At a Councill held at the Councill Chamber in a Gen^ll
Assembly Convened at the Citty of Sn^t Maries the 20^th day of
September in the Sixth yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne
Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary &c^a Anno Dom.
1694 being Thursday.
Present
His Ex^ncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq^r
S^r Thomas Laurence Baron^t Secretary Coll David Brown
Coll Henry Jowles
Coll George Robotham
Coll Nicholas Greenberry Thomas Brooke Esq^r

Appeared alsoe the Hono^bLe Coll Charles Hutchins one of
their Maj^ties Councill appointed whoe had Administred unto
him the Oathes appointed by Act of Parliament instead of the
Oathes of Allegiance & Supremacy as likewise the Oath of
Councill^r as alsoe Subscribed to the Test, not being afore
sworn.
Petition of the Major part of the ffreeholders & ffreemen of
Kent County on behalfe of M^r William Harris & M^r Thomas
Pincr against M^r Hans Hanson & M^r Thomas Smith whoe
they Alledge are illegally chosen & Returned to serve as
Delegates for the said County in the Roome & stead of the
said Harris and Piner, The said petition being subscribed to
by 52 persons. Ordered that the said petition be Referred
to the house of Assembly to be inquired into & Redressed
according as they shall finde the Truth of the Matter appeare.
Sent the 2 2^d of Septemb^r 1694.

Indentures of the Election of Burgesses being Returned
according to Act of Assembly Viz^t ffour for every County
& two for the Citty of Sn^t Maries, Ordered that the same be
Delivered to the Hono^ble Coll Henry Jowles [Keeper] of the
Seale
His Hono^r Cap^t John Courts appeares at the board
Indentures already returned Viz^t

Dorchester County Kent County Sn^t Maryes County
Charles County Somersett County Calvert County
Baltemore County Talbot County

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Journal,
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His Ex^ncy proposeing to the Board in whom the Right of
Chooseing a Clerke for the house of Burgesses laye, Was