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have with the Advice of his Lordships Council of State, issued
this my Proclamation, to invite his Majestys faithful and Loyal
Subjects within this Province, chearfully to inlist themselves
to serve in so great and glorious an Enterprize, wherein the
Honour of his Majestys Crown, and the Happiness of all his
Majestys Subjects, and more especially the Inhabitants of the
British Colonies, are so essentially concerned; & wherein
there is the greatest Prospect, that such as shall behave them-
selves well, will advance their Fortunes, as they will by such
Behaviour certainly recommend themselves to his Majestys
Royal Favour; And I am encouraged to hope that many
People in this Province will be induced to enlist, by his
Majestys giving the immediate Command of the Forces to
be raised in America to the honourable Col Spotswood, who
is known to be an Officer of great Experience and Bravery,
has lived many years in Virginia, and is personally interested
in promoting the Happiness of the Colonies on the Continent,
and in doing everything in his Power for the Advantage of
the American Troops. And in Order that this my Proclama-
tion may be made known, I do strictly charge and require the
several Sheriffs of this Province to publish the same in the
usual manner, and also to affix Copies thereof in the most
publick Places of their said Counties as they will answer the
contrary at their Peril Given at the City of Annapolis this
Eleventh Day of April in the 25^th Year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Dni 1740

Lib. C. B.

At a Council held at the House of his Excellency the Gover-
nor in the City of Annapolis on Tuesday the 22^d Day of April
in the twenty Sixth Year of His Lordships Dominion Annoq
Domini 1740.
Present

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

Maior General Ward | Edmund Jenings Esq^r
The honourable Benj. Tasker Esq^r | Col Charles Hammond

His Excellency acquaints the Board that he has nominated
Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r a Member of his Lordships honour-
able Council, and that he now attends in Order to be qualified
Whereupon the said Samuel Chamberlain takes the Oaths
to the Government, and the Oath of a Councillor, and sub-
scribes the Abjuration and Test, and takes his Place at the
Board accordingly
This being the Day appointed for the Meeting of the As-
sembly and His Excellency informing the Board, that he hears
there is not a sufficient Number of Members of the Lower

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