356 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 3, 1704.

P. R. O.

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In obedience thereunto upon Wednesday the 26^th of April
1704, appeared in the house the following members viz^t

[for] St.

Mr Tho Beall

M^r Thomas Hamond for Baltim^r County.

Ma. Co.

Mr Wm Watts

M^r Philemon Loyd for Talbott County.

Kent Co

Mr John Salter

M^r John Whittington

Mr John Lecount for Dorchr County.

AA. Co.

Mr Samuel Young

Mr Wm Harris

M^r John Dorsey

Mr Mats Vanderheyden for Cecill County.

M^r Charles Greenberry

Mr Tho : Frisby

Calvt

Mr William Parker

Mr John Bozman for Somerset

Co.

M^r John Smith

Mr Peter Dent County.

Char.

Mr Wm Dent

Mr Thomas Greenfield

Co.

Mr Phil. Lynes

Mr John Wight for

M^r James Smallwood

Mr Robert Bradley

[sic : Prince George's County ?]

Wanteing Coll Henry Low, George Muschamp Esq^re Ken :
Cheseldyn John Baker, M^r Laurence Draper, M^r Benjamen
Hall, Coll Tho^s Smithson, M^r Richard Tilghman, Col S^t Leid-
ger Codd, M^r Tho^s Smith, M^r John Hinson, M^r Walter Smith,
M^r Elisha Hall, M^r Thomas Ennalls, M^r Jacob Lockerman,
M^r Hugh Eccleston, Coll William Whittington, M^r John
Francklyn, M^r William Hutchinson.
The house being mett were called over, and finding Coll
Thomas Smithson Speaker of this Court absent, and this
house being informed, that the said Collonell Smithson is
indisposed and not capable of attending this house; thereupon
ordered y^r M^r William Dent, Philemon Loyd, and Major
Charles Greenberry, attend his Excellency and Councill to
acquaint them the house is mett according to Prorogation,
But M^r Speaker attended not.
They Returne and Say that his Excellency was pleased to
order them to acquaint the house that they may proceed to
Election of another Speaker in the Roome of Coll Smithson
soe that the house may proceed to business.
The Members now proceed to Election of a Speaker, and
by generall Vote Nemine contradicente, the house made
choice of Major W^m Dent to be theire Speaker, and placed
him in the chaire accordingly
Ordered that M^r Philemon Loyd and Maj^r Charles Green-
berry attend his Excellency to acquaint him that the house
haue made choice of theire Speaker, and that they with the
house are ready to attend his Excellency, when he please to
comand them.
They returne and Say they Delivered theire Message, and
likewise acquainted M^r Speaker that his Excellency requires
theire immediate attendance att the Councill.

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Whereupon M^r Speaker and the Rest of the members of
this house went up to his. Excellency and Councill where they