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

Liber P. R.

absolutely determine all former Commissions heretofore
granted vnto o^r deare brother Leon: Calv⁴ Esq or to Giles
Brent Esq concerning the goverm^t of o^r said pv. of maryl: &
all pover & authority by vs thereby granted vnto him or them
or to any other of o^r Councell, or to any other pson or psons
whatsoever in & by the said Commissions or any of them: &
also all pover heretofore given to o^r said brother or the sd
Giles Brent by the said Commissions or any of them or other-
wise of enacting or assenting vnto any lawes or ordinances in
o^r name within the said pv. and we doe hereby likewise dis-
charge all & every pson & psons whatsoever from o^r Councell,
& to be of o^r Councell within the s^d pv. of mar: w^ch heretofore
have bin of o^r Councell there,
nevertheles considering & well knowing that the people
there cannot subsist & continue in peace & safety without some
good goverm^t to be ordeined & establishd aswell for the
cherishing of the vertuous & orderly, as for the punishm^t of the
lewd & disorderly psons there; and calling to mind the faith-
full & laudable service done by o^r said deare brother Leon.
Calv^t Esq aswell in the adventure of his pson in the first dis-
cent & selling of o^r colony within o^r said pvince of m. as in the
ordring & advancing of the same by his psonall residence with-
in the same o^r said prov: wherin he hath manifested to the
satisfaction of o^r selfe & of o^r 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 noiated constituted ordained authorised established & by
these pnts doe noiate constitute ordaine authorise & establish
the said L. C. in the absence of vs & o^r heires, o^r Leiut^t grall,
admirall, marshall, cheife Capt & comder aswell by sea as by land
of o^r s^d prov. of M. & the Hands to the same belonging. And doe
by these pnts grant vnto him the cheife comandm^t & absolute
authority above & in all matters of warfare by sea & land to
exequute & administer the same to the resistance of the enemies
or suppression of mutinies & insolencies as o^r said Leiut^t shall
think most commodious for the p^rservaon of o^r said prov. &
to doe all such other things as doe belong or apptein to the
office of a Lieut^t generall, admirall, marshall, cheife Captaine
or Comder, in as large & ample maner to all intents & purposes
as we o^r selfe might doe, if we were psonally pnt, by force or
venue of the Ires patents to vs granted by o^r soveraigne Lo:
K. Charles vnder the great scale of Engl: bearing date at
westm: 20. June 8^th yeare of his ma^ties reigne. To have hold
exequute & administer the same w^th such & as ample power
& authority as we if we were psonally pnt might doe or exe-
quute the same by force or vertue of the lers patents afores^d
vntil we shal signify o^r pleasure to the contrary. And we doe