The Upper House. 191

By his Excellency the Governor and Council in Assembly
26 April 1700

Since the house have offered M^r William Taylard to be their Clerk
his Excellency is Pleased to say that he does approve of him to be a
fit & qualified Person for the Execution of that Office and if the
house will dispence with his Service in Regard of his being one of
their Members he is willing to Commissionate him.
Signed p Order W: Bladen Ct. Coun.
Then came M^r William Hutchinson with four more of the Dele-
gates & say the House Return their hearty Thanks to his Excellency
for his Condescension and signify the houses willingness to dispence
with the Service of their Member and Intreate his Excellency to
Commissionate him to be their Clerk
M^r William Taylard sworn Clerk of the house of Delegates took
the Oaths Subscribed the Test and Association
In May Assembly 1701 Came M^r Samuel Young and M^r George
Muschamp from the house who present M^r William Taylard to his
Excellency desiring he may be Commissionated Clerk of their house,
which his Excellency is Pleased to Approve of.
Accordingly the same M^r Taylard took the Oaths appointed by
Act of Parliament instead of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy
and the Oath of Clerk of the house of Delegates, likewise subscribed
the Test & Association

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 24

In September Assembly 1704 Lieu^t Col. James Maxwell and
Major Greenberry came with M^r William Taylard whom they Pre-
sent to his Excellency from the house as chosen to be their Clerk.
His Excellency was pleased to admitt thereof and accordingly M^r
Taylard was sworn in the Presence of the said Members.
In September Assembly 1708. Came from the Lower house M^r
Wornal Hunt and M^r Matthias Vanderheyden together with M^r
Richard Dallam and M^r Hunt says that their house made Choice of
M^r Richard Dallam to be their Clerk humbly [praying] that his
Excellency and this honourable Board will be pleased to swear &
Admit him as such to whom his Excellency was pleased to say that
he would Consider further of it.
Kenelmn Cheseldine Esq^r was sent to acquaint the house of Dele-
gates that his Excellency and this Board would have their Message
Relating to M^r Dallam Reduced into Writing
M^r Hunt & M^r Vanderheyden enter the Council and Deliver to
his Excellency in writing the following Message Viz. By the house
of Delegates 28 September 1708
This house humbly Recommend Richard Dallam to his Excel-
lency for his approbation to be their Clerk
Thomas Smithson Speaker

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