WHereas for the maintaining and defending of Their Majesties Interests against the Hostile Invasions of Their FRENCH and INDIAN Enemies (Who have begun and are Combined in the Prosecution of a Bloody War upon the English of Their Majesties Colonys and Plantations in New-England:) This Colony has necessarily [...] sundry considerable Debts; Which this Court taking into Consideration, and being desirous to approve themselves Just and Honest in the discharge of the same: And that every Person who hath Credit with the Country for the use of any of his Estate, Disbursments, or Service done for the Publick, may in Convenient time Receive due and equal Satisfaction; withall Considering the present Poverty and Calamities of the Country, and (through Scarcity of Money) the want of an Adequat Measure of Commerce; whereby they are Disadvantaged in making present Payment as desired, yet being willing to Settle and adjust the Ac­compts of said Debt, and to make Payment thereof with what speed they can.

IT is Ordered by this COURT, That Major Elisha Hutchinson, Major John Phillips, Captain Penn [...], Mr. Adam Winthrop, and Mr Timothy Thornton, Or any Three of them be and are hereby Appointed and Empowred a Committee for the gran [...]ing forth of Printed Bills in such Form as is a­greed upon by this Court (none under Five Shillings; nor Exceeding the Summ of Five Pounds in one Bill) unto all such Persons who shall desire the same, to whom the Colony is indebted, for such Summ or Summs of Money as they shall have Debentures for from the Committee or Committees that are or shall be Appointed to give out the same; Every of which Bills according to the Summ therein Expressed shall be of Equal Value with Money; And the Treasurer and all Receivers Subordinate to him, shall Accept and Receive the same accordingly in all Publick Payments. No more of said Bills to be Printed or Granted forth than for the Summ of Seven Thousand Pounds: And the Colony is hereby Engaged to Sa [...]i [...]fy the Value of said Bills as the Treasury shall be Enabled: And any Person haveing of said Bills in his hand may accordingly return the same to the Treasurer, and shall Receive the Full Summ thereof in Money, or other Publick Stock at the Money-Price as Stated for that time: And if any of said Bills be worn in any Persons hands, so as they desire to renew them, returning them to the Committee they shall have new Ones of the same Numbers and Summ's given out.