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

Liber A. M.

ries and also the Incidents Emergencies and dependences
thereupon and to make and appoint Registers & other Officers
in relation to the Probate of wills and Granting of Administra-
tions in all Counties and places within our said Province Do-
minions and Territories Giving and by these presents Grant-
ing & we do hereby for us our heirs and Assigns Give and
Grant unto the said William Talbot all & singular the fees
duties & Regards unto the Iudge or Office of Probate of wills
and Granting of Administrations within our said Province do-
minions or Territories Belonging or Appertaining and all
Rights Priviledges Iurisdictions preheminences Commodities
profits Advantages and Emoluments whatsoever unto the
Iudge or Office of Probate of wills and granting of Adminis-
trations in our said Province Dominions and Territories in any
wise belonging or Appertaining To have hold enjoy perceive
Receive and take the same unto the said William Talbot
together with the said Office of Iudge of Probate of Wills and
Granting of Administrations during our pleasure And like-
wise we do by these Presents for us our heirs and Assigns
Constitute and appoint the said William Talbot to be our
Publick Notary and to be the publick Notary of our said Province
and to use and Exercise the Office of a Publick Notary within

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our said Province and to use and exercise the Office of a
Publick Notary within our said Province and dominions as fully
and as Absolutely to all Intents and Purposes as any publick
Notary may or can lawfully use and exercise the Office of
Publick Notary in the place or places where he is Constituted
publick Notary Giving and by these presents Granting And
we do hereby for us our heirs and Assigns Give and Grant
unto the said William Talbot all and singular reasonable fees
duties profits and perquisits usually belonging or appertaining
to the Office of Publick Notary to have hold Receive and take
the same unto the said William Talbot together with the said
Office of Publick Notary during our pleasure Given under
our hand and seal at Arms this seventh day of August in
thirty ninth Year of our Dominion over our said Province
Annoq Dom 1670/

On the back side of the Pattent above written were these
Words endorsed viz^t

7^th of November 1670
Memorandum this day at a Court held at Mattapany in
the presence of Charles Calvert Governor of Maryland Philip
Calvert Chancellor, William Calvert & Baker Brooke Privy
Councillors William Talbot was Sworn Secretary Iudge of
Probate of Wills and publick Notary of the Province of Mary-
land and one of his Lordships Privy Council