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

Liber A. M.

to be the publick Notary of this Province of Maryland and to
use and exercise the Office of a publick Notary within this
Province and Dominions as fully and absolutely to all intents
and purposes as any publick Notary may or can lawfully use &
exercise the Office of publick Notary in the place or places
where he is Constituted publick Notary Giving and by these

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presents Granting and I do hereby Give and Grant unto the
said Iohn Blomfield one third part also of all & singular the
reasonable fees duties profits and perquisites usually belonging
or Appertaining to the Office of publick Notary to have hold
perceive receive and take the said third part unto the said Iohn
Blomfield together with the said Office of publick Notary
during his Lordships pleasure Given under my hand and the
lesser Seal of this Province of Maryland the fifth day of May in
the seven and thirtieth year of his Lordships Dominion over
this Province Annoq.Domini One thousand six hundred sixty
nine
Charles Calvert

An Oath for the chief Clerk of the
Office

I Iohn Blomfield do swear that I will be true and faithful in
all things to the right honble Cecilius Lord Baron of Baltimore
true and absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of
Maryland and all and singular the dominions Islands and Ter-
ritories thereto belonging and to his heirs and Assigns Lords
and Proprietaries of the same I will at all times do perform
execute and exercise all & every the Office and Offices Powers
Authorities Commands Orders & Directions relating to the
Office & Offices given and Committed or to be Given and
Committed unto me by Charles Calvert Esq^r his Lordships
Lieutenant or Chief Governor for the time being or by his
Lordships or any Lawful power and Authority had or derived
from his said Lordship I will truly endeavour faithfully and
carefully to preserve and keep or Cause to be preserved and
kept all the Records of or belonging to the said Province or
his said Lordship and which shall Come into my hands &
properly belong unto all or any the Office or Offices and to my
Care and Custody so long as the same shall be by his Ldshps

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1 Chief Governor for the time being permitted to remain in my
Custody I will not wilfully or fraudulently deface alter change
or imbezzle or Cause or procure to be wilfully or fraudulently
razed defaced altered Changed or imbezzled the said Records
or any of them I will truly and faithfully keep the Lesser Seal
of the Province so long as the same shall be permitted by his
Lordship or his Chief Goy^r for the Time being to remain in
my Custody and will not directly or indirectly use permit or