Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 545

these presents requireing our said deare Sonn to advise as
there shall bee occasion with those who are or shall be of our
Councill there for the time being upon all emergent occasions
touching, concerning or relating unto the goode Governm^t of
our said Province and the people there And wee doe hereby
Revoake adnull and make voyde all former Comissions here-
tofore att any time given unto our said deare Sonn or any
other in relation to all or any the Offices, powers or Authorytyes
hereby granted and all & every power & powers, authority
and authorityes, thing & thinges in them every or any of them
given, granted, mentioned or contained hereby declareing the
same to be revoaked, adnulld & made voyde to all Intents &
Purposes imediately from and after the publishing these
presents within our said Province Given under our hand and
Seale att armes this sixteenth day of February In the foure and
thirtieth yeare of our Dominion over oure sayd Province.
Annoq Dom: 1665.
True Copy written & examined by mee
Robert Ridgley Clerke of the Councill

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

Then the Chancello^r was allsoe sworne According to the
forme of the Oath of Chancello^r sent in by his lordsp the
Oath of Councello^r & one of the Judges in Prouinciall Court
After which Richard Boughton Esq^r his Lordsps principle
Secretary was allsoe sworne as Secretary according to the
forme of an Oath now sent in by his Lordsp to that purpose
And allsoe was taken by him the Oath of a Councello^r and
One of the Judges in Prouinciall Court

The Leiutenn^t Generall then desired the Opinion of the rest
of the Councell, wether it would not be requisite and Conueni-
ent, that Proclamacon doe issue, That noe powder now brought
in by Cap^t Thomas .Harwood (being 50 barrills) be by any
person (that shall buy any part or parcell thereof) transported
or Carryed out of the prouince upon paine of imprisonm'
Which was by the whole Councell thought ffitt and requisite,
Whereupon Ordered theire Oponion be soe Entred

May the 23^th 1666

Issued then a Commission to W^m Evans Esq for Must^r
Mast^r Gen^rall put in fo: 209 in this Booke Dat. ut. Supra

Liber H. H.
p. 259

Commission Issued to George Vtye to be High sherriffe of
Baltemore County put in fo. 255 Idem Mutatis Mutandis
Dated this 28^th of May 1666

p. 260