338 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660.

Liber H. H.

Edward Eltonhead, then his Lip Authorizes & requires his s^d
Lieu^t & Keeper of his Create Seale to cause an Exemplification
to be forthwith made & passed vnder his said Lordships Newe
Create Seale of the said Grant or Pattent vpon Record there
& to send the said Exemplification by the first opportunity to
his Lo^p for the said Edward Eltonhead.
4. That his Lordship doth heereby Authorize his said Lieu^t
of the said Province with the advice & approbacon of his Lo^ps
said Brother to readmitt if he thinke fitt M^r Robert Clarke to
be One of his Lops Councell of the said Province to all intents
& purposes whatsoeuer in as full & ample manner as formerly
he was by his Lo^ps Comission for that purpose to him and also
to add any other Person or persons inhabiteing the said Pro-
vince not exceeding the number of six to be of his Lops Coun-
cell there to all intents & Purposes ouer & aboue such as are
allready or that shall heereafter be nominated & appointed by
his Lo^p to be of his Lo^ps Councell there Provided that such
person or persons so to be added to his Lo^ps Councell there as
aforesaid do take the Oath of a Councellor there to his Lo^p
before he or they do Act as one of his Lordships Councell
there respectively.
5. That his Lordship doth heereby Authorize his Lieu^t of
the said Province for the time beeing with the Approbacon
of any three of his of his Lordships Councell there whereof his
Lo^ps Principall Secretary for the time beeing to be allways one
to make any Forreigner as he shall thinke fitt capeable of his
Lo^ps Condicons of Plantacon there & to cause Grants or Pat-
tents of land there to be passed vnto any such person or Per-
sons accordingly as if he she or they were of Brittish or Jrish
descent any former Commission Warrant or direction from his
Lop to the Contrary in any wise Notwithstanding.
6. Whereas his Lo^p hath in these Jnstructions & otherwise
Authorized & appointed his Lieu^t of the said Province for the

time beeing & in particular the aforesaid Captaine Josias

Fendall his Lordships present Lieu^t there to Act & do seuerall
things with the advice & approbacon of his Lo^ps Brother Philip
Calvert Esq^r Nowe Jn case the said Philip Calvert should dye
or by absence out of the said Province or otherwise should be
disapointed of Acting there accordingly His Lo^p doth heereby
Authorize & appoint in euery such case the said Captaine
Josias Fendall & euery other his Lo^ps Lieu^t of the of the said
Province for the time beeing to Act & Doe the same things

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with the advice & approbation of Captaine Thomas Corn-
waleys Esq^r in Liew & steed of the said Philip Calvert Esq^r
which his Lordship hath by these Jnstructions or any other
writeing vnder hand & sceale Authorized & appointed or shall
heereafter by any writing vnder his hand & seale authorize &