Maryland ss^t.
Att a Councill in Assembly begun & held at the Towne and
Port of Annapolis in Ann Arundell County in the Province
of Maryland the ffifteenth day of May in the fourth year of
her Majesty's Reign &c and there Continued untill the 25^th
Day of the Same month on which s^d 15^th Day of May were
present
His Ex^ncy the Governour &c

Col John Addison James Sanders Esq^r
The Hon^ble Coll John Hafnond Ken. Cheseldyne Esq^r
L^t Col W^m Holland Col Thomas Enalls

This day being very nigh Spent and by Reason the Rainy
weather has so Long Continued many of the members of this
Board and the Speaker and many members of the house of
Dellegates not being yet arrived his Ex^ncy is pleased to ask
the Advice of the Board if it might be proper to prorogue
them untill to morrow morning which was Resolved & a
Writt of Proroguation being Accordingly prepared under the
Great Seal the same was published by Beat of Drum by
which the General Assembly of this Province stands pro-
rogued untill the sixteenth Instant.

Wednesday May the 16th 1705
The Councill Sate Present.

His Ex^ncy the Governour
Thomas Tench Esq^r Coll Edward Lloyd
Col John Addison L^t Col W^m Holland
The Honble - Robert Smith Esq^r James Sanders Esq^r
Col John Hafnond Kenelm Cheseldyne Esq
Col Francis Jenkins Col Thomas Ennalls

His Ex^ncy was pleased to Comunicate to the Board what he
Intended to say to the house of Dellegates upon the opening
of this present Sessions and desired their Advice what they
thought fitt to be omitted therein or Added thereunto.
To which the Several Gentlemen of the Councill say they
do think it very proper & Sufficient
Came M^r Gouldsborough and six other members of the
house to Acquaint his Ex^ncy that the Greatest part of the
members of the house were mett at the Court house and had

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