382 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 25-Nov. 10, 1709.

U. H. J.

Friday October the 28th 1709

The Council Sate Present as yesterday
except Col Greenfield

Resolved the following Message be sent to the House of
Delegates By the Council

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Gentlemen. We think it very necessary to recommend to
your Consideration the reviving of the temporary Laws which
otherwise will Expire and being desirous to give all ready
Dispatch to this present Session now also Communicate to
you one of her Majesty's royal Instructions in the following
words Viz^t
Whereas we have been pleased by our Commission to direct
that in Case of your Death or Absence from our said Province
and in Case there be no person at that Time upon the Place
commissionated or appointed by us to be our Lieut^t Governour
or Commander in chief The then present Council of our afore-
said Province of Maryland shall take upon them the adminis-
tration of the Governm^t and execute our said Commission and
the Several Powers and Authoritys therein contained in the
manner therein directed It is nevertheless our express Will
and Pleasure that in such Cases the said Council shall forbear
to pass any Acts but what are immediately necessary for the
Peace and Welfare of our said Province without our particular
order for that purpose. Sent to the House by Col Holland
Col Coursey Col Ennalls and M^r Hall
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Cap^t Crabb and M^r Bordley from the House present M^r
Hugh Eccleston and M^r Walter Campbell to take the Oaths
appointed in order to qualify them to sitt in their House as
Delegates for Dorchester County which was done in their
Presence
And also William Bladen made Oath to his Naval Officers .
Accounts in the presence of the said Delegates

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Ordered that George Muschamp Esq^r and John Rousby
Esq^r her Majesty's Receivers of Potowmack and Patuxent Dis-
tricts pay unto the Honble Major Gen^l Edward Lloyd President
of her Matys Council one moyety of the three fourths of the
one moiety of the two Shillings p H:head by them received
since the Death of his Excell Col John Seymour for support
of the dignity of the said President
The honble Col Whittington informing the Board that
whereas on the eighth of July 1708 he had an Order from this
Board to Survey the Pocomoke Indians Lands and he had run
some of the lines but could not find they included any Lands.