The Lower House. 599

The following Certificates of Qualification by the several Clerks
of the Committees from this House were Produced to the Clerk of
this House and Ordered to be Entered on the Journal which are as
follows (Viz^t)

I hereby Certify that on this Twelfth Day of December 1754.
Personally Appeard before me the Subscriber One of his Lordship's
Justices of the peace for Ann Arundell County Thomas Johnson
Jun.^r and took the several Oaths Appointed by Act of Assembly of
this Province to be taken to the Government; made Repeated and
Subscribed the Oath of Abjuration and Test and also took the fol-
lowing Oath to wit/You Thomas Johnson do swear that as Clerk to
the Committee of Laws you shall true Entries make of all such
Matters and things as by that Committee for the time being shall
be to you Directed the Secrets of the said Committee you shall not
Divulge to the Prejudice of the said Committee or any Member

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
December 14

thereof but shall in all things as Clerk to the said Committee well
and truly Demean yourself According to the Best of your Knowledge
so help you God
Certified by Richard Dorsey.

I hereby Certify that on this Twelfth Day of December 1754
Personally Appeared before me the Subscriber one of his Lord-
ships Justices of the peace for Ann Arundell County William Wil-
kins and took the several Oaths Appointed by Act of Assembly of
this Province to be taken to the Government made Repeated and
Subscribed the Oath of Abjuration and Test and Also took the fol-
lowing Oath (to wit) you William Wilkins do swear that as Clerk to
the Committee of Grievances and Courts of Justice shall true Entries
make of all such Matters and Things as by that Committee for the
time being shall be to you Directed the Secrets of the said Com-
mittee you shall not Disclose to the Prejudice of the said Committee
or any of them but shall in all things as Clerk to the said Committee
well and truly Demean yourself According to the Best of your
knowledge so help you God.
Certified by Richard Dorsey

I hereby Certify that on this Thirteenth Day December 1754
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of his Lordship's
Justices of the Peace for Ann Arundell County Beale Nicholson and
took the several Oaths Appointed by Act of Assembly of this Prov-
ince to be taken to the Government made Repeated and Subscribed
the Oath of Abjuration and Test and also took the following Oath
to wit/You Beale Nicholson do Swear That as Clerk to the Com-
mittee of Accounts you shall true Entries make of all such matters &
things as by that Committee for the time being shall be to you
directed the secrets of the said Committee you shall not divulge to
the prejudice of the said Committee or any Member thereof, but

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