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of Maryland for the better Confirmation and manifestation
thereof the Inrollment and Registry whereof shall be a sufficient
warrant and discharge to you our Lieutenant and other Officers
there for your suffering performing and doing all the Acts and
things hereby required and enjoyned you to suffer perform and
do as aforesaid Given under our hand and Greater Seal at Arms
the twentieth day of Ianuary in the nineteenth Year of our
Dominion over the said Province and in the Year of our Lord
God 1650

Liber C. B.

Order of the Councell of State
9^th of June 1651

That Richard Thurston Commander of the Ship John Ad-
venture of New England shall have leave to goe to Maryland
with his said Ship for the receving of some debts alleadged by
him to be due unto him from some persons now there, and to
trade with them provided he trades not with anie places in
defection to this Commonwealth.

P. R. O.

Domestic
Interregnum.
Vol. 48, p. 20

M^r lob Chandler of the Council

Cecilius &C^t to our trusty and well Beloved Job Chandlet
Greeting Whereas we have been informed by our right trusty
and well Beloved William Stone Esq^r Lieu^£ of our said pro
vince of Maryland of your Affection towards us and our
said Province and also from your.Brother and our good Friend
Richard Chandler of London Merchant of your desire anc
willingness to serve us within our said Province we upon their
recommendation reposing special trust and Confidence in your
Fidelity Wisdom diligence and experience of affairs in these
Parts do by these Presents Constitute and appoint you to be
one of our Council of State and also our Receiver General of
our said Province of Maryland until we or our heirs shall
signify our or their Pleasure to the Contrary and we do hereby
Give unto you full Power and Authority for that purpose from
time to time and at all times during your so being of our said
Council to meet and Assemble your self in Council upon all
Occasions with our Lieutenant and others of our Council of
the said Province for the time being and in all things to do
and Act with them as one of our Council of State of the said
Province in as ample manner as any of them can may or ought
to do as being of our said Council there and we do hereby
further will & grant that you have receive and Enjoy all such
Powers Dignities ....... preheminences Jurisdictions Privi-
ledges Immunities fees Profits and advantages whatsoever
which are belonging and incident to our Council of State and

Liber C. B.
p. 322