Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 439

Councill to Administer the Oaths to the s^d W^m Whittington
who returne and say that they have deliverd their Message
A Bill for taking spft Bayles in the Sev^rall Countys read
the first time and ord^rd to be read againe to Morrow
Morning.

The Honble ffrancis Ienkins Esq^r one of his Maj^ties Honble
Council and M^r W^m Bladen Clk of the Councill Enter the
house and M^r Ienkins brings Back the Bills assented to this
morning & Informes M^r Speaker that his Ex^cy has Com-
manded him to administer the Oathes to Maj^r W^m Whittington
Maj^r W^m Whittington took the Oathes appoynted by Act
of Parleam^t instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremiacye
& Subscribed the Test & Asscociation & haveing pformed
the same tooke his place in this house accordingly & his Maj^tys
Honble Councill depart
M^r Rich^d Tilghman Enter the house & brings into this

Original
Journal.

house Sev^rall Laws w^ch are Continued to be in force and a List
of the Same Resolved that they be sent to his Ex^cy and
Councill and that a Message be prepared therefore

By the house of Delegates Iuly 19^th 1699.

May it Please yo^r Ex^cy
This house haveing taken a Reveiwe of all the Laws w^thin
this Province have found Sev^rall of them Defective and Sev^rall
others that were Temporary Expired & others w^ch were at
the first makeing of them perpetuall Repealed upon w^ch
Reveiwe this house have Resolved that these sev^rall Laws a
List of w^ch is herew^th sent shall be Continued in force and
these together w^th such other Laws as shall be passed this
Sessions shall be Demed Reputed & taken the Body of Laws
for this Province and that all other Act or Acts Law or Laws
whatsoever which have been made since his Maj^ties Taking
this Governm^t into his Immediate Care Saving such Laws
w^ch Either are or shall be by his most Sacred Maj^tie till this
Time Confirmed shall & may be hereby repealed & that a
Bill for repealing such Laws may be prepared therefore those
Laws w^ch wee Desire to be Continued & Unaltered we have
sent to yo^r Ex^cy & Councill that if you please they may
be Compared w^th the originall from whence they were
Transcribed haveing allready been soe Compared by this
house
Signed p Ord^r
Chr Gregory Clk house Dell.

p. 74