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their Warrants to their inferiour Officers directing them to make
diligent Inquiry in their respective Districts whether all Persons
have inlisted according to the Directions of this Act and to return
the Names of all Defaulters in that behalf to the end that they may
be punished according to this Act and the Colonel or Commanding
Officer Neglecting his Duty herein shall forfeit and pay the Sum of
Twenty Pounds Current Money for every Neglect and the inferiour
Officer charged with the Execution of such Warrant for every
Neglect of his Duty herein shall forfeit and pay the Sum of five
Pounds Current Money And be it Enacted by the Authority afore-
said that all and every Person and Persons to be inlisted according
to the Directions of this Act Shall take the following Oath to wit
" I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to his
Majesty King George the Second and him I will defend to the
utmost of my Power against all Treasons traiterous Conspiracies
and Attempts whatsoever and I will do my best Endeavour to dis-
close and make known to the Governor or Commander in Chief for

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
May 22

the Time being of the Province of Maryland whilst I shall reside
in the Said Province all Treasons and traiterous Conspiracies which
I shall know to be against his Said Majesty or his Successors and
I do further swear that I will to the utmost of my Power defend
Support and Maintain his said Majesty's Dominion in and over the
Said Province and also defend Support and maintain the Peace of
the said Province against all Invasions Rebellions and Insurrections
whatsoever and all these things I do plainly and Sincerely Swear
according to these express words by me Spoken and according to
the plain and common Sense and understanding of the Same words
without any Equivocation mental Evasion or Secret Reservation
whatsoever so help me God " And shall also repeat and Subscribe
the Test before a Magistrate of his County which Said Oath any
Magistrate who shall be required by the Captain or Commanding
Officer of any Troop or Company) is hereby Obliged to Administer
to every Person who shall inlist as aforesaid under the Penalty of
One hundred Pounds Current Money in Case of neglect so to do And
if any Person inlisted as aforesaid being required to take the Oath
aforesaid and repeat and Subscribe the Test aforesaid shall refuse
or wilfully neglect to do the Same then and in Such Case the
Magistrate aforesaid is required to Committ Such Person so neglect-
ing or refusing to the County Goal by his Warrant to be directed
to the Sheriff of that County and the said Sheriff is hereby required
and directed to receive and take into his Custody and Strictly to
confine Such Person so as aforesaid To him committed untill Such
Person Shall take the Oath aforesaid and repeat and Subscribe the
Test aforesaid and pay his Fees or pay the Sum of One hundred
Pounds Current Money to Such Sheriff together with his Fees and
if any Person who shall be so committed and discharged out of

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