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there cannot subsist and continue in peace & safety with-
out some good goverm^t to be ordeined and established as
well for the cherishing of the vertuous and orderly, as for the
punishm^t of the lewd and disorderly persons there; and calling
to mind the faithfull and laudable services done by o^r said deare
brother Leonard Calvert Esq, as well in the adventure of his
person in the first discent & settling of o^r Colony within o^r
said Province of Maryland as in the ordering & advancing of
the same by his personall residence within the same o^r said
Province, wherein he hath manifested to the satisfaction of o^r
selfe and of our colony there, such wisedome, fidelity, industry
& other vertues as render him capable & worthy of the trust
hereby by vs intended to be reposed in him; have nominated
constituted ordeined authorised established & by these pnts
doe nominate ordeine constitute authorise & establish the said
Leonard Calvert in the absence of vs and o^r heires o^r Lieuten^t
Grall, Admirall, cheife Captaine & Comander aswell by sea as
by land of o^r said Province of Maryland & the Hands to the
same belonging. And we doe by these pnts grant vnto him
the cheife comandm^t & absolute authority above & in all mat-
ters of warfare by sea and land, to exequute & administer the
same to the resistance of the enemies, or suppression of muti-
nies & insolencies, as o^r said Lieut^nt shall think most commo-
dious for the preservation of o^r said Province, and to doe all
such things as doe belong or apperteine to the office of a
Generall, Admirall, cheife Captaine & Comander in as large &
ample manner to all intents & purposes as we our selfe might
doe if we were psonally pnt by force or vertue of the Ires
Patents to vs granted by o^r Soveraigne Lord King Charles
vnder the great Seale of England bearing date at westm^r the
20^th day of June in the 8^th yeare of his Ma^ties reigne. To have
hold exequute & administer the same with such & as ample
power and authority as we if we were there psonally pnt
might doe or exequute the same by force or vertue of the Ires
Pattents aforesaid, vntill we shall signifie o^r pleasure to the
contrary.
And we doe hereby further ordeine & command all such as
shalbe hereafter sworne of our Counsell within o^r said Province
of Maryland, all Captaines Officers and souldiers aswell by
sea as by land whom it doth or may concerne, all o^r officers
receivers bailiffs Marshalls & all other inhabitants of o^r said
Province of Maryland of what quality & condition soever. That
they & every of them doe acknowledge the said Leonard
Calvert in the quality of Lieut^t Grall Admirall cheife Captaine
& Comander over all o^r foresaid Province of Maryland and
the Ilands & members of the same, and doe honour respect &
obey him as they ought to doe vpon paine of such punishm^t to

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