538 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.

Liber H. H.

as Occasion shall require to Attend mine or yo^r Col^s Comands
w^th fitting Arms & Ammunicon for the purpose afores^d To have
and to hold the s^d Office and Comand till the Lord Prop^ry or
his heires or his or their Leivtenn^t Cheife Gou^rno^r or Cap^t
Gen^ll for the time being shall signifie his or their pleasure to
the Contrary, And all persons whatsoeuer are hereby Strictly
Charged & required to yeild all due Obedience to yo^w the s^d
Cap^t Leiv^t Young in all things appteyning to the Comand &
office hereby conferred on yo^w as they will answere the Con-
trary at their pi^ll Given vnd^r my hand & Seale this 2 I^th of March
in the 34^th yeare of his Lo^ps Dominion over this Province
Annoq Domini 1665

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Charles Calvert Esq^r Cap^t Genero^ll of all the fforces w^th in
this province of Maryland vnd^r the R^t Hon^ble Cecil^s Absolute
Lord & Proprietary of the same To Leiv^lt William Smith
Greeting according to the power to me by his s^d lo^p comitted
& vpon the Speciall trust & confidence I have in yo^r fidelity
Circumspeccon Courage & good Conduct I doe hereby Con-
stitute Ordaine and appoint you Leiv^t vnder Colonell W^m
Evans of all the forces betweene poynt Looke out & the head
of S^t Georges River & from thence to Poyney hill runn on the
bay side inclusively Them to Muster Exercise & traine vp in

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the Art of warr & discipline Military & in all things to doe as
any Leivtenn^t of a Company of ffoot may or of Right ought to
doe to the Resistance of all Enemyes Suppression of all muti-

nyes Insolencyes Insurrcccons and Rebellions whatsoever

according to such Orders and direccons as you shall from tyme
to tyme receive from me or yo^r said Colonell & to th^l End to
list such and soe many of the Inhabitants within the Precincts
afores^d as you shall thinke fitt & them when & as often as you
shall thinke Convenient to Muster & Traine so that they may
be in a Redynes as Occasion shall Require to Attend myne &
your Colon^lls Comands with fitting Armes and Ammunicon for
the purpose afores^d To have & to hold the s^d Office & Comand
till the Lord Proprietary or his heires or his or their Leivtenn'
cheife Governo^r or Cap^t Generall for the tyme being shall sig-
nify his or their pleasure to the Contrary And all persons
whatsoever are hereby strictly Charged & required to Yeild
all due Obedience to yo^w the said Leiv^t Smith in all things ap-
perteyning to the Comand & Office hereby Conferred on yo^w as
they will answere the Contrary at their pill Given vnder my
hand & Seale This 24^th day of March in the 34^th yeare of his
lo^ps Dominion ouer this Province An^oq Dom 1665