Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1687/8-89. 17

true and perfect accomp^t of what shall accrew to us and the
better to enable him the said Robert Carvile for our service as
Attorney General as aforesaid wee doe hereby authorize and
impower him the said Robert Carvile to administer to any
person or persons and in any place within our said Province
of Maryland any Oathes concerning any matter or thing as
effectuall to all intents and purposes as any of our Justices of
Peace of our said Province of Maryland may or can doe the
same. In Testimony whereof wee have caused these our
Letters to be made Pattents Given at S^t Maryes under the
Great Seal of our said Province of Maryland the 3^rd day of
Aprill in the xiii^th yeare of our Dominion. Witness our trusty
and welbeloved Cousin Henry Darnall Esq^re Keeper of our
said great seal.

Liber B.
P. R. O.

Patt: To Wm Dent
Soil: Genii

Charles Absolute Lord and Prop^ty of the Prov-
inces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of

Baltemore &c: to all to whom these Presents shall come greet-
ing in our Lord God everlasting. Know yee that wee repose-
ing especiall Trust and Confidence in the Fidelity and Circum-
spection of our Trusty & Welbeloved Will^m Dent Gent^l have
constituted ordained deputed and assigned and by these
presents doe hereby constitute, ordain, depute and assign him
the said W^m Dent our Solicitor Gen^ll in all our Courts of
Record within our said Province of Maryland to have, hold
and exercise the said Office of our Sollicitor Gen^ll to him the
said W^m Dent during our Pleasure and to take and receive in
and for exercising the same Office, the Wages, Fees, Perqui-
sites and Regards belonging to the said Office, rendring
unto us or to our Lieu^t Gen^ll or Cheife Govern^r for the time
being a true and perfect accompt of what shall accrew to us.
In Testimony whereof wee have caused these our Letters to
be made Patt^s Given at S^t Maryes under the great seal of
our said Province of Maryland the 3^rd day of Aprill in the
xiii^th yeare of our Dom: Witness our Trusty and Welbeloved
Cousin Hen: Darnall Esq^re Keeper of our said great seal.

p. 144

Oaths for his
Lops Att: in the
Countvs approved
of.

M^r Rob^t Carvile presented to this Board an
Oath to be administered to his Lo^ps Attorney
of the severall County Courts for their Hono^rs