118 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1701.

          Lib. X.               At the Port of Annapolis

                              Wednesday November 19th 1701

                     Then came Sir Thomas Lawrence, Baronett, before his

                   Excellency the Governor & the honble Colo John Hammond

                   of his Majestys Council, & Produced his Majestys Letters

                   Pattents of the 11th of July 1701 appointing the said Sr

                   Thomas Lawrence to be his Majstys Secry of this Province

                     Whereupon his Excellency is pleased to observe that altho

                   the swearing of such Officers has usually been before the

                   Governor and Council yet that all due respect & reguard

                   might be had to his Majestys Commission to the said Sr

                   Thomas Lawrence & that the said Sr Thomas might not be

                   prejudiced in being uncapable to act in his said Station for

                   want of being sworn and subscribing the Test & Association

                   ordered the oaths appointed by act of Parliament instead of the

                   Oaths of Allegiance & supremacy & the oath of Secretary to

           p. 280  be administred to the said Sr Thomas Lawrence which he took

                   & likewise Subscribed the Test and Association

                     The said Sr Thomas Lawrence also gave his Bond in 1000 l

                   sterling to his Majesty for the due Execution of his Office

                     His Excellency says he does not believe there is any occa

                   sion for Sr Thomas to be sworn anew & asks the Board if

                   any of them have any thing further to Offer for his Majestys

                   Service to which they say, not

                     Then did the Secretary acquaint his Excellency & the

                   Council that he had at present brought no order to be admit

                   ted of his Majestys honble Council in Maryland but that he

                   had made it his request to the Right Honble the Lords of the

                   Council of trade that his attendance in the same might be ex

                   cused for a time which Request they were pleased to grant

                   unto him accordingly

                                       Examined by me

                                         Tho Lawrence Secretary

                                         W Bladen Clk of the Council

                     At a Council held at the Town and Port of Annapolis the

                   8th day of May 1702 And in the 14th year of the Reign of our

                   Sovereign Lord William the third of England &ca

                                   Present

                                     His Excellency the Governor

                   the honble   Tho Tench Esqr       Lt Collo Wm Holland

                                Colo John Hammd      Mr James Sanders

           p. 281  His Excellency being desirous to take all possible care of

                   Trade and the Shipping now in the Province upon this