The Upper House. 193

N. B. The Councils Approbation in this Instance is mentioned in
express words in the Journal of the Other house.
In October Assembly 1712 M^r Daniel Mariartee and M^r James
Lloyd from the house of Delegates came and Presented M^r Richard
Dallam their Clerk to be sworn as such and the said M^r Dallam being
approved of by the honourable President, was accordingly sworn
and took the Oaths to the Government as well as that of Clerk to the
house of Delegates.
In November Assembly 1713 M^r Tyler and M^r Mariartee Came
and acquainted the honourable President and Council that their
Clerk M^r Richard Dallam was gone home very much indisposed in
his health so that they were at a great Loss, but desired that M^r
Evan Jones might be sworn Clerk Assistant to the house of Dele-
gates which was accordingly done in their presence the said M^r Jones
taking the Oaths of Abjuration Allegiance and Abhorence and Oath
of Clerk Assistant to the said Delegates and Subscribing the Oath
of Abjuration and Test.

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

In June Assembly 1714 M^r Tyler and M^r Hoskins brought from
the house as followeth
By the house of Delegates 26 June 1714.
This house wanting a Clerk to Supply the Place of M^r Richard
Dallam who since Last Session of Assembly dyed, make Choice of
Thomas Macnemara as Clerk of this house and humbly pray Your
Excellencys Approbation of him and that he may be qualified by
taking the Usual Oaths Robert Ungle Speaker
Upon which his Excellency was pleased to ask the Board if they
had any Objections to the said Macnemara. They were not pleased
to offer any wherefore His Excellency directed Lieu^t Col. Tilghman
to go down to the house of Delegates and acquaint them he approves
their Choice and wills them to present their Clerk in order to be
qualified
M^r Tyler and Cot Hoskins came from the Delegates and Pre-
sented M^r Thomas Macnemara to his Excellency to be qualified as
Clerk of their house by taking the Usual Oaths according to Law &
making the Requisite Subscription of the Test and Abjuration Oaths
And the said Oaths being Administred to him by the Honourable
Col. Holland Chief Justice of the Provincial Court he took them at
this Board in the Presence of the two Delegates aforesaid Subscribed
the Test and Abjuration and took the Oath of Clerk of the house
of Delegates
In April Assembly 1715 M^r Benjamin Tasker and M^r Thomas
Holdsworth from the Delegates came and Presented M^r Thomas
Macnemara their Clerk Elected to be qualified by taking the Oaths
Appointed in the stead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy
the Oath of Abjuration and Oath of Clerk of their house which was

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