Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 369

Ord^rd that M^r Iames Crauford & M^r Ioⁿ Lowe acquaint his
Ex^cy that this house have made Choice of M^r Nobbs for their
Chapline dureing this Sessions if not otherwise Commanded
by his Ex^cy
Who returne and say that his Ex^cy was pleased to tell them
that he sent for him on that Acco^t
Resolved that Daniel Cannon attend this house as Serjeant
Attendent
Resolved Cap^t Rich^d Hill Mr Symon Wilmore & M^r Rich^d
Tilghman be a Comittee to inspect all the Lawes of this pro-
vince & to Drawe out pticuler Lists of all Laws that are per-
petuall all the Laws th^t are Temporary all the Laws that are
Repealled & all the Laws that are Expired and returne the
Same as soone as possible.
The Hon^ble Coll Henry Jowles Thomas Tench Esq^r & Coll
Iohn Courts three of his Maj^tyes Honb^Ie Covncill & M^r W^m
Bladen Clk of his Maj^tyes Councill Enter the house
Where the Honb: Coll: Henry Iowles informed Mr Speaker
& the house that it was his Ex^cys Command that pursuant to
his Maj^tys instructions Mr Speaker and the house should Take
the Oathes appointed by Act of Parliam^t instead of the Oaths
of Allegiance & Supremacey & Subscribe the Test and the
Association.
The Tenn^r of w^ch instructions was read by M^r W^m Bladen
where upon Mr Speaker desired them to withdraw that the
house might Consider thereof and w^th all desired a Copy of
such his Maj^tys Royall instruction
The Gent: of his Maj^tyes Covncill w^thdrew & Ord^r M^r W^m
Bladen to Deliver to the House the Copy of the s^d instruction
M^r W^m Bladen Enters the house & P^rsents to M^r Speaker
the Copy of his Maj^tyes Royall instruction the Tenno^r whereof
followes in these words Viz
Coppy of one of his Ma^tyes Royall instructions to his Ex^cy
the Gov^r upon his Accession to this Gov^rm^t
You shall Administer or Cause to be Administred the
Oathes appointed By Act of parliment to be taken Instead

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of the Oathes of Allegiance and Supremacey as allsoe the test
unto the Members and officers of his Maj^tyes Said Councill
and of the Assembly and to all Iudges and Iustices and all
other p^rsons that hold any office or place of Trust and profitt
in the s^d province wheither by vertue of any Patent vnder
the Great Seal of England or the publick Seale of Maryland
or otherwise and likewise require them to Subscribe the
aforementioned association without which you are not to
Admitt any p^rson what Soev^r into any publick office nor
Suffer them that have been Admitted formerly to Continue
therein Vera Copia W Bladen Clk Council,

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