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

Original
Journal

The Comittee of Elections and Priviledges Enter the house
& report as followes

The Comittee haveing before them the returne of the
Writt for Election of one Delegate to serve for Charles
County & having Examined & Inspected the said Returne
doe find & report that M^r Philip Briscoe is duely Elected and
Chosen a Delegate to Serve for Charles County afsd &
Indentures thereof Returned according to Act of Assembly
Signed p Ord^r
Iacob Loockerman Clk.

p. 61

Ord^rd that M^r Philip Briscoe Enter the house who makes
his Appearance
Ord^rd that Cap^t Philip Hoskins & M^r Ioⁿ Bozman Acquaint
his Ex^cy of a member being Come to serve as a delegate for
Charles County that he will be pleased to send some of his
Maj^tyc Honble Councill to Administer the oathes to him who
returne & say they have dd their Message
The Honble Coll Iohn Courts and M^r W^m Bladen Enter the
house who administred the Oaths appoynted by act of Par-
liam^t instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy to M^r
Philip Briscoe who haveing taken the same and Subscribed
the Test & Association Tooke his place in the house
The house Adjournes till to Tomorrow Six of Clock

Die Saturni Iuly 15^th 1699.

The house mett againe and were Called Over
Read Over what was done Yesterday
Put to the Vote if Coll Ninian Beale shall have an Allow-
ance or not
Caryed in the affirmative
Resolved he be allowed Seventy five pounds for the pur-
chaseing of three Negroes & Ord'd That M^r W^m Hutchinsson
buy three Negroes and Deliver them to Coll Ninian Beale
and that they be invested in the sd Ninian Beale according to
the Proposall of his Ex^cy and Covncil and that M^r W^m Hutch-
insson have Power to Drawe on the Treasurer of the Western
Shore for the Payment thereof and that a bill be prepar^d
therefore
Put to the Vote if the Bill for the restraining the frequent
Assembling of Negroes shall be Amended or Rejected.
Caryed by Majority of Voices to be Rejected
Resolved that Coll Ninian Beale have Liberty to goe &
Looke after the Transporting the provisions for the Rangers