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[Oath of Deputy Lieutenant General.]

15. The Secretary administred the oath of Lieuten^t grall to
Giles Brent Esq, in these words, [you sweare that you wilbe
true & faithfull to the right ho^ble Cecilius Lord & Proprietary
of this Province of Maryland, and that you will defend & mein-
teine to the vttermost of yo^r power, all his iust rights interests
royall iurisdiction and seigniory, in, to, and over the said Pro-
vince, and the Hands thervnto belonging, and you will faithfully
serve him as his Leiuten^t of the said Province, & in all other
offices committed to yo^r charge: you will doe sequall right &
Justice to the poore & to the rich within the said Province,
after yo^r cunning, witt, & power, according to the lawes of the
said pvince, you shall delay or deny to no man right & iustice,
you shall not know of any attempt ags^t his Lo^ps right and
dominion in to and over the said Province & the people therin,
but you shall resist & oppose it to the vtmost of yo^r power and
make the same knowen w^th convenient speed to his Lo^p and
you shall in all things faithfully counsell & advise his Lo^p ac-
cording to yo^r heart & conscience. So helpe you God &c.]

Eod: James Neale had the oath of a Counsell^r of State,
administred to him by the said Giles Brent, according to the
forme of a Bill drawen vp in Assembly 15. March 1638. En-
tituled [An Act for severall oathes &c.]

Liber P. R.

[Appointment of Councillors.]
1643
Aprill 15. Cecilius Lord & Propr[iet^r of the] Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon in the parts of America, Lord Baron of
Baltemore &c. To o^r deare brother Leonard Calvert Esq o^r
Leiuten^t of o^r said Province of maryland, and to o^r trusty and
welbeloved Colonell ffrancis Trafford Esq John Lewger Esq
william Blount Esq Giles Brent Esq, John Langford Esq and
James Neale Esq greeting. Know ye that we reposing especiall
trust & confidence in yo^r wisedomes diligence & experience,
have assigned & appointed you iointly & every of you severally
to be of o^r Privie Counsell within o^r said Province of maryland
&c. vt supra in Commission of Counsell; pag: 33. Given on
the ffeast of the Annunciaon of o^r B. Lady anno 1643

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Cecilius &c. To o^r trusty Capt: Tho: Cornwaleys Esq,

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vacat ista Commission

greeting, we relying much vpon yo^r knowen
rudence & experience in martiall affaires, doe

hereby appoint & authorise you, to make an expedition
ags^t the sesquihanowes or other Indians as have committed
or aided the late outrages vpon the English, at such time &