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

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take the best care I cann to secure him, as you have very
carefully done. Nothing more but to rem^a
To the hon^ble Coll Digges Gent:
and the rest of the Your very humble Servant
Councill of Effingham
Maryld
These Present

Inclosed in w^ch Lett' was this foll rec^t (viz.)
ditto Receipt for Coll Talbott.

Octob: the 11^th 1685:
These are. to certifie whom it may concerne that I have reed:
by ord^r from the Councill of Maryland, the body of Coll
George Talbott from the hands of M^r Gilbert Clarke and him
the s^d Clark doe acquitt and discharge of the said Coll George
Talbott witness my hand Effingham

At a Councill held at the City of S^t Maries the 28^th day of
Novemb. Anno Dmi. 1685.

Coll Henry Darnall
The hon^ble Coll W^m Digges Present
Maj^r Nicholas Sewall
Coll Edward Pye

produced and read the severall Com^ons foll (viz:)

P. 272

L^tt Gen^ll & Dep^ties Comon^r
C: Baltemore
Charles Absolute Lord and Prop^ry of the Provinces of Mary-
land and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c: To all the
Inhabitants and people of Maryland, and all others to whom
these p^rsents shall come or any waies concerne Greeteing.
Whereas our p^rsent affaires doe require our stay in England
for some moneths longer then wee intended, and that dureing

our stay here, We have thought fitt and requisite to make

some alterations in the Commission we formerly granted to
our Deare Sonn Benedict Leonard Calvert Esq^r Know yee
therefore that wee have given and granted and by these p^rsents
doe give and grant unto our said Deare Sonn the Office of
Lievetenant Gen^ll Chiefe Captain Chiefe Governo^r and Com-
mand^r and Chiefe Admirall both by Sea & Land of our Pro-
vince of Maryland, and of all our Islands Territoryes and