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and by Signing the Oaths and by repeating and Signing the Test.
The Gentlemen took their places in the House.
It being moved by a Member that on perusal of the last Journal of
this House it appears the Clerk at the beginning of the Journal has
recorded it a Session of Assembly and in the Close of the Journal
he has Recorded it a Meeting in Assembly and it remaining a Doubt
with this House which of the Two Terms is most properly applicable
the further Consideration is referred to the next Saturday.
M^r Denton ordered to acquaint the Rev^d M^r Humphreys he is
desired by this House to read Divine Service Morning and Evening
during this Session.
The Committee of Aggrievances &c. Acquaint M^r Speaker they
have made choice of M^r Stephen Boardly for their Clerk. The
House approved the Choice.
The Committee of Elections and Privileclges &c Acquaint M^r
Speaker they have made Choice of M^r Thomas Jenings for their
Clerk. The House approves the Choice.
The Committee of Accounts Acquaint M^r Speaker they have made
Choice of M^r Richard Dorsey for their Clerk, the House approves
the Choice.
The Committee of Laws acquaint M^r Speaker they have made
Choice of M^r William Ghiselin for their Clerk. The House Ap-
proves the Choice.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Cap^t Gordon Acquaints M^r Speaker he Administred the Oaths to
the Government to M^r Thomas Jobson the Serjeant at Arms and
M^r Thomas Reynolds the Door Keeper to this House and that they
signed the Oath of Abjuration and repeated and signed the Test.
The House Adjourns untill two of the Clock in the Afternoon.
Post Merediem. The House met according to Adjournment.
M^r Denton Acquaints M^r Speaker he informed M^r Humphreys
with the request of the House The House Adjourned untill the
Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock

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Thursday Morning May 3^d 1739.
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Gentlemen Appointed having prepared an Address to the
Governour the same was Read and Ordered to lye on the Table.
M^r George and Coll^o Colvill two Members returned for Cecil
County Appeared.
M^r Calder a member returned for Kent County Appeared. M^r
Clayton M^r Pemberton and M^r Wilkinson three Members returned
for Queen Ann County appeared. M^r Hynson and M^r Wootton
Sent to the upper House to see them there Qualified. They return
and Acquaint M^r Speaker the said Members took the Oaths of
Allegiance abhorrence and Abjuration Subscribed the Oath of Ab-

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