Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 271

M^r John Darnall
The hon^ble Coll Will^m Stevens
Coll Will^m Burges
M^r Edward Pye
Present

Lib. R. R. R.

Was then read to the board the severall Commissions left
by his L^spp at his departure upon his voyage for Eng^ld viz:
The Commission for the Governm^t The Commission for Coun-
cill of State, The Comission for Chiefe Judge and Justices
of the Provinciall Court, and a Commission & Instructions for
a Land Councill
The oath of Deputies and Commission^rs to the hon^ble Bene-
dict Leonard Calvert Esq^r was then Administred to Coll
Taillor, Coll Digges, Coll Stevens, and Coll Burges
The oath of Councellor of State was also Administred unto
the aforesaid Coll Taillor Coll Digges, Coll Stevens, and Coll
Burges, and to M^r Edward Pye also.
Came M^r Robert Carvile and prayed that pursuant to an
ord^r of his L^spp and Councill the 29^th of Aprill last upon his
humble petition then preferred he may be now admitted to

Enter into single Recognizance himself before the hon^ble the
Commissaryes or Secrys or any or either of them, in discharge
of his sureties given to the Prov" Court w^ch was granted, and
his Recognizance accordingly taken before the hon^ble John
Darnall Esq^r one of his L^sps Secrys, and is as foll viz:

Rob^t Carvile's Recogniz^a

p. 112

Memd: the ffour and Twentyeth day of June in the nineth
yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c: over this
Province Annoq Dmi: 1684 came before me John Darnall Esq^r
Secretary and one of his L^dsps Justices of the Provinciall Court,
Robert Carvile of the County of S^t Maries, and acknowledged
himself to owe and be justly indebted unto the R^t hon^ble the
Lord Prop^ry of this Province in the full and just summe of
ffourty pounds Lawfull currant money of England, To be
leavyed of his goods & Chattells Lands and Tenem^ts upon con-
dition foll; that if the said Robert Carvile shall well behave
himself, and be of good abearance as well towards his L^sp: the
said Lord Prop^ry as to all and singular the good people of this
Province, for and untill the next Provinciall Court to be holden
for the said Lord Prop^ry at the City of S^t Maries, then the
above Recognizance to be void and of none effect or else to
stand in good force power and vertue in Law
Acknowledged and taken the day and yeare aboves^d coram
me John Darnall