104 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

       Lib. H. D.     Indenture from their Mattes as aforesaid Giveing and by these

             presents Granting Unto our said Attorney our full power and

             lawfull & absolute Authority in the Execucon and performance

             of all and singular the premisses aforesd and one or more

             Attorney or Attorneys Deputies or Agents Servant & Ser

             vants vnder him for the purpose afored or any of them to

             make constitute and Appoint and at his pleasure to Revoke

             and generally to doe Accomplish determine and Execute all

             and every such future and other lawfull & reasonable Act &

             Acts thing & things device & devices whatsoever for Us and

             to our Use & in our Name and stead in and about the

             premisses aforesaid or any of them as to our said Attorney

             shall from time to time seem meet and that as fully and amply

             in all respects as Wee our Selves might or could doe were

             Wee personally present Ratifyeing and allowing for firme &

             effectuall all and whatsoever our said Attorney shall lawfully

             doe or Cause to be done in our Names and to our Use in

             pursuance of these presents in Wittness whereof I the said

             Mainhardt Duke of Schonburg & Leinster and Wee the said

             Sr James Houblon Henry Scardevile & John Hooke have

             herevnto Set our hands & Seales the twenty Eighth day of

             March in the Sixth year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord

             & Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England

             Scotland ifrance & Ireland King & Queen defenders of the

             ifaith &Ca Annoq. Domini 1694.

             Sealed & Delivered in the Schonburg & Leinster [Seale]

             presence of Vs

                          Wm Thompson

           Edwd Stanton            Ja: Houblon  [Seale]

           Samll Briggs            Hen: Scardevile[Seale]

       Sealed & delivered by his   J: Hooke     [Seale]

             Grace the Duke of Schon

             burg in the presence of

                     Kapon./John ifraignean

          p. 25  Ordr for Ordered that Proclamation be forthwith prepared

             Contiuance of Officers according to Usuall Custom & forme to publish &

             &Ca White- declare that the Governmt of this their Mats Province

             hall is by their Mats Royall Comission vnder the Broad

             Seale of England comitted and delivered Unto the Conduct &

             Charge of his Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esqr therein & thereby

             comanding all Officers Civill & Military to continue in their

             severall stations & places Untill further Orders; which issued

             accordingly as follows