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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660. 335
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com at the appointed time it was resolved that the Councell
stay till satterday the 20th of March
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Liber H. H.
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Martij 20th
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Cap: William Fuller Mr Richard Preston Mr Edward
Lloyd Mr Thomas Mears, Mr Philip Thomas & Mr
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Samuell Withers came to St Leonards in order to the perform-
ance of Articles & Surrender of the Government, butt the day
being farre spent & Sunday not fitt to treate of businesse all
further treaty was putt of till monday the 22th
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Martij 22do
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The Lieutenant read the Articles of Agreement
betweene the Right honble the Lord Baltemore &
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Richard Bennett Esq vt supra & demanded the Records, Create
seale, & the whole Government to be resigned vp into his
hands, & in the Name of the Lord Proprietary promised a ratifi-
cation (of those Articles then present) vnder the Create Seale
of the Province.
Wherevpon were Read his Lopps Jnstructions as followeth
viz
Instructions directed by the Right Honoble Caecilius
Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary-
land and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: To his
Lordships Lieut and the rest of his Lordships Councell
of the said Province of Maryland for the time beeing.
C: Baltemore p. 13
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Instruct: 20th
Novembr 1657
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Imprimis his Lordship doth heereby Authorize
will & require his Lieutenant of the said Province
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of Maryland for the time beeing to discharge any one of his
Lops Councell of the said Province, from beeing of his Lord-
ships Councell there who shall desire the same, And his Lop
doth also heereby Authorize him that he may with the advice
& approbacon of any three of his Lops Councell there for the
time being whereof his Lops Brother Philip Calvert Esq to be
one discharge any person or persons nowe of his Councell in
that Province from being of his Lopps Councell there who shall
refuse to Act as one of his Lops Councell there or to giue
attendance at his Lops Courts in that Province when they shall
be respectively therevnto required by his Lops Lieutennant
there for the time being without a Just & lawfull excuse for
the same to be allowed and approved of by his Lops said Lieu-
tenant & hie Lops said Brother Philip Calverl Esqr any former
commission warrant or Jnstruction to the contrary heereof in
any wise notwithstanding.
2. Whereas his Lordship hath heerewith sent ouer a New
Create seale of the said Province, by Captaine Iosias Fendall
his Lops Lieut of the said Province & hath Comitted the Custody
thereof to him the said Captaine Josias Fendall according to
his Lops Comission to him for that purpose His Lop doth heere-
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