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      Voice and Consent of Tongue heartily declaring the same       Lib. X.

      and Beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do Reign

      to Bless the Royal King George with long and happy years      p. 190

      to reign over us and I do hereby further will and require

      the several Sheriffs of this province to give notice to the

      Magistrates of their respective Counties as soon as possible

      to meet and appoint a day for publishing this my Proclama-

      tion and I do hereby Command the several Sheriffs and all

      others his Lordships Officers both Civil and Military as also

      the Militia in the respective Counties to attend in the hand

      somest manner at the time so appointed for performing the

      same

       Given at the City of Annapolis this 18th of September in

      the first year of his Majestys Reign &c In the twelfth year

      of his Lordship the Lord Proprietarys Dominion &c Annoq

      Dni 1727

                        God save King George the Second

                                        Geo Plater

      Maryland SSt

       At a Council held at the House of the Honourable Charles

      Calvert in the City of Annapolis on Friday the 15th of Sep

      tember in the first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord

      King George the Second in the twelfth year of his Lordship

      the Lord Proprietarys Dominion &c Annoq Dni 1727

                          Present

           His Excy Benedict Leonard Calvert Govr

                   Colo William Holland

                   Phile Lloyd Esqr        Members of his

       the honble  Colo M T Ward          Lordships honble

                   Benja Tasker Esqr          Council

                   Charles Calvert Esqr

       His Excellency the Governor took the Oath to his Majesty      p. 191

      Appointed to be taken by Act of Assembly of this Province

      and Subscribed the Oath of Abjuration and Test according to

      the direction of the said Act

       After which the Honble Members of his Lordships Council

      here present and George Plater Clerk took the said Oaths

      and severally subscribed the Oath of Abjuration and Test

       Ordered that Dedimus Protestatem issue to the Several

      Countys directed to the third and fourth persons in Commis-

      sion in the respective Counties to swear the Chief Iustice and

      that he swear all other Officers both Civil and military that

      shall apply to take the Oaths in the several Counties