Maryland ss. Port of Annapolis Octo^r
20^th 1698 Dies Jovis

Be it remembred that this being the day to which the Gen^ll
Assembly of this Province stands prorouged and on which
they are to meett
The Hon^ble his Majestyes Councill Sate and were Prsant His
Ex^cy ffrancis Nicholson Esq^r Cap^t Gen^ll and Gov^r in Cheife

Coll Henry Jowles Chancelor
The Honble Coll Iohn Addison
Thomas Brookes Esq^r

The following Members of the house of Delegates (viz) M^r
Iacob Moreland M^r Iames Saunders M^r Walter Smith M^r John
Leech M^r Henry Hawkins Cap^t Philip Hoskins M^r Benjamin
Hall M^r John Hall M^r Thomas Staley Majo^r W^m Barton M^r
W^m Hutchison Collonell Ninian Beale and M^r John Wright
P^rsent themselves before the board and Acquainted his Ex^cy
that for as much as that none of the Gentlemen of the Eastern
shore members of theire house are yet Come to Towne and
severall of the Western Shore absent they are not of sufficiant
number to make an house
Whereupon his Ex^cy the Gov^r w^th the advice of the board
Prorouged them untill the 22^d Instant and told them that they
were accordingly so prorouged

Die Saturnj 22^o Octobris 1698

The Honble his Majtyes Councill in Assembly according to
prorogation on thursday last mett

P^rsant his Ex^cy the Gov^r
Collonell Henry Jowles Chancell^r
Thomas Tench Esq^r Coll John Adisson
Coll John Courts Tho: Brookes Esq^r James ffrisby Esq^r

Original
Journal,
p. 1

Read the Petition of the Inhabitants of Pisscatway parish
upon Potomack in Prince Georges County which is advised to
be laid before the house of Delegates Together w^th the Rep-
resentation of his Majtyes Iustices of the Provinciall Court
and of the Justices of Prince Georges County for theire Con-

p. 2