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

P. R. O.
Colonial
Papers. Vol.
XX, No. 12.

assembled, or sufnoned from time to time when & as often as
he shall judge it necessary in our name to prorogue or other-
wise dissolve att his pleasure and likewise for us and in our
name & in our absence from our said Province to ordayne,
make and enact by & with the advise, assent and approbation
of any such assembly or assemblyes soe called assembled or
sumoned as aforesaid to be of force untill wee ourselves or
our heires or assignes Lords and Proprietaryes of the said Pro-
vince shall declare & puplish or cause to be declared & pub-
lished within our said Province, his theire or some of theire
particular dissent or dissents, disagreem^t or disagreem^ts to the
same under our his theire or some of theire Seale or seales soe
as the said Lawes & acts soe to be ordayned made & enacted
be consonant to reason and be not repugnant or contrary but
as neare as conveniently may be agreeable to the Lawes
Statutes & Customes of the Kingdome of England and soe as
the same be noe wayes repugnant unto or destructive of our
Rights, priviledges or Jurisdictions or to the Disinherison of us
our heires or assignes Lords & Proprietaryes of the said Pro-
vince or contrary to our or theire power Governmen^t or Do-
minion or contradictary to a certaine act of assembly heretofore
made in the nineteenth year of our Dominion Annoque Dni
1650: entituled an act concerning Religion And likewise wee
doe further give & grant unto our said deare Sonn during the
time of his exercise of the said office aforesaid full power
& authority from time to time to make constitute, ordayne or
publish in our name such wholsome, reasonable & profitable
ordinances, Edicts & Proclamations w^thin our said Province for
the better Governing of the People there inhabiting & w^th such
reasonable paines & penaltyes to be therein expressed as wee
ourselfe might lawfully doe if wee were then & there person-
ally present And allsoe full power & authority to direct &
apoynt for us & in our name to pass under our greate Seale of
our said Province such Grant & Grants of such proportion &
proportions of Lands within our said Province to such person
or persons & for such Estate & Estates & with such priviledges
& Ifhunityes and under such Conditions as wee have directed
or shall from time to time hereafter direct by any Warrant or
Warrants under our hand & Seale att armes, soe as the said
Warrant or Warrants be duly entred and Registered and the
sayd Lands duly surveyed & the Surveyors thereof returned
and all & every the necessary rules & orders & circumstances
heretofore by us given & apoynted in relation to the Survey-
ing such Lands & to the Entering, Registering and attesting
the Surveyors thereof and all necessary circumstances touching
such Grants, Surveyes & Warrants heretofore by us given or
apoynted be first duly observed & performed. Willing and by