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)