Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 415

County had noe notice Given them of any Election & that
their was noe Court called psuant to the said Writt to give
such notice but on that day the Court satt to give notice the
Sherif Published his Writt & proceeded to the Election of the
said Lowe w^ch appears to this Comittee to be an Illegall
Election & not according to Act of Assembly in that case
made and provided
And likwise this Comittee reports that the returne of the
Sherif thereupon is not according to Law for that the Sherif
& Electors have not Signed the Indentures as the Law
requires.
All w^ch this Comittee referrs to the further Consideration of
the house of Delegates.
Iacob Loockerman Clk.

Ord^rd that the Same be referred Till to Morrow Morning
Ord^rd that Maj^r Thos Smith Maj^r Walter Smith & M^r Benj^a
Hall Call into this house M^r Thomas Greenfeild
M^r Thomas Greenfield Enters the house
Ord^rd that Maj^r Thomas Smith Maj^r Walter Smith & M^r
Benj^a Hall goe to his Ex^cy and Councill and pray his Ex^cy that
he will be pleased to send some of his Mas^tyes Honble Coun-
cill to Administer the Oathes to M^r Tho: Greenfeild
The Honble Thomas Tasker & ffrancis Ienkins Esq^r & W^m
Bladen Enter the house and Administer the Oathes appoynted

Original
Journal.

by act of Parlement instead of the Oathes of Allegiance &
Supremacye unto M^r Thomas Greenfeild who haveing taken
the Same and Subscribed the Test & assotiation tooke his
place in the house & the Gent, of his Maj^ties Councill depart
The house adjournes till to morrow six of Clock.

Die Mercurij Iuly 12^th 1699:

The house mett againe and were Called over
Read over what was Done Yesterday.
Ord^rd that the Serjent Attendant bring into this house M^r
Rob^t Grundy high Sherif of Talbot County
M^r Rob^t Grundy appears in the house & is told that
The Comittee of Elections and Priviledges have made
report th^t he has returned a member to serve in this house
who was not duly Elected he not Giving such notice to the
Inhabitants of the said County according to Act of Assembly
Who answers that he Did give such notice as possibly he
could.
M^r Grundy is Ord^rd to withdraw

p. 50