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ernment thereof when and as often as his Majestys Service shall per-
mit you so to do, And it is my further Will and Pleasure that during
your Absence out of the said Province upon this great Necessary and
National Service the Powers of Government over my said Province
of Maryland be Exercised by the President or Senior Member for
the time being of my Council whom you are to Authorize & Commis-
sionate for that Purpose when and as the same shall become Neces-
sary Agreeable to the Instructions already Received or which shall
be hereafter Received from me and I do hereby require you forth-
with to Signify or Cause to be Signified to the Council of State
and to both Houses of Assembly within my said Province of Mary-
land as well the Royal Commission with which his Majesty has been
Most graciously Pleased to invest you upon this Important Service
as this my leave of Absence hereby Granted to you from my said
Province. And in a more Particular manner I Do require & enjoin
you that you do in the most Serious & earnest manner recommend it
to the Good People of my said Province that they do in furtherance
of his Majestys Royal Intentions and in manifestation of their own
just Abhorance & Resentment at the unprovocked Insults and at-
tempts of the Invaders most heartily co-operate with his Majesty
and their Neighbouring Governments by granting such effectual Sup-
plys and prosecuting such Vigorous Measures against the Common
Enemy as shall demonstrate to all future ages the Distinguished
Zeal and Loyalty of this my Province of Maryland to their Sovereign
and the Cause of their Country Given at London under hand and
greater Seal at Arms this Sixth day of July in the Twenty Eighth
year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second
and in the fourth year of our Dominion over the said Province
Annoque Domini One thousand Seven hundred and fifty four
SEAL
By his Lordships Command
Caecil.s Calvert Secretary
Mess." Lloyd & Henry from the Lower house acquaint his Excel-
lency that their house hath made Choice of Mr. Michael Macnemara
for their Clerk and hopes for his Excellencys approbation to whom
his Excellency was pleased to declare that he approved of their
Choice.
Mess." Lloyd & Henry from the Lower house attend with M.r
Michael Macnemara Clerk of the said house in order to See him
Qualified who takes the Oaths to the Government appointed to be
taken by Act of Assembly and Subscribes the Abjuration and Test
and also takes the usual Oath of Office and then withdraw
Messrs Carroll & Hall from the Lower house Attend with M.r
Philip Hammond a Member Ellected for Ann Arundel County in
Order to See him Qualified who takes the Several Oaths to the
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