The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

294 COMMONS JOURNAL, JANUARY 15, 1759–FEBRUARY 16, 1759And Then the House adjourned till to Morrow Morning Ten of theClock.Friday the 2d Day of February 1759.The Journal of Yesterday’s Proceedings was read.Mr. Mazyck (according to Order) reported from the Committee appointedto enquire into the Cures that have been made on the Inhabitantsby Joseph Howard, whether the said Howard will make his Secret known tothe Public, and to consider whether it will be an Advantage to the Provinceto make him a Public Gratuity for the same, that they had examined somePersons thereupon, and had directed him to report the same, as it appearedto them, to the House, and he read the Report in his Place, and afterwarddelivered it in at the Clerk’s Table, where the same was read, and is as follows,Vizt.That Your Committee having examined some Persons relating to Curesperformed by the said Howard in this Province, have had sufficient Satisfactionto be persuaded that the Publication of his Methods or Secrets for CuringScorbutical, Venereal or Yaws Disorders will be very beneficial to theInhabitants of this Province; Upon which your Committee recommend Twothousand Pounds to be given to said Howard for his full Discovery of suchMedicines and Methods used by him in his Cures, and also the further Sumof One hundred Pounds be likewise given him by way of Annuity for Life.Resolved that the said Report be now taken into Consideration.And the Report being read a Second Time,A Motion was made and the Question being put that the House doagree with the Committee in the said Report.It passed in the Negative.A Motion was made and the Question being put that the Sum of threethousand five hundred Pounds, and an Annuity of One hundred Pounds perAnnum, for Life, be given to Joseph Howard for a full Discovery of all Medicinesand Methods used by him in his Cures.It passed in the Negative.Then the Question was put that the Sum of three thousand five hundredPounds be given to the said Joseph Howard for a full Discovery of allMedicines and Methods used by him in his Cures.It passed in the Negative.Resolved that the Sum of Three thousand Pounds be given as a Gratuityto Mr. Joseph Howard for a full and particular Discovery of all Methods,Medicines, Simples and other Ingredients used by him in any of the Cures hehas heretofore performed, and that he do the same on Oath to the Satisfaction