224 Assembly Proceedings, Mar. 16,1701/2-Mar. 25, 1702.

Original
Journal.

Post Meridiem

The Council Sate Present as in the morning
Came M^r Muschamp & Lieut^t Col Smallwood with the Bill
for Establishment of religious worship within this Province
Read the 3^d time readily passed and sent to the House by Col
Addison & M^r Brooke
Came M^r Matthias Vanderheyden and Lieut^t Col William
Whittington with these engrossed bills viz
A Bill for Establishment of Religions worship &c. assented
to by the House which was also assented to by this Board
A Bill for prohibiting Horse racing on Saturdays

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A Bill for relief of Kent & Calvert Countys
A Bill prohibiting Abuses committed by Wood Rangers
A Bill for Naturalization of Hermanus Schec Isaac Van-
bebber and others
A Bill for confirming a certain writing to be the last Will &
Testament of Edw^d Mann late of Talbott County deceased
which said Bills were all assented to by his Majesty's Council
and sent to the House by Col Lloyd and Lieut^t Col Hammond
The Board adjourned till eight of the Clock to morrow
morning

Tuesday March 24^th 1701/2

The Council in assembly Sate Present as yesterday
Came M^r Young & M^r Vanderheyden and present Major
Charles Greenbery & Cap^t Lawrence Draper who are Mem-
bers duly Elected to Serve for Ann Arundel County in the
room & instead of M^r James Saunders & Lieut^t Col William
Holland who took the oaths appointed by Act of Parliament
instead of the oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and Sub-
scribed the test and association
Came George Muschamp Esq^r and 11 other Members of
the House with the following Message viz

By the House of Delegates March 24^th 1701/2

May it Please your Excellency
We do acknowledge your Excellencys wise & just Conduct
and Government and the Care you have taken to lessen the
charge and Expences of the Province which were sensibly af-

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fected with and as a grateful recognition thereof we desire
your Excellency to accept of four hundred pounds Sterl to be
paid out of the first mony that can be raised after these bur-
thens that are upon us
Signed p order W Taylard Cl ho Del