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Maryland ss. u. h. j.
At a Council held at the Council Chamber in the City of p- ^'°
Annapolis Tuesday October the 25th 1709 and in the Eighth
year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Ann of Great
Brittain &c
Present
The Honble Major General Edward Lloyd President
r Col W" Holland ^ Col Char^ Greenberry
The Honble-^ Col Tho' Greenfield V Samuel Young Esq' and
[ Col W» Coursey J John Hall Esq'
Members of her Majesty's Council
This being the day appointed for the meeting of the general
Assembly The hon:ble President and Council were made
acquainted that there were not a Sufficient number of the Delegates
in Town to make an House and therefore ordered a
Writt of Prorogation to be issued to prorogue the General
Assembly until the 26th Inst' which was issued and published
accordingly
Wednesday Octob' 26"" 1709
The Council in Assembly Sate Present
The honble Maj' Gen' Edw"^ Lloyd President p. en
Col Francis Jenkins] Sam' Young Esq'
Col W" Holland Col Tho^ Greenfield
Col W" Coursey [Col Cha' Greenberry
Col Tho' Ennalls John Hall Esq'
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The honble Col W" Whittington produced her Majesty's
Letter directing he should be sworn of her Council which was
done and the said Col Whittington took his place at the Board
M' Worthington and M' Tyler acquaint the Board from the
House of Delegates that they are a full House and have made
choice of M' William Taylard for their Clerk and desire he
might be qualifyed
Col Francis Jenkins offering that he ought to preside at this
Board as Eldest of her Majesty's Council is told by the members
of this Board that he had relinquished his Right thereto
& desired the honble Major Genl Lloyd might take upon him
the Presidency and that upon Col Jenkins not taking any
notice of the Governm' after the Governour's Death the Board