Assembly Proceedings \ May 10-June 9, 1692. 365

George Warner called Caecill County Court & held the same
in the name of the Lord Baltemore, denying the Authority of
the Late Convention, wherevpon this Deponent vnderstand-
ing that the Convention had ordered that the severall Magis-
trates of this Province by the same Confirmed and appointed
to take the Oath of Magistrates in their Majesties Name did
in open Court sitting demand the Oath in their Maj^ties Name,
w^ch The said vtterly refuse to take, and the said Edward
Jones would Self pleased; wherevpon the said Oath
Depon^t w^th others then Comissionated Edward
Jones, Will^m Dare and of the said County withdrew
the Court House in Caecill they not been pre-
vented by Saith not.
that at a Late Court Holden for last past M^r
Edward Jones Subjects openly declare that &
that for a Word of his he know the people would stand
William Ward.

The War makes Oath to what is
on boath of this paper the 8^th of October
Before Vs.
Hen
Nicho Greenberry
Rob^t Mason.

Moued by a memb^r of the house that it may be put to a
Vote, whether the Accusation brought against Coll Codd be
Sufficient to Expell him this house or noe.
The house cause the order of Convention ag^t Coll Codd
and Likewise his Letter formerly read, to be read over againe.
M^r Elias King ordered to Call Coll Codd into the house,
who accordingly makes his Appearance.
M^r Speaker acqvaints him of the Comittee of Elections
Report to this house, of seuerall Crimes layd to his Charge,
which incapacitated him to Sitt as a member of this house.
The said Coll Codd desires that his Crimes laid against
him may be made in some sort or other apparent, wherevpon
was ordered his Letter again to be read, whoe denyes the said
Letter to be his Act or Writeing.
M^r Harris acquaints the house that he heard Cap^t Peregrine
Browne say Coll Codd did read a Copy of the same Letter,
read in the house, to him the said Browne.
Coll Codd desires to knowe if anything Else were Charged
against him, and then ordered the Ord^r of Convention to be
read again; whoe after the reading thereof did say, he never
heard any thing of the said Accusation before.

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