of. See Frost, P. Simon.
-, -, Essex County, Haverill, grant of land from, suit concerning, 413; and see Graves, Samuel.
-, -,-, Sheriff of, seizure of Mr. Graves by, 413.
-, -, flax, bounty on, 209.
-, -, fortifications of, engineer required for repair of, 85; and see Mascarene, Paul.
-, -,-, repair of, 100 p. 55.
-, -, Governor of. See Belcher, Jonathan.
-, -,-, proposal for fixed salary independent of Assembly, 82.
-, -, hemp, bounty for, 94, 100.
-, -,-,-, advantages of, 235.
-, -,-, encouragement for raising, 24.
-, -, hemp and flax, effect of bounty on growing of, 297, 313.
-, -, hemp seed for, 100, 257, 297, 313, 351.
-, -,-, representation upon, 295, 295 i.
-, -, House of Representatives, 100.
-, -,-, appointment of Committee by, 375 ii (e).
-, -,-,-, report of Committee, 375 ii (f).
-, -,-, instructions concerning Governor's salary, 156 i.
-, -,-, Journal of, 236, 314, 351, 365.
-, -,-, prorogued, 365.
-, -, Indians (Chiefs of Cagnawaga, Houssatonoc and Scautacook, St. François and Moheegs), conference with Governor Belcher, 144 i, 218.
-, -,-, Penobscot, arrival at Boston, 375 ii (b), (c).
-, -,-,-, conference with, 365, 365 i, ii, 375, 375 ii (a–i).
-, -,-,-,-, account of, 375 ii (d).
-, -,-,-, letter from, 375 i.
-, -,-,-, letter to, 375 ii (b).
-, -,-,-, presents for, 375, 375 ii (h), (i).
-, -,-,-, reply to delegates, 365 ii.
-, -,-,-, trade with, complaint concerning, 365 i, ii, 375 ii (d), (f).
-, -,-, Western, meeting with Governor Belcher, 77.
-, -, Irish in, few and unpopular, 313.
-, -, iron ore in, 314.
-, -,-, ironworks set up, 314.
-, -, Kennebec River, 375 ii (f).
-, -, linen manufacture in, Irish experts for, 209.
-, -, masts for the Royal Navy, action against Contractor's agent for cutting, 113.
-, -, naval officers in, appointment of, 100 p. 55; and see Pemberton.
-, -, naval stores in, 314, 351.
-, -, Nuttfield, Irish engaged in linen manufacture at, 297.
-, -, Penobscot River, 375 ii (f).
-, -, pine trees reserved for the Crown under Charter, dispute concerning, 113.
-, -, potash manufacture, encouragement of, 235, 257.
-, -, private banks in, opinion on effect of, 316.
-, -, Receiver General of. See Allen, Jeremiah.
-, -, Revenue, accounts required, 100, p. 55.
-, -, St. George's, complaint by Penobscot Indians concerning settlement at, 375 ii (d), (f).
-, -, Saco River, 375 ii (f).
-, -, scheme for emitting a large sum of money in paper bills, consideration of, 99, 100 p. 54.
-, -,-, criticism of, 100 p. 55.
-, -, Secretary of. See Willard, Josiah.
-, -, Treasurer of, accounts of, 163, 163 i, 500, 501; and see Allen, Jeremiah.
-, -, H.M. Woods in, destruction of, proposals to remedy opposed, 100.
-, -,-, draft of bill for preservation of, 362.
-, -,-, prosecution of trespassers, 352.
-, -,-,-, Mr. Shirley's part in, 352, 353, 354.
-, -,-, protection for mast cutters, 100 p. 55.

Mercury sloop, of New Providence, conversion into a Spanish privateer, 221 iii.
-, -, seizure of, by Spaniards, 221 ii–vii, 454 p. 329.
-, -, taken for trial to Dominico, 221 iii.
-, -, Master of. See Lawford, Samuel.

Merrimack River, a boundary between Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, question of jurisdiction of lands at, 413, 413 ii.

Mexico, 348 i, p. 235.
-, -, Viceroy of, letter to, 348 x.

Micajah and Philip, ship, 480.

Mississippi River, advantage of settlements on, 268.
-, -, French at, engagements with Indians at, 349.
-, -,-, reinforced by Canada, 381.
-, -,-, rumours of preparations for war at, 349.

Mobile River, Fort Toulouse (or Albamos), French war preparations at, 349; and see Moville.

