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lency for his great Consideration and acquaint him that the house
are very Desirous to have M^r W^m Taylard one of their Members to
be their Clerk if his Excellency be pleased to assent thereto. An
Answer to which was sent by Col. Charles Hutchins & Col John
Addison

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly 26 April
1700
Since the house have offered M^r W^m Taylard to be their Clerk,
his Excellency is pleased to say that he does approve of him to be a
fit qualified Person for the Execution of that Office; And if the
house will Dispence with his service in Regard of his being one of
their Members He is willing to commissionate him
Signed p Order W^m Bladen Ct. Coun.
Then came M^r William Hutchison with four more of the Dele-
gates and say, the house return their hearty Thanks to his Excel-
lency for his Condescension and signify the Houses willingness to
dispence with the Service of their Member, and intreat his Excel-
lency to Commissionate him to be their Clerk
The only Reason that you offer for the alteration you propose,
is, that no mention is made of the Governors approbation in your
Clerks Entry of the Message in July 1732 by M^r Beal and M^r War-
field But surely the not mentioning any fact is no proof against its
not having passed, when it is Expressly Recorded in an other Jour-
nal agreeable to the whole Tenor of the Records of both houses in
other instances relating to this affair
I have been the more particular upon this Subject that no Doubt
may Remain with your house about an affair that seems so very
Clear & Evident and you may be assured that when any real Privi-
leges of your house are in Question, I shall have the same just Re-
gard for them that I think myself Obliged to have for the just Rights
of his Lordship Sam: Ogle
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the morning

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 10

Mess^rs Addison, Murdoch, Handy and Waggerman from the
Lower House, attend with Col. Robert King and Col Robert Jenkins
Henry two of the Members Returned for Somerset County and with
Col. Edward Sprigg a member Returned for Prince Georges County,
to see them Qualified, who take the several Oaths to the Government
Required by Law Repeat and Subscribe the Abjuration and Test
and then withdrew

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