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

Liber A.

ized mee to governe for the p^rsent But in case of the said M^r
Greenes refusall I doe hereby nominate elect & appoint M^r
Thomas Hatton his Lopps Secretary for the purpose aforesaid
Witnes my hand this twentieth day of September 1649
William Stone

Liber C. B.
p. 238

M^r Eltonhead one of the Council
CB:
Cecilius &c^a to our trusty and well Beloved Will^m Eltonhead

p. 239

Esq^r Greeting Know yee that we reposing special trust and
Confidence in your Wisdom diligence and Experience do by
these presents constitute and appoint you to be One of our
Privy Council of State within our said Province of Maryland
until we or our heirs shall signify our or their Pleasure to the
Contrary and we hereby Give unto you full Power and Author-
ity for that purpose from time to time and at all times during
your so being of our Privy Council to meet and Assemble your
self in Council upon all Occasions with our Governor and
others of our Council there and in all things to do and act with
them as one of our Privy Council of the said Province in as
ample manner as any of them can may or ought to do (as being
of our Privy Council there) and we do hereby further will and
Grant that you have receive and enjoy all such Powers Dignities
Preheminences Jurisdictions Priviledges immunities and Ad-
vantages whatsoever which are belonging and incident to one
of our Councillors there in as large full and ample manner and
form as any other Privy Councillor of our said Province (as a
Privy Councillor there) may can or ought to have and enjoy
by force and Virtue of any Grant Commission or Warrant from
us and we do hereby further Constitute and appoint you to be
one of our Justices and Commissioners for Conservation of the
Peace of our said Province of Maryland until we or our heirs
shall signify our or their Pleasure to the Contrary and we do
hereby also Grant unto you full Power and Authority during
the said time to act as a Justice of Peace of the said Province
of Maryl^d in as full and ample manner and form as any other
our Justices and Commissioners for conservation of the Peace
of the said province may can or ought to do according to the
Powers Given them or any of them by Grant or Commission

p. 240

from us for that purpose Given under our Iland and Greater
Seal at Arms the 29^th day of September in the eighteenth Year
of our Dominion over the said Province Anno Dni 1649

Liber A.
p. 323

By the Leiveten^ant &c of Maryland 1649

Prod published eod Whereas by pclam dated the 13^th day of
Aprill last & published within this Province ffor the reasons