Montserrat; and see Leeward Islands.
-, -, Act for ascertaining the value of all gold and silver coins passing in this island and introducing English copper coin, criticism of, 406.
-, -,-, transmitted, 330.
-, -, Act for the more effectual preventing all trade in those parts between H.M. subjects and the French, consideration of, 455.
-, -,-, criticism of, 406.
-, -,-, explanation of, 490 i, pp. 380, 381.
-, -,-, Fleuron seized under, 490 i, pp. 378, 379.
-, -,-, good effect of, 460.
-, -,-, Governor's assent to, in question, 460.
-, -,-, reasons against, 473.
-, -,-, reasons in favour of, 474 p. 356.
-, -,-, report upon, 431.
-, -,-, suspension proposed, 490 i, p. 382.
-, -, Act for the better supplying this island with small arms, 115 i.
-, -,-, Governor's assent refused, 115.
-, -,-, memorial in favour of, 115.
-, -,-, passed by Council and Assembly, 115 i.
-, -,-, rejected by Governor, 40.
-, -,-, transmitted, 40 i.
-, -, Act for building a magazine and putting in order the forts and batterys and mounting the cannon thereon, transmitted, 330.
-, -, Act for constituting a Court merchant, transmitted, 265.
-, -, Act for levying a duty of gunpowder upon the tonnage of shipping trading to that Island, instructions to pass, 160.
-, -,-, proposed, 60 p. 38, 61, 61 i.
-, -, Act for the more speedy building a church in the parish of St. Anthony, recommended, 60 p. 35.
-, -, Act for raising a duty of four-pence a ton upon all shipping to be paid in money in order to purchase arms, for the use of the Island, Governor's assent refused, 217.
-, -,-, recommended, 285.
-, -, Act for raising a poll tax and for assessing the houses in the town of Plymouth, transmitted, 265.
-, -, Act for reducing of interest from ten to eight per cent, referred, 98.
-, -, Act for repealing an Act for the more speedy and effectual dispatch of the public business, referred, 98.
-, -, Act concerning seizure of French ships, case of Governor Mathew's sloop under, 367.
-, -, Acts of, affecting trade and shipping of Great Britain, list of, 136 ix.
-, -,-, (2), duplicates sent, 150.
-, -,-, (6), referred, 207, 398, 407.
-, -,-, transmitted, 150, 350.
-, -, Agent for, reference to, 285.
-, -,-, request for, 40.
-, -, Assembly of, case of French ship Fleuron, 435.
-, -,-, Clerk of. See Molineux, Charles.
-, -,-, journal of, 232, 286.
-, -,-, minutes of, 40, 135.
-, -,-, Speaker of. See Molineux, John.
-, -, cannon and arms for, petition for, 10.
-, -, Council, Clerk of. See French, Les.; Warner, John.
-, -,-, difficulty in getting a Quorum for, 385, 412.
-, -,-, minutes of, 40, 150, 232, 286, 361.
-, -,-, persons recommended for, 60.
-, -, Councillors. See Roynon, John; Hodges, Anthony; Roberts, John; Fenton, Randal; Osborn, John; Webb John; Webb, Nathaniel; Frye, William.
-, -,-, names and numbers required, 406.
-, -, Court, Admiralty, copy of proceedings at, 490 i, p. 379.
-, -,-,-, proceedings on seizure of the Fleuront 460 ii.
-, -, defence of, need of gunpowder for, 61, 61 i.
-, -, distressed condition of, causes of, 61 i.
-, -, Fortune seized at, case of, 490 i.
-, -, French ships seized at, complaint and memorials concerning, 435, 435 i–iii.
-, -, Great Seal of, 150.
-, -, memorial in behalf of, 115.
-, -, parishes and vestries in, regulation of, 60 p. 35.
-, -, Plymouth Road, Fortune fired at from, 490 i, p. 379.
-, -, H.M. Prerogative in, infringement of, 431, 490 i, p. 382.
-, -, revenue raised in, account of, 136viii.
-, -, shipping, duty on tonnage of, 115.
-, -, stores of war for, 40.
-, -,-, small arms not sent, 285.
-, -, trade of, with French, Act to prevent, 473, 474; and see Montserrat, Act to prevent.
-, -, Treasurer of, Accounts of, 286 ii; and see Roynon, Jno.

Moville (Mobille), Commandant of, complaint from, against Captain Mackay, 184, 376 p. 262.
-, -, Governor of, 484; and see Dardaguiette, Diron; Bienville, Mons. de.
-, -,-, report of attack on Chicksaw Indians by, 446, 447.
-, -, Swiss deserters from, return requested, 157 v.