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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698. 21
the honble the Secy cause two more Transcripts of each to be Lib. X. writ to be sent for England Upon the Petition of Mr Edward Green of Somerset County it is Referred to the honble Colo Charles Huchins to nominate some fitting person to be his Majestys Surveyor in that County Now that the Session of Assembly is ended p. 176 Ordered as it is hereby ordered that the Clerk of the house of Delegates bring the Journal of the house before this Board Accordingly came Mr Christopher Gregory Clerk of the house of Delegates & produced the Journal of the house wherein is observed in this day proceedings the Speaker taking the Chair & proroguing the house after prorogued by his Exccy & their stay some time for Books before they left the house Mr Gregory being asked says that Mr Speaker moved the house to show their resentment of his Excllcys words Yesterday vizt distinguishing who were for the King & who against him about the word sedition & taking Mr Clark out of Prison Mr Richard Smith of Calvert County being reputed to be a factious person much disaffected to his Majesty & this his happy Govt Ordered that the Sheriff of Ann Arundel County take him into his custody & bring him before this Board in order to have the oaths appointed by Act of Parliament instead of the oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy tendred to him This Board being informed that the said Smith hath been in Town ever since the Assembly sate & in the Compa of those Members that drank King James health The said Mr Richard Smith being brought before this Board his Excellency is pleased to ask him if he be in Office within this Province who says he is the Lord Baltemores Surveyor Genl of the eastern shore The Oaths &ca are tendred to him according to Law & he refuses to take them saying that he is willing to take the Oath appointed instead of the Oath of Supremacy but not the Oath of Allegiance to his present Majesty Whereupon his Excellency Commands the Sheriff to take p. 177 him into his custody until he piys fourty Shillings according to the directions of the Act of Parliament & that the Sheriff see the same paid as the Law directs It being proposed at the Board whether it be not reason able & fitting that the said oaths should be tendred to all Persons that bear any publick office under the Lord Baltimore or not (excepting Collo Darnal his Lordships Receiver who stands excused by his Majestys Order in Council)
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