Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 175

George Talbot of Cecill County in the province of Maryland
Esq^r Wee being well assured of your rare honesty and Cir-
cumspeccon and greate skill Judgem^t & vnderstanding in the
Art of surveying & laying out of lands, Have thought fitt
And doe by this our Comission Impower you the said George
Talbot to be our Surveyor Generall of our said province of
Maryland (Calvert County onely excepted) which by a perti
culer Comission wee have thought fitt to Impower Robert
Jones of the said County to be Dep^ty Surveyor of) Together
with all fees Reguards vailes proffitts perquisites & advan-
tages to the same belonging or any waies apperteyning To
have & to hold the said office of Generall Surveyor to him the
said George Talbot or his sufficient Dep^ty & Deputies
Together with all proffitts & advantages (except what is afore
excepted) to the same belonging as aforesaid vntill wee our
heires or successors or Cap^t Generall for the time being shall
signifie our or their pleasure to the Contrary. Provided
alwayes the said George Talbot doe observe follow & punctu-
ally execute all such direccons Instruccons & powers as wee our
heires or successors or Cap^t Generall for the time being shall
at any time thinke fitt to have executed in relacon to the office
hereby given you the said George Talbot Hereby revoaking a
Comission formerly graunted to Vincent Lowe Esq^r for the
place of Generall Surveyor Given vnder our hand & greate
scale of our said province this Eighth day of November in the
Eighth yeare of our Dominion over our said province of Mary-
land Annoq Dmi 1683.

I George Talbot doe sweare that I will truely and faithfully
serve the R^t hon^ble the Lord prop^ry in the office & place of his
Lor^pps Generall Surveyor and in all things relating to that
office I will doe his Lor^pp & all the good people of his Prov-
ince right according to my best skill Judgem^t & Vnder-
standing.

Liber R. R.

At a Councill held at Mattapony Sewall the 29^th Day of
December Anno Dmi: 1683:

Present
The R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry
The hon^ble Coll: Henry Darnall
Coll W^m Digges
Majo^r Nicholas Sewall
The hon^ble M^r John Darnall

John Llewellin Admitted and appointed Clk of the Councill
and Upper house of Assembly.

Lib. R. R. R.
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