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he is enjoined by his most Sacred Majesty to observe Relating
to Schoolmasters (to wit) prohibiting any persons to teach
Schools unless Qualifyed by taking the Oaths of Allegiance
&c to his Majesty and obtaining his Excellency's Licence for
keeping such Schools

It is thereupon Advised and Resolved that directions be
given to the Several County Courts in this Province to return
to his Excellency an Account of all Schools & Schoolmasters
together with their Judgements of the Capacitys of such Mas-
ters in their respective Countys with all convenient Speed,
And that notice be given in full County Court that all Persons
keeping or intending to keep any School in this Province be

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and are obliged to take the Oaths appointed to be taken
instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, And the
Oath appointed by the Act of Parliament made in the sixth
year of the Reign of her late Majesty for Security of her
Majesty's Person and Government, and Succession to the
Crown in the protestant Line and Subscribe the said Oath
and abjuration commonly called the Test upon which and a
Certificate of their good Capacity they may apply to his Excel-
lency for his Licence to teach their respective schools
Whereas his Excellency has been pleased to make Enquiry
what Books are wanting belonging to the Library and has
caused the several Books to be called over by the Catalogue
And thereupon several are found wanting and are supposed
to be lodged in several Persons Hands
Ordered therefore that the respective Sherriffs of the several
Countys give publick notice by affixing notes in the most
frequented Places of their Countys intimating that all Persons
whatsoever who have any Books belonging to the publick
Library are required to send them to the Reverend Mr Samuel
Skippon
Whereof they are not to fail on pain of being prosecuted
for detaining thereof
Mr Holdsworth and Mr Taylor brought from their House
the following Message

By the House of Delegates
May the 3d 1715

May It please your Excellency
The Petition of Daniel Philips of Calvert County to this
House herewith sent seeking for a Recommendation of his

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Case about a Judgement obtained against Henry Mitchell
(whose Administrator your Petitioner is) being read the Peti-
tioners Case being found by the House to be deplorable is

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