Assembly Proceedings, April 30-May 14, 1696. 333

Mr Clarke and Major Thompson returne to the house and
say that his Ex^cy will send some of the hon^ble Councill to this
house to administer the Oathes required unto Mr Willm
Helmesley.
Cap^t Hill Mr Clarke Major Thompson Mr Tasker and Mr.
Frisby sent to his Ex^cy the Gov^r with the following Message.

By the house of Burgesses May the I^st 1696.
To his Ex^cy the Gov^r in Councill &c.
May it please yo^r Ex^cy

This house being mett according to yo^r Ex^cys proro-
gation are ready to receive what your Ex^cy has to offerr to us
that We may proceed to the Dispatch of the publique Con-
cerne of this Province.
Signed p Ord^r

W Bladen Cl Assembly.

Mr. Lingham enters the house.

Put to the Question if Mr. Mason and Mr. Lingham for not
attending the house shall not be censured therefore Carryed
in the negative.

Original
Journal.

The hon^ble Colonel Robotham Col: Greenberry, Col: Hutch-
ins and Colonel Browne came downe from his Ex^cy the Gov^r
& Councill and in presence of this house administered the
Oathes appointed by Act of parliament instead of the Oathes
of Allegiance and Supremacy unto Mr William Helmsley
according to the Request of this house
the s^d Mr Helmsley Subscribe the Test.
They also bring [down sev^rall Ires relating] to New Yorke
for the perusall of [this house]
Also lay before [the house severall] proposalls from his
Ex^cy Cap^t Hill Mr. Cla[rke, Major Thompson] Mr Tasker and
Mr Frisby returne to the house [and say that] they have deliv-
ered their Message to his Ex^cy who had already sent down to
the house.
Major John Hafnond and the rest of the Members yesterday
appointed a Comittee to consider of his Ex^cys proposalls about
the new Court House and Additionall Conveniences enter the
house and p^rsent the following Report.

Maryland ss. At a Speciall Comittee appointed by the
Generall Assembly of this province for inspecting into the
further Addition to the Stad^t House met at the house of Mr
Thomas Blackwell this first day of May 1696.

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