Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655. 207

land according to the Laws from time to time in force of and
in the said Province and in default thereof according to his
and their best discretion as fully and absolutely as we our self
might do if we were personally present to Give sentence or
judgment of or in or upon the same and to award execution
upon every such Sentence or Judgment all & every which
powers and Authorities above mentioned we do hereby grant
unto our said Lieutenant William Stone and our said Council
till we or our heirs shall signify our or their pleasure to the
Contrary and no Longer and lastly whereas our said Lieutenant
may happen to die or upon some urgent Occasion to be absent
from time to time out of our said Province of Maryland before
we can have notice to depute another in his place we do there-
fore Grant unto him our said Lieutenant full power and
Authority from time to time in such Cases to Nominate elect

Liber C. B.

and appoint some one of our Council there or in default thereof
some other able Person inhabiting and Residing within our
said Province of Maryland as he in his discretion shall make
Choice of & think fit to be our Lieutenant General Chancellor
Keeper of our Great Seal there Admiral Chief Justice Magis-
trate and Commander as well by Sea as by Land of our said
province of Maryland and of the Islands to the same belonging
during such absence of him our said Lieu^t out of the said Pro-
vince or until we or our heirs signify our Pleasure to the Con-
trary in as large and as ample manner as we have by these
presents authorised him our said Lieutenant to Govern for the
present and in case our said Lieutenant shall happen to die or
be absent out of our said Province of Maryland and shall fail
to make Choice of Nominate and Appoint some Person to be
our Lieu^t General Chancellor Keeper of our Great Seal Ad-
miral Chief Captain Magistrate and Commander of our said
Province of Maryland as well by Sea as by Land .......... we
do hereby Grant unto our Councillors there for the time being
or the Greater part of them full Power & Authority from time
to time in every such Case to Nominate elect and appoint such
an able Person which shall then be of our Council there and
Inhabiting and residing within our said Province of Maryland
as they or the Greater part of them shall make choice of and
think fit to be our Lieu^t General Chancellor Admiral chief
Governor Captain Magistrate & Commander as well by Sea
as by Land of our said Province of Maryland and of the Islands
to the same belonging which Person so to be chosen and
Appointed in any of the Cases aforesaid either by the Nomin-

p. 178

ating and election of him the said William Stone our present
Lieutenant or of our Council as af^d we do hereby declare shall
be our Lieutenant General Chancellor Keeper of our Great Seal
Admiral Chief Governor Cap^t and Commander of the said

p. 179