42 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75.

Liber H. H.

Welfaire of the People of this Province I will ever procure as
farr as I can I will ayde and assist the Administring and
Execucon of Justice in all thinges to my power, To none will
I Deney Right for feare favor or affeccon I will to my best skill
and according to my harte and Conscience Give Good and
faythfull Councell to the said Lord and Proprietary and his
heires and to his or their Leivetennant or Cheife Governo^r of
this Province for the tyme being when therevnto I shall be
called I will keepe Secrett all matters Comitted or Revealed
vnto me or which shall be moved or debated Secretly in
Councell and faythfully declare my minde and opinion there in
according to my harte and Conscience and if any of the said
treatys or Councells shall touch any of the privy Councellors
of this Province I will not reveale the same vnto him Soe touched
or Concerned but will keepe the same Secrett vntill such tyme
as by the Consent of the Lord Proprietary or his Leivetennant
or Cheife Governor here for the tyme being publicacon shall
be made thereof I will alsoe as a Councellor and as a
Justice and Commission^r for Conservacon of the Peace of this
Province Doe equall Right vnto the poore and to the rich to
the best of my Vnderstanding and Judgement according to the
Lawes from tyme to tyme in force within this Province and in
defaulte thereof according to my best discrecon and Generally
in all thinges will Doe as a faythfull Councellor to the said
Lord Proprietary And I Doe further sweare that I will not by
my selfe nor any other person directly nor indirectly trouble
molest or Discountenance any person whatsoever in the said
Province professing to beleive in Jesus Christ for or in respect

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of his or her Religion nor in his or her free Exercise thereof
within the said Province Soe as they be not vnfaythfull to his
said Lop nor molest or Conspire against the Civill Governm^t
established here vnder him Soe helpe me God &c:

The Oathe of the Lord Proprietarys
Secretary in Maryland.

I A. B. Doe sweare that I will be true and faythfull to the
Right hono^be Caecilius Lord Barron of Baltemore the true and
absolute Lord and Proprietary of this Province of Maryland
and his heires and him and them and his and their Rights
Royall Jurisdiccons Seigniory all and every of them in and to
and over the said Province and Hands therevnto belonging
will at all tymes defend and mayntayne to the vtmost of my
power and will never accept of nor Execute any place office or
Imploym^t within the said Province any way Concerning or re-
lateing to the Governm^t of the said Province from any person
or authority but by from or vnder a lawfull Authority derived
or to be derived from tyme to tyme from his said Lo^p or his