no Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75.

Liber A. M.

by these presents do depute Empower and Authorize you the
said Francis Ienkins to take the Proof of all such rights to
Land as shall be demanded by any Person in Worcester
County aforesaid Be it due by time of Service or Trans-
portation and to the said Persons to Administer an Oath upon
the holy Evangelists for the due Proof of the same and to grant
Warrants to the Surveyor for the Laying out thereof and also
to grant warrants upon Credit to any Person Inhabitant or
intending to inhabite in the said County of Worcester for three
hundred Acres of Land to each Person according to his Lord-
ships instructions of the said One and twentieth day of March
1669 also that you keep a fair Book of all such Rights before
you proved or such Warrants thereupon or otherwise by you
Granted a Copy of which as oft as Conveniently you may you
shall transmit to the Secretaries Office at the City of S⁽ Maries
to be Recorded and also shall Charge no fees belonging to the
Secretary of this Province for the time being for such your
proving allowing or entring such Rights or issuing Granting
or Recording such warrants for Land as aforesaid to have and
to hold the said Power and Authority for doing and performing
the same to you the said Francis Ienkins during Pleasure
Given under my hand & seal at Arms the 20^th day of Iune in
the 41^st year of the dominion of his said Lordship over Mary-
land Annoq Domini 1672
Charles Calvert

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Charles Calvert Esq^r Captain General of all the Forces
within this Province of Maryland under the right Honble
Cecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the same to Thomas
Iones of the County of Worcester in the said Province Gent
Greeting according to the Power to me by his said Lordship
Committed and upon the special trust and Confidence I have
in your Fidelity Circumspection Courage and good Conduct
and also Skill and Iudgment in the Art of war and discipline
Military I do hereby Constitute Ordain and appoint you
Captain under me of all the forces horse and Foot that are or
shall be in the said County of Worcester and them to muster
exercise and train up in the Art of War and discipline military
and in all things to do as a Captain and Commander in chief
ought do do to the Resistance of all Enemies whatsoever
supression of all mutinies Insurrections and Rebellions what-
soever according to such Orders directions and Instructions as
you shall from time to time Receive from me or his Lordships
Lieutenant or chief Governor of this Province for the time
being and to that end to list such and so many of the Inhabit-
ants within the said County as you shall think fit and to
appoint your under Officers out of them and them when and