Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75. 81

and for that Ierom White Esq^r Surveyor General of this Prov-
ince is at present absent from the Province and although the
said Surveyor hath taken Care to depute Thomas Stockett of
Ann Arundell County Gent Deputy Surveyor General to art

in his absence with as full Power And Authority as if he were
personally present yet Considering the Remoteness of the said
deputy Surveyor Generals habitation from the Office whence
Commissions to deputy Surveyors ought to issue and the
present necessity and want that there is of a deputy Surveyor
both in the County of Somerset and on the Seaboard Side on
the Eastern Shore &c^a and in Obedience to his said Lordships
Instructions for the speedy seating of the said places & reposing
Especial trust and Confidence in your ability Skill and Circum-
spection the Art of Surveying in the laying out of Lands and
Running out of Lines have and by these presents do Authorise
depute Constitute and Appoint you the said James Weedon to
be a deputy Surveyor in as full and ample manner as any other
Deputy Surveyor is at present in this Province and to Execute
all Warrants that shall Come to your hands either from myself

Liber A. M.

the Secretary for the time being or other Officer Empowred to
Grant Warrants for the Surveying of Land or running out of
mens Lines as aforesaid Provided that you shall not exact
more than one half of the fees Profits and Perquisites arising
Coming or in any manner by the said Office of deputy Sur-
veyor accruing or becoming due and the other half pay or
Cause to be paid to the said Surveyor General or his Assigns
and also before you shall Execute the said Office you shall
take the Oath of a deputy Surveyor before William Stevens
Gent whom I have appointed to Administer the same to you
and also enter into Bond to the Surveyor General to be Ac-
countable for half the said Profits as afores^d Given under my
hand and the lesser Seal of the said Province of Maryland the
24^th day of december in the 39^th Year of the dominion of
Cecilius &c^a Annoq Domini 1670

Copy of the Oath and Bond sent according to the Tenor
of the abovesaid Commission
Charles Calvert Esq^r Lieutenant General and chief Governor
of the Province of Maryland to William Stevens of the County
of Somerset in the said Province of Maryland Gent whereas
by a Commission under my hand and Seal bearing date the
24^th day of December in the 39^th Year of the dominion of
Cecilius &c^a Annoq Domini 1670 for the Reasons and Con-
siderations therein specified I have deputed and appointed
Iames Weedon of the said County of Somerset Gent a deputy
Surveyor in as full and ample manner to use and exercise the
said Office as any other now in the Province by Commission

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