[Public Record Office, London.
Colonial Office Records
B. T. Maryland, Vol. 15]

P. R. O.

Maryland
Annapolis the Twenty Sixth day of April in the Twelfth
yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord King William
the Third &c^a Annoq Dni 1700

Whereas the Gen^ll Assembly of this Province upon the
Two and Twentieth day of July last was by his Ex^cy Nath-
an^ll Blakiston Esq^r Cap^t Gen^ll and Govern^r in Chiefe of this
Province Prorogued until the 28^th day of October last past
and upon further consideration his said Ex^cy thought fitt to
prorogue them untill the Thirteenth day of Ffebruary then
following and from thence was further prorogued to this
day
Then appeared in The house M^r Tho^s Smithson Speaker
for St Mary's Citty W^m Taylard for Saint Marys Coun^y Major
John Lowe M^r Thomas Beale for Kent County Major Thomas
Smith M^r John Whittington for Ann Arrundell County Captⁿ
Richard Hill, M^r James Saunders, M^r Samuell Young, for Cal-
vert County, M^r Elisha Hall, M^r John Leech, Charles County,
Major James Smallwood, M^r Phillip Hoskins, M^r Benjⁿ Hall,
M^r Phillip Briscoe, Baltemore County, wanting for Talbot
County, M^r Richard Tilghman for Cecill County, Coll John
Tompson Somersett County, wanting Dorchester County,
M^r Thomas Hicks for Prince George's County, M^r William
Hutchinson, Coll^l Ninian Beale, M^r John Wight, M^r Thom^s
Greenfielde
The house having found severall members wanteing It is
ordered that M^r Speaker issue his Warrant directed to the
Honoble Secretary to Issue out Writts of Election to the
Severall Sheriffs following
One Writt of Election to the Sheriff of Kent County to
Elect two Dellegates to Serve instead of M^r Michaell Mil-
ler and M^r Symon Willmore decd.
One other Writt to the Sheriff of Baltemore County to
Elect one Dellegate to Serve in the Stead of M^r George
Ashman.
One other Writt directed to the Sheriff of Cecill County to
elect one Dellegate to Serve instead and place of M^r John
Carvill now High Sheriffe

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