374 Assembly Proceedings, July 17-Aug. 10, 1716.

U. H. J.

drinking the Pretender's Health & Speaking contemptibly of
the King & Committed till they had paid their Fines Amount-
ing to one hundred pounds Sterl
Whereupon Mr Charles Carroll had acquainted him that He
had a Commission from the Lord Proprietary and his Guar-
dian under the Lord Proprietary's Great Seal And that He
would discharge those Fines which the Sherriff of Ann Arun-
del County was directed to receive

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That upon Mr Charles Carrolls Entering upon the Execu-
tion of that Commission His Excellency had required him to
record it in the Secretary's Office And seeing that It was a
publick Trust or Employment had tendered him the Oaths
appointed instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy
And also the Oath of Abjuration according to the Directions
of the Act of Assembly of this Province Which the sd Mr Carroll
refused to take

Notwithstanding which he proceeded to receive the afd Fines
His Excellency produced the following Minute of tendring
the said Oaths to Mr Carrol which was ordered to be Entered
in this days proceedings And is as follows Viz.

Annapolis July the xoth 1716
Memorandum,
That Charles Carrol Esqr appeared before his Excellency
the Governour this Day and produced a Commission from
the Right Honble the Lord Proprietary & his Guardian for
Several Purposes Which His Excellency the Governour appre-
hending to relate to the Government of this Province and
especially as to his being Naval Officer, & Receiving the
Fines & Forfeitures falling in the Several Courts of this
Province, His Excellency was pleased to tell Mr Carrol that
if he Executed that Commission as to the afd Particulars
relating to the publick He ought to take the Oaths of Allegi-
ance to his Majesty and the Oath appointed by the fifth of

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Queen Ann relating to the Succession, And accordingly
tendered the said Oaths to the sd Mr Carrol Which he refused
to take but said He was willing to take the first part of the
Oath appointed instead of the Oaths of Allegiance &
Supremacy
His Excellency was pleased to acquaint Mr Carroll that as
to all other Matters in the Commission relating to his Lord-
ships Lands or other private Affairs He may proceed to the
Execution thereof And shall have all Assistance therein
requisite John Hart
Witness W Bladen
Benj. Tasker