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Delegates for Baltemore County. We desire his honour the
Chancellour will upon Oath examine, Thomas Browne Thomas
Roberts, ffrancis Robinson & Nicholas ffitzsimons subscribers
to the said Indenture, and what other psons that can give
their Testimony therein in Relation to the said Election and
Certifye the same to this house.
Sam^l Browne Edward Hansley Signd p Ord^r
and Two psons more appearing W Bladen Cl Dom Del.

In answer to which the following Message by his Ex^cy the
Governour & Councill In Assembly March the 11^th 1697/8.
In Answer to the houses Request about Baltemore County
Delegates the ffollowing psons were examined & sworne
before the hon^ble Colonel Henry Jowles Chancellour (in Coun-
cill) concerning the Election of the said Delegates Viz^t Thomas
Browne Thomas Roberts, ffrancis Robinson, Nicholas ffitz-
simons, Sam^l Browne & Edward Hansley who upon their
Oaths do Sev^rally say that M^r George Ashman M^r Thomas
Staley M^r John fferry and M^r John Hall by Indenture Returned
to serve as Delegates for Baltemore County this p^rsent As-

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sembly were freely & duely Elected by the ffree holders of
the said County without any opposition
Signd p Order
Henry Denton Clke CH.

The honourable S^r Thomas Laurence Came added
The s^d answer was Returned backe by the members sent from
the house.
Produced by his Ex^cy and read a Copy of Articles of Charge
given in by Cap^t Gerrard Sly ag^t his Ex^cy and sev^rall other
papers relating to that matter, which is thought fitt that the
same be Laid before the house together with a Copy of parte
of a Letter by his Ex^cy received from the hon^ble John Povey
Esq^r One of the Clks of his Maj^tys hon^ble privy Councill in
relation to the Revenues having been here read.
His Ex^cy is pleased to demand of the hon^ble Colonel George
Robotham and Colonel John Addison, who had not heared the
said Articles before read, what they had to say concerning the
said Articles; Who made Answer that they never knew, or
heard of any such Matters as are there rep^rsented ag^t his
Ex^cy but do take the said paper to be altogether Malitious,
Scandalous & foolish.
Major Whittingtons Acco^t about the bounds betwixt this
province and pensilvania produced and Reade, as also a Lre
from the Navy Office to Esq^r Randolph in Relation to furnish
ing Navall Stores &^ca A Lre from Esq^r Neale to his Ex^cy of the

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