262 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648—1655.

Liber C. B.

Council of State within our said Province of Maryland and do
hereby Grant unto him the said Edward Gibbons full Power
and Authority for that purpose from time to time when he
shall be in our said Province to meet and Assemble himself in
Council upon all Occasions with our Lieu^t of the said Province
for the time being and those of our Council of State there,
And in all things to do & act with them as One of Our Council
of State in the said Province in as ample manner and form as
any other of our Council of State there may or ought to do as
being of our Council there and we do hereby further will and
Grant that the said Edward Gibbons shall have receive and
enjoy all such Powers dignities Preheminences Iurisdictions
Priviledges immunities and Advantages whatsoever which are
belonging and incident to one of our Council of State there in
as large full and ample manner and form as any other of our
Council of State in our said Province as a Councillor of State
there) may can or Ought to have and enjoy by force and Virtue
of any Grant Commission or warrant from us for that purpose
and we do hereby further Constitute and appoint him the said
Edward Gibbons to be one of our Justices and Commissioners
for Conservation of the Peace of our said Province of Maryland
and Grant unto him full Power and Authority when he shall be
in our said Province to Act as a Justice of peace throughout
the said Province of Maryland 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 from us for that purpose requir-
ing you and every of you that he the said Edward Gibbons
may be Received of you and every of you according to that

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Condition and qualification and may there have use and enjoy
the Powers dignities priviledges Benefits and immunities of
right due and belonging to him as one of our Council and
Justices of Peace of our said Province of Maryl^d as aforesaid
and we do further hereby Constitute and appoint him the said
Edward Gibbons to be our Admiral of our said Province of
Maryland under us and our Lieutenant of the said Province
for the time being and will and Require that he have use and
enjoy the Powers Dignities Priviledges Benefits and Immunities
of right due and belonging to him as Admiral of our said
Prov^e under us and our Lieutenant there for the time being all
which Powers Offices and Places aforesaid we do hereby
declare shall be enjoyed by the said Edward Gibbons till we
or our heirs shall signify under our or their hand and Seal at
Arms our or their Pleasure to the Contrary & we do hereby
further will Require and appoint this our Grant to be inrolled
and Registred in our Common Registry of our said Province