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

Liber A. M.

Francis Anketill George Peake William Groome Tobias Norton Peter Sharp William Berry Edward Keene Arthur Ludford Iohn Tawney

Gent Commissioners Iohn Gittings Clerk

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Honoured Uncle Yours of the seven and twentieth instant I Received and shall willingly Consent that Desborrough Bennet may be im- powered until further Order but I am not well Satisfied whether or no Mr Notley be not impowered from the Governor in this Case however we being ignorant of any such Power as for my own part I am I think it not Wisdom of us to let the Business of the Country be foreslowed therefore pray Sir impower him until further Order I Rest

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February 28th Munday Your humble Servt and Affectionate To the honble Philip Nephew Calvert Esqr one of his Ldshp Wm Calvert Deputy Lieuts and Chancellor of Maryland Present Post hast Wm Calvert I do hereby Consent that Desborrough Bennet shall execute the Place of deputy Sheriff of Kent County till Major Ingram recover and in case of his death (that is to say) Major Ingrams death till further Orders from the deputy Lieutenants and I do hereby Order John Blomfield Chief Clerk of the Office to send an Order to this purpose to the said Desborrough Bennet to execute the said Office of Deputy Sheriff of the said Island as abovesaid and to affix the lesser Seal of the said Province to the said Order & to sign it by Order of the deputy Lieuts and to deliver it to Robert Dun to be sent to the said Bennet after he hath Recorded these our Consents to the said Order Given under my hand this 28th February 1669 Philip Calvert By and with the Consents of the deputy Governors of the Province you are hereby Ordered that until Major Thomas Ingram recover of his sickness and in case of his death till further Order from the Deputy Lieutenants you execute the Place of deputy Sheriff of the County of Kent In testimony