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furnifhed with a firelock fhall con- 
ftantly be provided with. 
9th. No member of the affocia- 
tion to be required to meet to exer- 
cife; but each clafs may be mufter- 
ed with their arms by its captain, at 
fuch convenient and ftated times as 
fhall be agreed upon; thofe who 
furnifh themfelves with firelocks 
will, at their requeft, be allowed a 
ferjeant or corporal by government, 
to teach them the ufe of fire-arms, 
in order that they may more con- 
veniently aét together, either in fe- 
parate clafles, or jointly with others 
in the fame clafs, as fhall be agreed 
upon by the members of the aflo- 
ciation *. 
10th. A hat and feather, or fome 
other mark of diftinGtion, to be 
adopted; or thofe provided with 
firelocks, if formed into claffes by 
themfelves, to have an uniform if 
they chufe it. 
11th. Not to go out of the parith, 
except of their own accord. 
12th. No perfon who is engaged 
in any military corps, or other af- 
fociation, to be appointed as cap- 
tain; but fuch perfons may enroll 
themfelves, and only engage to 
join this aflociation when not called 
away by other duties. 
N. 8. The above plan is only 
fuggefted as a general outline, which 
may be varied and modified in fuch 
manner as may beft fuit the local 
fituations and convenience of the 
inhabitants of fuch parifhes as fhall 
think proper to aflociate for the 
mutual fecurity and protection of 
ANNUAL REGISTER,’ 1797. 
themfelves and their property, up* ° 
on the principle here laid down. : 
As fome {mall expences muft ne 
ceflarily be incurred for the pur- 
chafe of flags for the different claffes, 
paying for the ftamps ofthe commif- 
fions (his Majefty being gracioufly 
pleafed to. grant them free of every 
other expence} and fome other 
trifling incidental charges, a fub- 
{cription to be opened, where eve- 
ry houfeholder who approves~ of 
this plan, and will give it his fup- 
port, may fub{cribe any fmall fum 
that he pleafes, not exceeding the 
amount of fhillings, to de- 
fray the fame. 
Such female houfeholders as are 
willing to fignify their approbation’ 
of this plan, and give their fupport 
to it, to be requefted to authorife 
fome houfeholder in the parifh, who 
is himfelfa member of the affocia- 
tion, to fign their names, and to at- 
teft that it is by their authority ; 
and in that cafe fuch female houfe- 
holder may, in concurrence with 
another houfeholder, being a mem-, 
ber of the aflociation, recommend 
any houfeholders or inmates, being 
proper perfons, to join in the affo- 
ciation; and the perfon fo recom- 
mended fhall be inrolled in like 
nanner as the other members of 
the affociation. 
Papers relating to the Mutiny. 
PETITIONS OF THE SEAMEN. 
To the Right Honourable and the Honcur~ 
* This will be determined in each parifh, upon a confideration of what may’ 
beft fuir the mutual convenience of the feveral members, according to their 
relative fituations in point of neighbourhood, and te the arms which they mean to 
furnifh themfelves with. 
+ This will be governed by the agreement which the affociation fhall come to 
upen the gth articie. 
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