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

L. H. J.

Lib. 41.

Kent County for three Members to serve, in the Room of
M^r Thomas Covington M^r John Carville and M^r Edward
Bathurst.
Ann Arundel County for one Member to serve in the Room
of Col<sup>o
Cha. Greenbery who is removed to the Honble
Council
Dorchester County for two Members to serve in the Room
of Mr Joseph Ennalls deced and Mr Roger Woolford commis-
sionated Sheriff of the said County.
Mr Robert Skinner's Letter being brought into the House
was read and wherein he shewed his Illness being not Capable
to attend and prayed to be excused which was allowed of by
the House.
Then the House proceeded to nominate and appoint the
Several Committees as follows Viz. The Committee for
Election and Privileges appointed by the House are Colo

Walter Smith, Capt. Richard Jones, Capt. John Mackall, Capt.
John West, and Mr Robert Ungle. The Committee appointed
to enquire and hear the Aggrievances &ta are Colonel Walter
Smith, Mr John Whittington, and Mr Robert Tyler
The Committee appointed to examine and state the publick
Accounts of this Province are, Mr James Philips, Mr Joseph
Hill and Mr Robert Ungle. The Committee of Laws appointed
are Colo
Thomas Smithson, Colo
Nicholas Lowe, Capt. John
West, Major George Gale, and Mr Samuel Worthington
Resolved That this House meet every Day at nine o'Clock
in the Morning and sit till four in the Afternoon.
The House adjourns till to Morrow Morning 9 O'Clock.</sup>

Thursday October 27^th 1709.

The House met again according to Adjournment, and being
called over were present as Yesterday: And M^r Joshua Guibert,
Col^{o
Walter Smith, and Thomas Frisby, and Mr Philip Lee
entered the House and took their Places
It was moved by a Member that Mr Thomas Frisby a Member
for Cecil Coty is not yet qualified to sit in this House. There-
fore Ordered That Mr Joshua Guibert and Mr Walter Storey
attend him to the Council that he may be qualified.
They return and say they saw Mr Thomas Frisby qualified
by taking the Oaths &ta
Committee of Election and Privileges ordered to go out
upon their Committee
The Answer to the Honble President's Speech being pre-
pared was brought into the House and ordered to be entered
as follows}