54 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber F.

for or concerning our Said Province Shall or ought by the
appointment of us and our heirs or by the appointment of
our Lieutenant or other chief Governor for the time being
or otherwise to be Recorded, As also our Collector and
Receiver of all our Rents Revenues profits and Customes
from time to time to be due or payable within the Said
Province, And Lastly Whereas our S^d Lieutenant may here-
after by absence out of our Said Province not attend the Said
charge and trust hereby in him by us reposed, We Doe hereby
Give and Grant unto him our Said Lieutenant full power and
authority from time to time in Such case of absence to nominate
Elect and appoint Such an able person Inhabiting and residing
within our Said Province, as he in his discretion Shall make
choice of and think fit, to be our Lieutenant Gen^ral Admiral
Chief Captain and Commander as well by Sea as by Land of
our Said Province and of the Islands thereunto belonging And
in Case our Said Lieutenant Should happen to dye or be
absent out of our Said Province and Shall fail to make choice
of nominate and appoint Some person to be our Lieutenant
Gen^ral Admiral Chief Captain and Commander of our Said

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Province as well by Sea as by Land We Doe hereby give and
Grant to our Councellors there for the time being or the
Greater part of them full power and Authority from time to
time in every Such Case to nominate elect and appoint Such
an able person Inhabiting within our Said Province as they or
the greater part of them Shall make choice off and think fitt
to be our Lieutenant General, Admiral Chief Captain and
Commander as well by Sea as by Land of our Said Province
and of the Islands to the same belonging, which person to be
chosen and appointed in either of the Cases aforesaid We
Doe hereby declare Shall be our Lieutenant General, Admiral
Chief Captain and Commander during the absence of our Said
Brother our present Lieutenant, or untill We or our heirs,
Shall Constitute and appoint another Lieutenant or Governor
of our Said Province or otherwise determine the Same, To
which Lieutenant General Admiral Chief Captain and Com-
mander, to be Elected nominated and appointed as aforesaid,
We doe hereby Give and Grant the like power and Authority
in all Causes and things, As Wee have by these presence
given and Granted unto our Said Brother Willing and Com-
manding all our Councel Captains, Soldiers Officers Ministers
and People of our Said Province, and all others whome it may
concern to be Obedient unto him in all things matters and
causes, As We have herein and by these presence Commanded
them to be Obedient unto our Said Brother our present Lieu-
tenant General, Admiral Chief Captain and Commander upon
pain of Such punishment to be inflicted upon them and every