262 Assembly Proceedings, April 1650.

Liber A

or consulted of in both or eyther howses of this present
Assembly wherein secrecy shall bee requyred or bee requisite
soe farr as I may, & will not wittingly or willingly publish,
divulge, or speake of the same to any p^rson or p^rsons whatso-
ever, being noe member of one of the s^d howses of Assembly.
Soe helpe mee God &c.

Clks. oath I. A. B doe sweare th^t I will faythfully & truly,
to the best of my ability & understanding during this Assembly
performe & exequute the place or office of Clarke of the lower
howse of the said Assembly in all things belonging to that im-
ploym^t soe far as it shall please the Gou^r to continew mee
therein. And I will true entry make & keepe of all such Acts,
Orders, Journalls, & other things belonging to th^t office soe far
as I may. And will allso keepe secrett during this Assembly
&c: vt Supra in Surges, oath.

w^ch s^t seuerall oaths was administred by m^r Secretary to the
Clarke & Burgesses there present no one contradicting.

His L^ps declaracon was read by the Secretary & Condicons
of the Plantaon published.

U. H.
Journal
1659-69
p. 5

C: Baltemore
Caecilius absolute Lord, and Proprietary of Maryland and
Avalon Lord Barron of Baltemore &c. To our Trusty and and
welbeloved William Stone Esq. our Lieutennant of our said
Province of Maryland. To those of our Councell there, And
to the Gennerall Assembly of ffreemen of our said Province,
and To all others whom it may concearne Greeting &c.
Whereas Wee sent a body of lawes thither the last yeare by
our Secretary Thomas Hatton under our hand and Greater
seale at armes conteinning sixteene in Number, to be proposed
by you our said Lieutennant to the Assembly there for their con-
sent therevnto, Together with a Commission therevnto annexed
Signed also by vs and affixed to the same scale, and bearing
date the twelfth of August one thousand Six hundred fforty
Eight whereby among other things Wee declared our Assent
to the said Lawes, vpon such Conditions as were expressed in
the said Commission, which lawes were and are soe iust and
reasonable as that, vpon due consideration they ought to be
well liked of by well affected men, according as you our said
Lieut. after your receipt of them vpon good reason affirmed
to vs by your Letter dated the twentith of ffebruary last.
Nevertheless it seems through some misunderstanding the
Gennerall Assembly there at a Sessions thereof houlden at
Saint Maries in April last were unwilling at that tyme to
Consent to the Enacting of them All, As Lawes there, which