8 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 8, 1697/8-Apr. 4, 1698.

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Journal.

Seale of England directed to Sev^rall of his Maj^tys hon^ble Coun-
cill and others Impowering them to administer an Oath to
his Ex^cy which tho the same had been formerly offered at
Battell Towne in Calvert County the 11^th of Janu^ry 1697/8 yett
he is pleased to say that for the more Solemne doing thereof
he will have the said Cofiiission read in publicke
together with the Ex^ncys the Lords Justices Instructions therein
mentioned as also a Letter by his Ex^cy received from the
hon^ble the Comissioners of his Maj^tys Customs & a printed
Act of parliament for Regulating abuses in the plantation
Trades inclosed, and that he Intends to take the said Oath
Again publickly being also pleased to signifye that he had
Ordered a Copy of the said Instructions to be prepared in
Order to be sent to Each County of the province to be
Lodged amongst the Rest of the County Records together
with a booke of Rates & forementioned Act of parliament.
And Likewise thought It might be propper to send a Copy
of the Oath by him taken to each of the said Countys, by
which meanes the people would receive such Effectuall Notice
& Warning that they could not hereafter plead Ignorance in
any thing of that Nature all which was very well approved
of by this boarde, and Ordered that the said Instructions,
Booke of Rates, Act of Parliament and Oath be accordingly
Sent to Each County of the province for the use of the said
Countys and Intent afs^d
The houses Request in behalfe of Colonel Ninian Beales
Warr' of Resurvey being deferred the Execution till Some
ffurther tyme was assented to by his Ex^ncy and his Maj^tys
hon^ble Council

p. 8

Then came M^r Edward Loydd and M^r Richard Tilghman
from the house and by Order thereof p^rsented M^r Thomas
Hicks Doctor Jacob Lookerman, & M^r Walter Campbell to
the boarde to have the Oaths by Act of parliament to be
taken Insteade of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy
administred to them, Whereupon the said Oaths were ad-
ministred to the sd Gentlemen in their capacitys, as they
Were returned by Indenture.
Delegates for Dorchester County and they Likewise Sub-
scribed the Test.
Came Lieutenant Colonel John Thompson & M^r James
Saunders who bring the ffollowing Message from the house.