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By his Excellency the Governeur and Council
in Assembly June 25^th 1702
Gentlemen
Herewith is sent you an Address proposed to be presented
to her Majesty upon her Accession to the Throne from his
Excellency the Governeur and this General Assembly that
you may peruse it and according as you shall think fit either
add or diminish as you shall see Cause
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Counl.

Sent by M^r Brook & Col Hammond Col Lloyd & Col
Holland

Came Major Dent M^r Hutchinson & M^r Young from the
House of Delegates who present M^r Richard Tilghman a
Delegate of Talbot County who took the oaths appointed by
Act of Parliament instead of the oaths of Allegiance &
Supremacy to her Majesty & Subscribed the Test
M^r John Hall and M^r John Wight from the House present
M^r John LeCompte a Burghess for Dorsett County who took
the Oaths of Allegiance &c to her Majesty and Subscribed
the Test
Read the right honourable the Lords of the Council of
Trade & Plantations Letter of the 16th March 1701/2 with a
reference from the right honourable the Lords of his Majesty's
most honourable Privy Council to the said Lords of Trade
&c to Enquire whether the Court of Admiralty in this Prov-
ince is held by virtue of the Lords of the Admiralty's Com-
mission or by virtue of a particular Clause in the Commission
under the great Seale
In answer whereto his Excellency and this Board do say
the said Courts of Admirality for five years last past have
been held by Virtue of a Commission from the right honour-
able the Lords of the Admiralty. The s^d Commission in a
more particular manner respecting & settling that Court &
the Judicature thereof.
This Board adjourned 'till 8 of the Clock tomorrow morning

Fryday June 26^th 1702.

The Council in Assembly Sate Present as yesterday with
the addition of the honourable Col John Addison
Read the Petition of M^r Robert Ungle and M^r Robert
Grundy Exec^s of the last Will & Testam^t of M^r Nicholas Mil-
burn of Talbott County deceased praying for the reasons
therein contained that they may be enabled to sell the said
Milburnes Estate for paym^t of his Debts

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