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	For Queen-Anne's County	For Worcester County,	L. H. J. Liber No. 52
	Mr. Robert Lloyd,	Mr. Benton Harris,	March 17
	Mr. Edward Tilghman,	Mr. Parker Selby,
	Mr. Thomas Wright.	Mr. William Allen,
		Mr. Peter Chaille.

	For Frederick County, Capt. Joseph Chapline, Mr. Nathan Magruder. A sufficient Number of Delegates to compose a Lower House of Assembly, being convened at the Stadt-House; Mr. John Golds- borough and Mr. Robert Lloyd attended on his Excellency the Governor to acquaint him therewith. Benedict Calvert, and John Ridout, Esquires, from the Upper House, and Mr. John Ross, Clerk of the Council, came into the Stadt-House; in whose Presence the aforesaid Delegates took the several Oaths to the Government required by Law, subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, repeated and signed the Test. Stephen Bordly, and John Ridout, Esquires, from the Upper House, acquaint the Members of this House, That the Governor requires their Attendance in the Upper House. The Members of the Lower House went to the Upper House. His Excellency required them to return to the Lower House, and choose a Speaker. They returned, and unanimously made Choice of Col. Henry Hooper, a Delegate returned for Dorchester County, to be their Speaker, and placed him in the Chair.
	Mr. John Goldsborough and Mr. Robert Lloyd were sent to ac- quaint the Governor, That this House hath made Choice of a Speaker. Stephen Bordly, and John Ridout, Esquires, from the Upper House, acquaint the Members of this House, That the Governor requires their Attendance in the Upper House, to present their Speaker. The Members of the Lower House went to the Upper House, and presented to the Governor Colonel Henry Hooper, as their Speaker. His Excellency gave his Approbation of their Choice, and made the following Speech: Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, You are at this Time convened in Obedience to his Majesty's Commands, [This speech which begins thus is printed in full in the Upper House journal pp. 3-5]	p. 2