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

Liber A. M.

Further Ordered that there be given to the said Monat-
quund Unnacasey & Wappassanough three Match Coats and
two Gallons of Rum

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At the City of Saint Marys

Whereas Iohn Blomfield Clerk of the Office hath rendered
himself unfit any Longer to be employed in that Office by
Breach of the Peace and other misdemeanors as well as by
Breach of Trust in receiving and disposing of the Governors
dues and also for Receiving the Lord Proprietaries dues with-
out warrant and Contrary to the express Order of the Gov-
ernor or his Attorney and whereas there is vehement suspition
that he intends to run away out of this Province by preparing
a Boat and endeavouring to purchase Arms (though bound to
the Peace) as appears by the oath of Rich^d Moy being much
Indebted as well to his said Lordship as to the Right honble
the Governor and other Persons of this Province we do hereby
discharge the said Iohn Blomfield of the said Office and of all
Attendants thereupon and do hereby Order him the said Iohn
Blomfield to deliver the Key of the said Office together with
all the Records of this Province now in his keeping to the said
Richard Moy and we do hereby further Order the said Rich^d
Blomfield to deliver the lesser seal of this Province to us the
deputy Lieutenants or one of us Given under our hand and
Seals this 21^st day of Iuly in the 39^th Year of the Dominion of
Cecilius &c^a Annoq Dom 1670

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Commission to the Deputy
Lieutenant

To all persons to whom these presents shall Come the right
Honourable Charles Calvert Esq^r Lieutenant General chief
Captⁿ and chief Admiral both by Sea and Land Chief Gov-
ernor and Commander of the Province of Maryland in the
parts of America and of all the Islands Territories and
Dominions thereunto Belonging sendeth Greeting whereas
the said Lieutenant being now arrived in England in Obedi-
ence to the Commands of the Lord and Proprietary of this
Province whose services may possibly Oblige the said Lieu-
tenant to a longer absence from his Government and the
Actual Exercise of his Office then he could well foresee at his
departure from the said Province by reason whereof its be-
come necessary for him to give more particular powers and
Authorities then hitherto he hath done to the persons by him
Constituted his deputies for the exercise of his said Office and
Government in his absence & to make some addition to the
persons by him Constituted and intended to be Constituted