206 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655.

Liber C. B.

further hereby Grant full power and Authority unto him Our
said Lieu^t for us and in our name to pass and Grant under our
said Great Seal to such person or persons such proportions

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and Quantities of Land within our said Province for such
Estate and Interest and with such priviledges and immunities
as we shall from time to time Give him our said Lieutenant
warrant for under our hand and Seal at Arms and not other-
wise all which Grants to be made passed or Granted after the
same Grants and the said Warrants under our hand and Seal
at Arms for the passing hereof shall be recorded or Registered
by our Secretary of our said Province for the time being and
after that our said Secretary shall have Certified under his hand
upon the Backside of every such Grant that the said Grant &
the s^d Warrant under our hand and Seal at Arms for the pass-
ing thereof are recorded and Registered and that the Grantee
or Grantees have performd our last Conditions of Plantation
dated the 20^th day of Iune last past if the Grant be passed by
Virtue thereof concerning the transportation of so many per-
sons into our said Province as is required by the said Condi-
tions for such a Grant and also have taken the Oath of Fidelity
to us and our heirs Lords and Proprietaries of the said Pro-
vince of Maryland mentioned in the said last Conditions of
Plantation and also that our Surveyor General there for the
time being or his Sufficient deputy shall have likewise Certified
under his hand on the backside of every such Grant that the
said Land therein mentioned hath been truly Surveyed and
Contains no more in quantity then it ought to do by warrant
from us and after the Grant shall be also testified by our said
Lieutenant subscribing his name thereto we do hereby
declare shall be effectual in Law & not before against us
and our heirs and shall bind us & our heirs as firmly as
if Livery and Seizen had been Given and Executed there-
upon and we do will and Require Our said Lieutenant to

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advise as there shall be Cause with those who shall from time
to time by immediate Commission or Warrant from us under
our hand and Seal at Arms be of our Council there for the
time being upon all Occasions concerning the Good Govern-
ment of our said Province of Maryland and of the People there
and we do further hereby Grant full Power and Authority
unto our said Lieutenant and unto our said Council for the
time being who shall from time to time be then present in
Court or the Major part of them whereof he our said Lieuten-
ant or his deputy being also of our s^d Council to be always
one and to have a Casting Vote to enquire hear & finally to
Judge of and upon all Causes Criminall and Civill whatsoever of
what Nature kind quality degree and Condition soever the same
shall be which may happen within our said Province of Mary-