468 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 5-9, 1714.

L. H. J.
No. 41

By the House of Delegates
October the 5^th 1714

Ordered That Col^o Matthew Tilghman Ward Col^o Mackall
M^r Worthington and Major Thomas Sprigg go to the Coun-
cil Chamber and acquaint his Excy the Gov^r that a sufficient
number of members to make a House is convened.

They return and say they delivered their Message.

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Col^o Edward Lloyd and Col^o Thomas Addison from the
Honble Council enter the House and acquaint M^r Speaker
that his Excy the Gov^r commands him and the House to
attend him immediately in the Council Chamber.

Then M^r Speaker and the House went up to the Council
Chamber to attend his Excy accordingly.

Then M^r Speaker with the House returned from the Coun-
cil Chamber and M^r Speaker resumed the Chair. And it was
Ordered That Col^o Ward, Col^o Mackall, M^r James Stoddart
and Capt. Mariarte go up along with M^r John Rousby and
M^r Alexander Parran two Delegates returned this Sessions
to serve for Calvert County in the Room of M^r John Leach
deceased, and M^r John Broome who since his Election accepted
of the Place of high Sheriff of the said County with Col^o
James Maxwell a Delegate returned this Sessions for Balti-
more County to serve in the Room of M^r William Talbott
deced. M^r William Blay a Delegate returned this Sessions
for Kent County to serve in the Room of Col^o Edward Blay
deced M^r John Hammond and M^r Alexander Warfield two
Delegates returned this Sessions for Ann Arundel County to
serve in the Room of Capt. Richard Jones and Major Charles
Hammond deced Major John Hawkins a Delegate returned
to serve this Sessions for Queen Ann's County in the Room
of M^r John Wells deced to see them qualified by taking the
usual Oaths appointed by several Acts of Parliament
They return and say they seen them qualified
Resolved That this House will sitt to do Business during
this Sessions from nine O'Clock in the Morning till four
O'Clock in the Afternoon.

Resolved and accordingly Ordered That every Member
that does not appear at the second Call of the House over
every Morning shall forfeit that Day's Allowance on which
such Member disappears.

Col^o Richard Tilghman from his Excy the Gov. having
acquainted M^r Speaker that his Excy desires they will attend
him by ten of the Clock to Morrow Morning to S^t Ann's
Church to hear Divine Service imploring God's Blessing on