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In November Assembly 1746 Mess^rs Key & Gresham from the
Lower house acquaint his Excellency that their house had made
choice of M^r Michael Macnemara for their Clerk in the Room of
M^r William Tilghman who hath resigned and hopes for his Excel-
lencys Approbation to whom his Excellency is pleased to declare
that he approves their Choice.
Mess^rs Key & Gresham from the Lower house attend with M^r
Macnemara Clerk of the said house in order to see him qualified,
who takes the several Oaths to the Government Required by Law,
Repeates and Subscribes the Abjuration and Test and also takes the
Usual Oath of Office
Extracts from the Journals of the Lower house of Assembly
In April Assembly 1666 Is the following Entry And being come
into their house they Elected M^r William Bretton Clerk of the Lower
house of Assembly.
In May Assembly 1676 M^r Speaker in behalf and by order of the

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Liber No. 34
May 24

whole house humbly Requests of His Lordship Liberty to chuse
their Clerk which his Lordship Grants as a particular favour to
them and not to be construed as their Right to elect but that his
Lordship may appoint whom he pleases to be Clerk of this house
they elect Robert Ridgeley to be their Clerk, his Lordship approves
of him & they Retire to their own house
In October Assembly 1683 Where M^r Speaker having taken the
Chair Charles Boteler Produceth a Patent under the Lesser Seal
of this Province signed by the Right honourable the Lord Proprie-
tary for the Clerkship of the Lower house of Assembly which being
Read was admitted by this house.
In October Assembly 1686 The Government having by Commis-
sion under the Great Seal appointed M^r William Dent their Clerk
who was recommended as a Person fit and capable to Serve them.
In May Assembly 1692 Then was Henry Denton Likewise voted
Clerk of this house
In September Assembly 1694 The Speaker and the house de-
sire that Clayborn Lomax may be admited their Clerk which was
Granted and a Commission given him under the Lesser Seal of this
Province and at the same time had Administred unto him the Oaths
appointed by Act of Parliament instead of the Oaths of Allegiance
and Supremacy as also the usual Oath as Clerk of this house and
Likewise signed the Test which was signified to the house by the
following Message
By his Excellency the Governor & Council 21 September 1694
Cleyborn Lomax having received a Commission at this Board for
being Clerk of your house had Administred unto him the Oath
appointed by Act of Parliament instead of the Oaths of Allegiance

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