54 Assembly Proceedings, May 28-June 8, 1717.

L. H. J.

Jenifer to be Clerk of this House who According to the Act
of Assembly of this Province entituled an Act for the better
Security of the Peace and Safety of his Lpps Goverment and
the Protestant Intrest within this Province took the severall
Oaths thereby directed as also the Oath of a Clerk to this
House his Excy the Govern^r and Councill not being then
Sitting.
Ordered that the late Clerk or those in whose Custody the
Papers relating to this house are do deliver the Same to
Michael Jenifer the present Clerk of this House.

The House Adjourns till to Morrow
morning Eight of the Clock

Wednesday May 29^th 1717

The house meet according to Adjournment present as
yesterday w^th the Addicon of Cap^t Thomas Trueman Green-
field Cap^t Henry Pere Jowles Capt. Jno Baker Cap^t Daniel
Mariartee M^r W^m Young Coll James Maxwell M^r Francis
Dollahide M^r Peter Bond M^r John Brannock M^r Rob^t Tyler
Maj^r John Bradford Maj^r Josiah Wilson M^r Sam" Hopkins
and M^r Whittington jun^r M^r Benj^a Tasker is excused by
reason of his Sickness.

The House Adjourns till two a Clock in the afternoon.

Post Meridiem

The House meet according to Adjournment who being
called over are present as in the forenoon Except John Rousby
Esq^r M^r Robert Tyler who excused thro' Sickness.
Ordered that Coll: John Mackall M^r James Stoddert and
Cap^t Daniel Mariarte go and Acquaint his Ex^cy that a Suffi-
cient number of Members are met to Make an House. They
return & say they Delivered their Message.
Ordered that M^rMariarte and M^r Stoddert go & acquaint
his Ex^cy of the Choice of Michael Jenifer for the Clerk and
that they present him to his Ex^cy and that they see him
Qualified.
They return and say his Ex^cy Approves of him and that
they see him Qualified by the taking of the Oath of Clerk of
this house and the severall Oaths according to Law.
Esq^r Brooke and Coll Holland from the upper House Ac-
quaint M^r Speaker that his Ex^cy desires him and the whole
house to attend his Ex^cy in the Councill Chamber. Then M^r
Speaker w^th the rest of the house went to attend his Excy
accordingly.