Resolved Whereas the Govt. of Great Britain hath prohibited the Importation of Arms and Ammunition to any of the Plantations, and endeavoured to prevent other Nations from supplying us, That for the better furnishing these Colonies with the necessary Means of defending their Rights every Vessel importing Gunpowder, good Muskets, Field Pieces, and other military Stores, shall be permitted to load here with Provisions to the Amount of the Value of such Stores, the Non Exportation Agreement notwithstanding. And it is recommended to the Committees of the several Provinces, to inspect the military Stores so imported, and to allow a generous Price for the same according to their Goodness, particularly [40] Dollars per Barrel for good Gunpowder, during one Year from the Date of this Resolution.