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    within the said Province and over them to appoint Proper Lib. W. B.

    Officers and them to move & remove at Your Will and

    Pleasure Provided allways that nothing herein before Con

    teined shall be deemed Construed or taken to Extend or give

    any Power or Authority to you the sd John Hart to do Per

    forme Act Consent Acquiesce or agree unto any thing by

    means whereof the sd Lord Baltemore or his Heirs may be

    impeached Hurt or Prejudiced in their Royaltys Jurisdictions

    Property Right Title or Interest of and in the sd Province or

    any Part thereof anything herein before conteined to the Con

    trary thereof in any wise nothwithstanding And all Persons p. 65

    whatsoever within the sd Province of what Quality or Condi

    tion soever they be are hereby strictly Charged required and

    Commanded to Yeild Give and Pay unto you all Respect

    Submission and obedience as they will answer the Contrary at

    their utmost Perill. To hold Execute & Enjoy the sd Office

    of Lieutent and Cheif Governr of the sd Province of Maryland

    with all and every the Powers and Authoritys herein before

    granted or mentioned to be granted unto You as aforesd dur

    ing the Pleasure of me the sd Lord Balternore You the sd John

    Hart observing and performing such Orders & Instructions

    as from Tyme to Tyme You shall recieve from me the sd Lord

    Baltemore or from my sd Guardian And lastly I do hereby re

    voke repeale and make voyd all former Commissions whatso

    ever given to You or any former Governr or Commander in cheif

    of the sd Province of Maryland Given under the Hands and

    Seals of the sd Lord Baltemore and Lord Guilford in London

    this thirtieth Day of May in the first Year of Our Sovereigne p. 66

    Lord King George &c. and the first Year of Our Dominion

    of the sd Province Annoq Dni One thousand Seaven hundred

    and fifteen                 Baltemore   [Seale]

                                Guilford[Seale]

      And then desired the Opinion of the Council whether the

    former Objections agt his Surrendring up the Governmt with

    out particular Directions from the Crowne be not Sufficiently

    Answered.

      Whereupon it Appearing under his most Sacred Majesty's

    Signe Manual & Privy Seale that he had been graciously

    Pleased to Approve of his being the Lord Proprietors Lt

    Governour in Cheife in this Province.

      All the Members of His Majesty's Council now present

    Unanimously answer they do think the sd former Objections

    are now Sufficiently answered And that it is their Opinion

    and Advice that His Excellency shou'd forthwith Surrender

    up the Governmt of this Province to his Lordship the Lord

    Proprietor and Accept of and Execute his Lordships Commis