404 Assembly Proceedings, July 1-10, 1696.

Original
Journal.

he was willing the Gen^ll Assembly should make the first
address, and afterwards the Severall Countyes.
Then his Ex acquainted them that he had taken care and
sent for England the Severall Lres and addresses, as also the
Laws made the last sessions, and then gave them Severall
printed papers relating to the news and Trade of England for
their pusuall.

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Whereupon M^r Speaker and the rest of the Members
returned to the house and adjourned themselves untill 6 of the
Clocke to Morrow Morning

Thursday July the 2^nd 1696.

The house being met, was ordered to be called over and
the following members were absent, Viz^t M^r Watson, Cap^t
Waughop Major Dorsey, Cap^t Hill, Cap^t Tasker, M^r Crawford,
Major Dent, M^r Boothby, M^r Jenkins, M^r Scarborough Mr D
Bosnian M^r Hooper, M^r Hicks, M^r Pollard, Major
Ennalls, and Major Thompson.

M^r Jenkins, M^r [Scarborough,] and all Dorsett County
Burgessess enter the [house.]

Resolved M^r Spea[ker issue] Warr^ts to the hon^bLe his Ma^tys
Secretary of this province to [presents] Writts for the Election
of two Burgesses in S^t Mary's County, one in Calvert County,
one in Baltemore, one in Talbott, one in Caecill, and one in
prince Georges County in the place of M^r Robert Mason, Cap^t
John Bayne, M^r George Lingham, Major James Maxwell M^r
Nicholas Low and Col. Willm Peirce now Sherriffs of the af^d
Countys.

Comittee of accompts appointed and sent out.

M^r Robert Mason, Major Thomas Smith, and M^r John
Pollard.

Comittee of Laws appointed and sent out.
M^r Philip Clarke, Major Thompson and Col: Codd

Upon proposall from his Ex^cy Resolved that the s^d
Comittee draw up the Acts of Religion anew and abreviate
the same.
Voted and Resolved unanimously that this house doe
address and congratulate his Ma^tys happy deliverance from the
late trayterous designed assassination.