358 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

Original
Journal.

Matters, ordered to be read in the house which was as ffollowes
(viz^t)
May 11^th 1692.
The Comittee to Inspect the Elections & priviledges haue-
ing duely Examined the Election for Calvert County doe finde
the same to be a due Election
Signed p order Peter Dent Clk of the Comittee

Debated shall be Confirmed or noe.
Moued by put to a Vote which was
Green Bigger in to the house,
be put to a Vote, whether the might be acceptable
to this whole house that a Message might con-
cerning the Same.
M^r to withdraw, w^ch was granted him.
The likewise, that for Elections and priv arge.
cerning the Petition of some Memb^rs of Draw
vp and read & ordered to be sent, as ffollow (Viz^t)

By the house of Assembly May 12^th 1692.
This [house] has been M[oved] by scverall Members whose
consciences will not permitt them to complye [with the] forme
of the Oath of Allegeance and Abhorre[nce] as it is taken by
[their] Maj^ties other Subjects, and desire to serve their Maj^ties
and their Countyes in the Trust reposed in them, This house
are very desirous to haue the Assistance of all the members
of the same in those weighty affaires now before them and
alsoe of the aforesd members, if any Expedient can be found
out, in which Case, the vsuall Declaration made by persons
soe principled will be satisfactory to the house of their Loyalty
to their Maj^ties and ffaithfullness to their Covntry and the
Advice of their Maj^tes hon^rble Covncill herein is by this house
desired in the p^rmises.
Signed p^r ord^r Hen. Denton Clk Assembly.

M^r Bigger enters the house.
The aforesaid Message againe read & sent by Coll Codd
& M^r Greenfield.
They returne againe and say they delivered the aboue
Message.
Ordered a Message to be drawne to present to the Gouer-
no^r & Councill to know the Convenientest time to waite vpon
their Hono^rs which was accordingly drawne and read, as fol-
lows, (viz^t)

By the house of Assembly May 12^th 1692.
This house has ordered and Confined themselves to Cer-
taine howres of Meeting (viz^t) To meet att nine of the Clock
in the Morning and soe to Continue till four in the afternoon.