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other sinister end whatsoever and if any other Officer or Person
whatsoever shall during the time of my being his said Lord-
ships Lieutenant here without my Consent or Privity molest or
disturb any Person within this Province professing to believe in
Iesus Christ meerly for or in Respect of his or her Religion or
the free exercise thereof upon notice or Complaint thereof
made unto me I will apply my Power and Authority to Relieve
and Protect any Person so molested or troubled whereby he

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may have right done him for any damage which he shall suffer
in that kind & to the utmost of my power will Cause all and
every such person or persons as shall molest or trouble any
other Person or Persons in that manner to be punished I will
faithfully serve his Lordship as his Chancellor and Keeper of
his Great Seal of this Province Committed to my Charge &
Custody by his said Lordships Commission to me to the best
of my Skill and understanding I will Cause the impression in
Wax of the said Seal to be affixed to all such things as I have
or shall from time to time Receive Commission or warrant for
so doing from his said Lordship under his hand and Seal at
Arms and that it shall not be Affixed to any other Writing or
thing whatsoever directly or indirectly with ....... my Privity
Consent or knowledge I will do my best endeavour Carefully
to preserve the said Great Seal in my Custody so long as it
shall please his said Lordship to Continue me in the charge
and keeping thereof to the end that it may not be lost stollen
or unlawfully taken from me and whereby any other person
may affix the Impression thereof unto any writing or thing
whatsoever without Authority for so doing lawfully derived or
to be derived from by or under a Commission or warrant under
his said Lordships hand and seal at Arms and that I will truly
and faithfully deliver up again the said Great Seal into the
hands of such Person or Persons as his said Lordship or his
heirs shall appoint when his or there pleasure for that purpose
shall be Signified unto me under his or their hand and Seal at
Arms So help me God and by the Contents of this Book.

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Commission of the Council of
State in Maryland/

Cecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore &c^a to our
trusty and well Beloved Thomas Greene Esq^r Cap^t John Price
Thomas Hatton our Secretary John Pile & Cap^t Robert
Vaughan Gent Greeting Know yee that we reposing Special
trust and Confidence in your Wisdoms diligence and Experi-
ence have assigned and Appointed you jointly & Every of you
severally to be of our privy Council of State within our said

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