426 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696/7-98.

            Lib. x. Sr Thomas Laurence Barrtts Deputation to the

            p. 201 Deputy Notary Publick of Cecil County.

                Maryland ss.

                  To all people to whom these prsents shall come or any

                ways Concerne Sr Thomas Lawrence Barrtt his Matys Prin

                ciple Secretary and Notary Publique of this Province Sendeth

                greeting Whereas his Excy ffrancis Nicholson Esqr his Matys

                Governr and his Matys Honble Councill have given leave for

                me the said Sr Thomas Laurence to go for England for the

                recovery of my health and I the said Sr Thomas being desire

                ous that all psons wtsoever may in my Absence be Supplyed

                with all necessary matters whereof the Execution belongs to

                my Office of Notary Publique I have made Constituted or

                dained and Appointed And by these prsents I do make Con

                stitute ordaine & Appoint John Thompson of Cecill County

                gent to be Deputy Notary Publique of the said County hereby

                giveing unto him the said John Thompson all and Ample

                Power & Authority to Act do pforme & fulfill all and Singular

                the Act and Acts Attestations Protests and all other necessary

                matters that have usually been pformed or ought to have been

                pformed in the said Office in as full and Ample mafler and as

                effectual to all Intents and purposes as if the Same were

                pformed by my selfe To have hould and Exercise the said

                Office of Deputy Notary Publick dureing my Absence out of

                this Province or untill his Majestys pleasure be further declared

                therein or my Orders to the Contrary made known to the sd

                John Thompson he the said John Thompson rendring unto

                the sd Sr Thomas Lawrence a full acctt of the profitts of the

                said Office of Deputy Notary Publique and paying Unto me

                the said Sr Thomas one halfe part of the full profitts thereof

                when Demanded In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my

                hand and Seal this 20th day of May Annoq Dni 1698.

                                             Thomas Laurence

                       [Conference with Indians.]

                  Pursuant to an order of his Excy the Govr & Councill bear

                ing Date the 18th of October last past requireing those per

                sons appointed att the head of the Bay to treat with the

                Shavanole Delleware & Susquehannah Indians or the Major

                Part of them so soon as Could be to proceed on their said

                Treaty whereupon Notice was given to the severall Nations

                aforesaid that on the 23d day of May 1698 wee would meet

                them att the house of Capt. John Hanse then & there as

                well to Comunicate what by this Governt was given in

                Charge to Receive what by theire great men they had to