The Lower House. 99

Resolved M^r Sam^ll Young M^r Charles Greenberry and M'
George Muschamp attend his Ex^cy and Councill to know their
pleasure therein
They returne and informe the house that his Ex^cy was
pleas'd to say that the severall members must take them All
Anew It being A new Sessions of Assembly and According
to the Custom of England in such cases.
The honoble Thomas Tench In^o Addison Thorn^s Brooke
and W^m Holland Esq^rs from the Councill togeather with M^r
W^m Bladen their Clerk enters the house to Administer the
Oaths which were tendered.
The honoble speaker George Muschamp Esq^r M^r W^m
Watts M^r W^m Aisquith M^r Peter Watts Coll Thom^s Smith M^r
W^m Frisby M^r Elias King M^r Iohn Wells M^r Sam^ll Young M^r
Charles Greenberry M^r Iohn Hill M^r Rob^t Skinner M^r Iohn
Leach M^r Iohn Macall M^r Thom^s Howe M^r Iames Smallwood
M^r Edward Dorsey M^r Iames Maxfeild M^r Iames Phillips M^r
Francis Dollahyde M^r Edward Blag M^r Thomas Frisby Coll
W^m Peirce M^r W^m Dare M^r W^m Barton M^r Rob' Tyler and
M^r Sam^ll Magruder having taken the oath of Allegiance and
Abhorrency and the oath of Abjuration and signe the same
and test severally only M^r Iohn Hamond A member for Ann
Arrundell County refus'd the same.
M^r Speaker having taken the chaire the rest of the mem-
bers took their places Accordingly
The house adjourned till to morrow morning Nine A Clock.

P. R. O.
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