A Iournall of the house of Delegates Begun the Eighth
Day of May in the 13^th yeare of the Reigne of our Sov-
ereigne Lord King William the third &^c by the Grace of
God of England, Scotland France and Ireland King De-
fend^t of the faith &c. Anno Dom. 1701.

Maryland ss :
The house of Assembly called by virtue of his Maj^tys writt
of Election Issued out of the high Court of Chancery beare-
ing date the day of in the yeare of our Lord 1700:
and Directed to the Citty of S^t Mary's and the Severall and
Respective Counties of this province Comanding them to
make choice of two Sufficient able men to Serve for the said
Citty and fower for each respective County to serve as
Deputys and Dellegates for the s^d Citty and Countys afs^d to
be and p^rsonally appeare at the Town of Annapolis upon the
said Eighth day of May aforesaid where being mett at the
Stat house in Annapolis his Ex^cy Nathan^ll Blakiston Esq^r Gov^r
of this Province by M^r W^m Bladen Commanded their attend-
ance upon his Ex^cy and Councill at the Councill Chamb^r in
the schoole house in the Towne afs^d where the severall Dep-
utyes and Dellegates of the said Citty and Countys there
appeared tooke the Severall Oaths appointed by Act of Par-
liament instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy
and likewise the test and association were subscribed by
the said Severall and respective Dellegates only M^r Iames
Round Deceased and M^r Tho^s Ennalls not yett appeared.
Thereupon his Ex^cy willed them to repaire to their house
againe and choose their Speaker.
The house returnes to the Stadt house againe.
Whereupon the Dellegates of the house proceeded to make
choice of their Speaker, and by Majority of voices the house
made choice of Leiu^t Coll^o Tho^s Smithson for theire Speaker
and placed him in the Chaire accordingly.
The Speaker with the rest of the members of the house
went up to the Councill Chamber where they p^rsented their
Speaker to his Ex^cy the Governor who approved of the choice
for which the members of this house returned his Ex^cy humble
thanks.
Then M^r Speaker on behalfe of the house desired his Ex^cy
that the Libertys and priviledges of the house might be ratti-
fied and Allowed by his Ex^cy and that he might have free

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