Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 20-Oct. 18, 1694. 63

tute & Appoint you the said S^r Edmond Andros upon the
death of the said Cap^t ffrancis Nicholson & in the Absence of
the said Coll Lionel Copley to be Comander in Chiefe in &
ouer our said Province & Territory of Maryland To have hold
Exercise & Enjoy the Office and place of Coriander in Chiefe
of our said Province & Territory of Maryland for & dureing
our pleasure, with all the Rights priviledges, profits, And
Advantages to the Same belonging and Appertaining in Case
of the Death of the said Cap^t ffrancis Nicholson and Absence
of the said Coll Lionel Copley as af^d with full power &
Authority to Execute & performe all and Singular the powers
& directions Contained in our said Comission to the said Coll
Lionel Copley & such Instructions as wee haue already or
shall hereafter from time to time send to him And wee hereby
Comand all & Singular our Officers, Ministers & Loveing
Subjects of our said province & Territory and all others
whome it may Concerne to take due Notice hereof & to give
their Ready Obedience accordingly Given at our Court at
Kensington the Third day of March 169 in the ffourth Yeare
of our Reigne. By his Maj^ties Coffiand
Nottingham

The Comission being Read and the Gentlemen of the
Councill observeing the words of the said S^r Edmonds Comis-
sion to be Contrary as to the Death of Cap^t ffrancis Nicholson
& the Absence of his Ex^ncy Coll Copley Offered that as a
Reason whether the s^d S^r Edmonds Comission ought to take
place or not at w^ch S^r Edmond seemeing Uneasey asked
where Cap^t Nicholson was, saying he was dead to us; it was
thereupon Mooved that it might be Laid before the Assembly
for their Opinion therein upon which the said S Edmond
Layd the Comission downe on the board & asked whether
wee would Submitt to the Kings Comission or not, upon
which the Covncill not knowing what Constructions their
Maj^ties might be pleased to make upon the said Comission &
being not well acquainted w^th matters of that nature, & for the
quiet & Satisfaction of all persons concerned, their Maj^ties said
Councill after intimacon & Caution to the said S^r Edmond of
the uncertainty of the words of his said Comission were for
the Reasons afd induced to permitt the said S^r Edmonds
Access to this Governm^t whoe accordingly tooke upon him
the same, Afterwards Viz^t 26^th of September Anno 1693
Message Came from the house of Burgesses & is Expressed
in the Journall thereof as ffollows.

Original
Journal.

p. 43