It is further ordered, That every male person within this Colony, of what rank or quality forever of sixteen years of age and upwards, shall always be provided with, and keep well fixed and fit for service, a good firelock musket not exceeding four foot three inches barrel, nor shorter than three foot nine inches, nor under basters musket bore, or to the satisfaction of the commission officer; a priming wire and worm, and also with a good sword or cutlass, one pound of powder, twenty bullets suitable to his piece, bandileers or cattouch box, and thirty flints; under the penalty of ten shillings fine for want of a well fixed musket and two shillings a piece for every other defect.