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             By his Excellency the Capt Genl                          Lib. X.

                    A Proclamation

      Whereas the General Assembly of this Province by his

    Majestys Writt under the Great Seal of the said Province

    dated at the Port of Annapolis the 8th instant was & is dis

    solved I have thought fit & do by this my Proclamation give

    Notice to all & singular his Majestys Subjects Inhabitants within

    this Province that by & with the advice & consent of his

    MajtYs honble Council here I have directed & commanded

    writts of Election to be issued for the summoning & electing

    Burgesses or Delegates to serve in a General Assembly of this

    Provs to be held at the Town & Port of Annapolis in Ann

    Arundel County the 8th day of May next Ensuing the date

    hereof & therefore to the end that the said Election may be

    duly & fairly made & returned I have Directed the said Writts

    of Election to be forthwith expressly sent to the several

    Counties of this Province & do hereby require all Freeholders

    inhabitants thereof that are capable of giving their Vote for

    electing such Burgessses or delegates that they personally be

    & appear at the times & Places when & were they shall have

    notice the several Elections for there several Counties are held

    to elect & give their Votes for such Gentlemen as they shall

    think most fit & able to be their Representatives in the said      p. 272

    Genl Assembly so that there be no grounds for complaints of

    any undue elections & I do hereby further require all & sin

    gular the Inhabitants of this Province that any aggreviances

    that are fit to be redressed at the said General Assembly that

    they do communicate the same to their several Delegates &

    representatives to be Laid before the said Assembly were they

    will be redressed & I do hereby Command & Require all the

    Sheriffs of this Province to publish this my Proclamation in all

    Churches Chappels Court Houses & other publick places of

     within their several Counties dated at the lown & Port

    of Annapolis under the great Seal of the said Province this

    9th day of february in the Tweth year of his said Majestys

    Reign &ca Annoq Dni 1700

                                     N Blakiston

      God save the King

                      William R.                                        Lib. H. D.     

      Trusty and well beloved we greet you well, Whereas it has         p. 282

    been represented to us that it may be Necessary that you

    should Come into England for the recovery of your health,

    We have thought fitt to Signify our pleasure to you that in

    Case the distemper you are under should encrease that you

    may return home as soon as you find it requisite, taking care