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VIRGINIA, to wit,
By His Excellency the Right Honourable JOHN Earl of DUNMORE, his
Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General of the said Colony and Dominion,
and Vice Admiral of the Same:

VIRGINIA, to wit,
By the right honourable JOHN Earl of DUNMORE, his Majesty's
Lieutenant Governor General of the said Colony and Dominion, and
Vice Admiral of the Same:

VIRGINIA, to wit,
By the right honourable JOHN Earl of DUNMORE, his Majesty's
Lieutenant Governor General of the said Colony and Dominion, and
Vice Admiral of the Same:

VIRGINIA, to wit,
HIS Excellency JOHN Earl of DUNMORE, His Majesty's Lieutenant and Governor General
of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, and Vice Admiral of the same, to William Nelson,
Thomas Nelson, Richard Corbin, William Byrd, Philip Ludwell Lee, John Tayloe, Robert Carter,
Robert Burwell, George William Fairfax, John Page, Esquires, James Horrocks, Clerk, and Ralph
Wormeley, Junior, Esquire. KNOW YE that, by Virtue of the Powers and Authorities to me grant-
ed by his Majesty, I do hereby authorize and impower you, the said William Nelson, Thomas Nelson,
Richard Corbin, William Byrd, Philip Ludwell Lee, John Tayloe, Robert Carter, Robert Burwell,
George William Fairfax, John Page, James Horrocks, and Ralph Wormeley, Junior, or any two of
you, to administer the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken, instead of the Oaths of alle-
giance and Supremacy, the Oath appointed to be taken by an Act of Parliament, made in the sixth Year
of the Reign of his present Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for altering the Oath of
Abjuration, and the Assurance, and for ammending so much of an Act of the seventh Year of her late
Majesty Queen Anne, intituled An Act for the Improvement of the Union of the two Kingdoms, as after
the Time therein limited requires the Delivery of certain Lists and Copies therein mentioned to Persons
indicted of High Treason, or Misprision of Treason; as also the Test, to all such Persons as are or
shall be returned to serve in this present General Assembly, as Burgesses; as also to the Clerk of the
House of Burgesses, or Clerks of any of the Committees of the said House, that shall be appointed du-
ring this Session; and to cause them to subscribe to the said last mentioned Oath, as also the Test; and to
adminster the Oath of Clerk to the Clerk of the said House; and also to the Clerk or Clerks of Com-
mittees.

GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the Colony, at WILLIAMSBURG, the 4th Day of Febru- ary, 1772, in the twelfth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Third.

THURSDAY, the 6th of FEBRUARY, 12 GEORGE III, 1772.

The Right Honourable JOHN Earl of DUNMORE, his Majesty's
Lieutenant and Governor General of the Colony and Dominion of
Virginia, and Vice Admiral of the same, having, by Proclamation here-
unto annexed, and Writs of Summons bearing date the 31st Day of
October last, called the General Assembly to meet this Day; and having
made a Commission, under his Hand, and the Seal of the Colony, here-
unto also annexed, to the Honourable William Nelson, Thomas Nelson,
Richard Corbin, William Byrd, Philip Ludwell Lee, John Tayloe, Robert
Carter, Robert Burwell, George William Fairfax, John Page, Esquires,
James Horrocks, Clerk, and Ralph Wormeley, Junior, Esquire, for admi-
nestering the Oaths appointed to be taken by the Members of the House
of Burgesses; and several of the said Commissioners attending in the
Council Chamber, the usual Place for administering the said Oaths to
the Members of the House of Burgesses at the Opening of a General As-
sembly; and Benjamin Waller, Esquire, Clerk of the Secretary's Office,
having delivered in a Book of the Names of such Members as had been
returned; and George Wythe, Clerk of the House of Burgesses, attending,
according to his Duty, the said Commissioners administered the said
Oaths to such Members of the House of Burgesses as then appeared; and
the [rubbing] being a sufficient Number of them to proceed to Business, up-
on Intemation that the General Assembly was to be therefore pro-
rogued, the Members went again to the Council Chamber, where the
Proclamation was read for proroguing the General Assembly until To-
morrow; which Proclamation is as followeth, viz.

VIRGINIA to wit,
WHEREAS this Day was by me appointed for the meeting of the General Assembly, but the Bad-
ness of the Roads has prevented the Number of Burgesses requisite to make a House from attend-
ing; I have therefore thought fit, by and with the Advice and Content of his Majesty's Council, by this
Proclamation, in his Majesty's Name, to prorogue the said Assembly until Tomorrow; at which Time
their Attendance is required at the Capitol, in the City of Williamsburg, for the Dispatch of public
Business.

GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the Colony, at Williamsburg, aforesaid, this 6th Day
of February, 1772, and in the twelfth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

FRIDAY, the 7th of FEBRUARY, 12 GEORGE III. 1772.
SEVERAL Members this Day appearing, being informed that the
General Assembly was to be again prorogued by Proclamation, they
went up to the Council Chamber; where the Proclamation was read, for
proroguing the General Assembly until Tomorrow; which Proclamation
is as followeth, viz.

VIRGINIA, to wit,
WHEREAS this Day was by me appointed for the meeting of the General Assembly, but the Bad-
ness of the Roads has prevented the Number of Burgesses requisite to make a House from at-
tending; I have therefore thought fit, by and with the Advice and Consent of his Majesty's Council, by
this Proclamation, in his Majesty's Name, to prorogue the said Assembly until Tomorrow; at which
Time their Attendance is required at the Capitol, in the City of Williamsburg, for the Dispatch of pub-
lic Business.

GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the Colony, at Williamsburg, this 7th Day of
February, 1772, and in the twelfth Year of his Majesty's Reign.

SATURDAY, the 8th of February, 12 GEORGE III. 1772,
SEVERAL Members this Day appearing, being informed that the
General Assembly was to be again Prorogued by Proclamation, they
went up to the Council Chamber; where the Proclamation was read, for
proroguing the General Assembly until Monday next; which Proclamati-
on is as followeth viz.

VIRGINIA to wit,
WHEREAS this Day was by me appointed for the meeting of the General Assembly, but the Bad-
ness of the Roads has prevented the Number of Burgesses requisite to make a House from attend-
ing; I have therefore thought fit, by and with the Advice of his Majesty's Council, by this Proclamati-
on, in his Majesty's Name, to prorogue the said Assembly till Monday next; at which Time their
Attendance is required at the Capitol, in the City of Williamsburg, for the Dispatch of public Business.