Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655. 219

Commission for Surveyor
General

Cecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietor &c^a to our trusty and
well Beloved Robert Clarke Gent we having had experience of
your fidelity and industry in the maintaining of our undoubted
right and title to that our Prov^e of Maryland and being Con-
fident of your integrety & Ability in and for the execution of
the Office hereby by us intended to be conferred upon you do
by these presents out of our especial favour to you Constitute
and appoint you the said Robert Clarke to be our Surveyor
General of all and singular our Castles Lordships Mannors
Forests Chases Parks Messuages Tenements Lands Woods
Rents Revenues Possessions and Hereditraments whatsoever
within our said Province of Maryland as well within Liberties
as without to have and to hold enjoy and Exercise the afore-
said Office by your self or your sufficient Deputy or deputies

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during our pleasure with all Vails, fees Regards Advantages
Profits and Allowances whatsoever to the said Office belonging
or appertaining as fully and intirely and in as ample manner
and form as any other of our Surveyors ever had held or en-
joyed the same or as any Surveyor of the Province of Virginia
ever had held or enjoyed the like Office of Surveyor General
in the said Province of Virginia Commanding also and by these
presents firmly enjoyning all and singular our Sheriffs and other
Officers and Ministers and all other People within our said
Prov^e of Maryland that they be assistant and aiding to you the
said Robert Clark and your Deputy or Deputys in the Exe-
cution of the said Office from time to time as Occasion shall
Require and becometh them so to do Given at Bath under our
hand and Greater Seal at Arms the twelfth day of August in
the 17^th Year of our Dominion over our said Province of Mary-
land Annoq Dom 1648

Commission to the Governor and
Council in Maryland

Cecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietor of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore &c^a to our
trusty and well Beloved William Stone Esq^r our Lieu^t of our
said Province of Maryland & to all our Councillors and to our
Freemen or their Deputies in our General Assembly within
that province Greeting whereas we are informd that divers
Laws were enacted in our said Province in Our Name by Cap^t
Edward Hill with the Consent of our freemen or their Deputies
or the Major part of them Concern'd in one or more General
Assemblies there in the time when he the said Cap^t Hill was

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