Maryland ss
Att a Councill in Assembly held att the Town and Porte of
Anapolis the 29^th day of Iune in the Eleventh year of the
reigne of our Souereigne Lord King William the third by the
Grace of God of England Scottland ffrance and Ireland De-
fender of the ffaith &c Anoq Dni 1699

present

His Ex^cy Nathaniel Blakiston Esq^r Cap^t Gen^ll and Gov^r
in Chief in and over this his Matys province.
Col Henry Iowles
Thomas Tench Esq^r
Col Iohn Courts
Thomas Brook Esq^r
Iames Frisby Esq^r
Maj^r Iohn Hammond
Thomas Tasker Esq^r

The Hon^ble Thomas Brooks Esq^r took the Oaths appointed
by Act of parliam^t to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegi-
ance and Supremacy and Subscribed the Test and Association.
Then was read these his Matys Royall Instructions to his
Ex^cy as followeth (Viz^t)
You shall Administer or Cause to be Administred the oaths
appointed by Act of parliam^t to be taken instead of the Oaths
of Allegiance and Supremacy as also the Test unto the mem-
bers and officers of his Matys said Councill and of the Assem-
blys and to all Iudges and Justices and all other persons that
hold any office or place of Trust and profitt in the said pro-
vince whether by Virtue of any p[atent] under the great

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Seale of England or the publick Seale of Maryland or other-
wise and likewise require them to Subscribe the forementioned
Association without which you are not to Admitt any person
whatsoever into any publick office nor Suffer those that have
been admitted formerly to Continue therein.
2 And that it may be the better understood what Laws
and Acts are in force in his Matys said province of Maryland.
You are with the assistance of the Councill there to take Care

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