228 Assembly Proceedings, Nov. 29-Dec. 15, 1708.

U. H. J.

Subjects let us in our Several Stations act like men of that
noble Excellent Character; And let that Magistrate be Stigma-
tized with Infamy who ever Connives at or Countenances any
Sort of Knavery, Atheism or disloyalty and when ever you
will heartily and Sincerely Endeavour to bring this great
work about I should by the blessing of God Gentlemen never
doubt of seeing the Country flourish & improve, for then the
Heathens round about us would never mock at our Religion
as Hypocrisy and the rest of the World will see know and be
Convinced; to your lasting Glory that the People of Maryland
truly Serve God and with a dutiful Regard Honour our lawful
and rightful Sovereign the Queen
And then M^r Speaker and the Delegates took leave and
returned to their House
The honble Col Holland M^r Young Col Greenfield & M^r
Lynes being impowered by a Special Dedimus potestatem
under the great Seale were sent by his Excell to administer
the Oaths to the Members of the Lower House and see them
sign the Test &c.
Who after some time return & say they administred the
Oaths to thirty four of their members and saw them Sign the
declaration for Extinguishing the hopes of the pretended
Prince of Wales & sign the Test

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Major General Lloyd & Col Coursey took the Oaths re-
quired by Law and Signed the Declaration & Test
M^r Philemon Hemsley and M^r Nathaniel Dare presented
M^r Richard Dallam to his Excell in Council who took the
Oaths of Allegiance & Oath of Clerk of the House of Dele-
gates and signed the Declaration & Test
The Board adjourned 'till to morrow morning nine of the
Clock

Tuesday November the 30th 1708
The Council met according to Adjournm^t last night
Present as yesterday

M^r Whittington and M^r Covington present M^r James
Phillips M^r Richard Colegate & M^r Aquila Paca Members
Elected for Baltimore County to be sworn who accordingly
took the Oaths & Subscribed the Test & Declaration
Col Holland and M^r Lynes sent to the House of Delegates
with her Majesty's Letter & order in favour of S^r Tho^s
Lawrence the Attorney General S^r Simon Harcourts Report
on S^r Tho'^s Petition and a paragraph of the Lords Comm^rs of
Trade & Plantations Letter of the second of September 1708
and her Majesty's order in Council for the repeale of the two
Laws about masters cropping Hhds Tob^{o
on board their Ships}