192 Assembly Proceedings, May 24-June 24, 1749.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 24

To his Excellency the Governor & the Honble her Majestys Council
in Assembly
In Answer whereto the following sent by Kenelmn Cheseldine
Esquire

By his Excellency the Governor & Council in Assembly
28 September 1708.

M^r Speaker Tho we are well Satisfied it is her Majestys Pre-
rogative to appoint Proper Officers to attend the Assembly and that
you have no Right to the Election of any but what shall be approved
of by this Board we are willing rather than the Countrys Business
should be delayed to Admit of the Clerk nominated by you Pro hac
Vice (salvo jure) but resent it that you Rejected the Clerk ap-
pointed by his Excellency without giving any Reason
Signed p Order Evan Jones Ct Council
Col Good and Captain Franklyn from the house enter the Council
& deliver his Excellency the following Message.

By the House of Delegates 28 September 1708

p. 287

This house Humbly thank his Excellency for his favourable Con-
descension in approving of the Clerk by them Recommended and
desire he May be qualified by taking the usual Oaths
Thomas Smithson, Speaker
To his Excellency the Governor & the Honble her Majestys Council
in Assembly
Upon Reading of which his Excellency and this Board are pleased
to admit of the said Dallam to be their Clerk Pro hac Vice and the
said Dallam tooke the Oaths and Subscribed the Test in the Presence
of Col Good and Captain Franklyn and then Returned with the
Members to their house.
In November Assembly 1708 M^r Philemon Hemsley and M^r
Nathaniel Dare presented M^r Richard Dallam to his Excellency in
Council who took the Oaths of Allegiance and Oath of Clerk of the
house of Delegates and Signed the Declaration and Test
N. B. The Governors Approbation in this Instance is mentioned
in express words in the Journal of the other house
In October Assembly 1709 M^r Worthington and M^r Tyler ac-
quaint the Board from the house of Delegates that they have made
choice of M^r William Taylard for their Clerk and desire he might
be qualified
Ordered that Col Coursey and M^r Young acquaint the house of
Delegates this Board are willing to qualify M^r William Taylard to
act as Clerk of their house for this present Session
M^r Worthington and M^r Tyler came with M^r Taylard to see him
sworn which was done Particularly for the present Session