112 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1 647.

Liber P. R.

authority vnto him our said Lieuten^t (if he see cause) to pardon
and remitt in part or in the whole all paines forfeitures or
penalties w^ch any person or persons within o^r said Province
shall incurre for any crime misdemeanor or offence against any
the Lawes Ordinances or orders whatsoever made or to be
made for the good goverm^t of o^r said Province and to grant
Pardons for all & every such delinquents in o^r name vnder o^r
great Seale of o^r said Province, so as such pardon or pardons
extend not to the pardoning of highe-Treason.
And further we doe by these pnts (committ the custody &
keeping of o^r great Seale of o^r said Province vnto him o^r said
Lieuten^t And we doe hereby further grant vnto him o^r said
Lieuten^t power & authority for vs & in o^r name to passe &
grant vnder the same o^r great Seale, all writts and processes,
all Commissions aswell for authorising such pson and psons to
be of o^r Counsell there as we shall frdm time to time appoint
by warrant or direction vnder our hand & seale, as for the
exequution of iustice, and for dividing & bounding of Lands,
all pardons licences and all other publique acts & deeds what-
soever w^ch shall at any time passe within o^r said Province
And we doe further hereby grant full power & authority
vnto him o^r said Lieuten^t for vs & in o^r name to passe & grant
vnder o^r said great Seale to such person & psons, such pro-
portions & quantities of land within o^r said Province for such
estate & interest and with such priviledges & immunities as
we have since the sixteenth day of October 1640. or from time
to time shall give him o^r said Lieuten^t warrant for vnder our
hand and seale. All w^ch grants so to be made or passed after
the same grants, and the said warrants vnder o^r hand & scale
for the passing thereof shalbe inrolled by our Secretary of the
said Province for the time being, & not afore : we doe hereby
declare shalbe effectuall in Law ags^t vs, & shall bind vs & o^r
heires as firmely as if livery & seisin had beene given and
exequuted thervpon.
And because we hold it fitt that some persons should be
sworne of o^r Counsell within o^r said Province, for the better
assistance of him o^r said Lieuten^t in the exequution of the
premises, and of the charge by vs committed vnto him, we doe
hereby authorise and require o^r said Lieuten^t to administer the
ordinary oath of a Counsell^r every such person & psons w^ch
shall hereafter be admitted of o^r Counsell within o^r said
Province of Maryland before such person & psons to be
admitted to be of o^r said Counsell, w^th whom o^r said Lieuten^t
shall from time to time advise as he shall see cause vpon all
occasions concerning the good goverm^t of o^r said Province of
Maryland and of the people there.
And we doe hereby further grant full power & authority