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Macnemara to be their Clerk And that the House desired his Appro-
bation thereto they return and Acquaint the House they delivered
their Message and that the Governour was Pleased to Approve of
the said Macnemara.
Resolved that the time of Setting of this House to dispatch Busi-
ness be from nine of the Clock in the forenoon to four of the Clock
in the Afternoon during this Sessions of Assembly
Ordered that M^r Beale and M^r Dulany go to the Upper house to
see M^r Macnemara qualified as Clerk to this House They return
and Acquaint the house that they saw him Qualified by taking the
Severall Oaths required by Law repealing the test signing the said
Severall Oaths and Test and by taking the Oath of Office, Accord-
ing to the form following (Viz)

L. H. J.

You Michael Macnemara do swear that as Clerk of the Lower
House of Assembly you shall true Entries make of all such Matters
and things as by the Honble Speaker for the time being and that
house shall be to You directed the Secrets of the said House you
shall not divulge to the Prejudice of the House or any Member
thereof but shall in all things as Clerk to the said House well and
truly demean Your self according to the best of your Knowledge
So help you God.

The House continue M^r Thomas Jobson in the Office of Serjeant
at Arms and M^r Moses Adney as Door Keeper to the House and
Order that they Severally take the respective Oaths to the Govern-
ment and the Oath of their Severall Offices.
Coll^o Tilghman and John Rousby Esq^r from the upper house
Acquaint M^r Speaker that the Governour requires him and the
whole house to Attend him imediately in the Councill Chamber The
whole house Accordingly went & return M^r Speaker reassumed his
Chair and reported that the Governor was Pleased to make the fol-
lowing Speech [The text of this speech is printed at page 104.]

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After which M^r Speaker lays before the House the Oath men-
tioned in the Governours Speech which Oath is ordered to be Entred
as followeth.

The form of an Oath for Judge or Justice.

You shall swear that as a Justice of the Provincial Court of
Maryland in all Articles of his Lordships Commission to you di-
rected you shall do Equall Law & Right to all the Kings Subjects
rich and Poor according to the Laws Customs and Directions of
the Acts of Assembly of this Province and where they are Silent
according to the Laws Statutes and reasonable Customs of England
as have been used & Practised in this Province and not delay any
Person of Common Right for any Cause or pretence whatsoever

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