546 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1731.

            Ljb. M.    Esqr in the City of Annapolis appeared the Honourable Sam

                  uel Ogle Esqr in Presence of the Honble Charles Calvert Esqr

                  Philemon Lloyd Esqr Col Richard Tilgnman Col Matthew

                  Tilghman Ward John Rousby Esqr Benjamin Tasker Esqr and

                  Philip Lee Esqr Members of His Lordships Council and pro

                  duced His said Lordships Commission constituting and ap

                  pointing him the said Samuel Ogle Lieutenant General and

                  Chief Governor of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon in

                  America, & also Commander in Chief both by Sea and Land

                  of all the Forces raised or to be raised in the sd Provinces; which

                  being published and read, is ordered to be recorded in the

                  Secretary's Office

                    His Excellency the Governor took the several Oaths ap

                  pointed to be taken by Act of Assembly of this Province as

                  also the Oath following

                    I Samuel Ogle do swear that I will be true and faithful to

                  the Right Honourable Charles Lord Baron of Baltimore the

                  true and absolute Lord and Proprietary of this Province of

               p. 48 Maryland and his Heirs and him and them his & their Rights

                  Royall Jurisdictions and Signiorys all and every of them into

                  and Over this his Province of Maryland the Islands & Terri

                  torys thereto belonging I will at all times defend and Main

                  tain to the Utmost of my power and will never Accept of any

                  place Office or Imployment within the said Province any ways

                  concerning or relating to the Government thereof from any

                  person or Anthority but by from or under a lawfull Authority

                  Derived or to be derived from his said Lordship his Heires or

                  Assignes, I will faithfully serve his said Lordship as his Gover

                  noun or Commander in Chief of the said Province and in all

                  other offices committed to my Charge by his said Lordships

                  Commission or Commissions to me and will willingly yeild up

                  the said Commission or Commissions again and all Offices

                  powers and Authoritys granted or to be granted by them or

                  any of them into the hands of his said Lordship and his heires

                  and Assignes or to such person or persons as he or they shall

                  Appoint whensoever he or they shall Appoint me so to do

                  and shall Signifle the same unto me. And will not presume

                  to put in Execution or Attempt to Execute any Office Power

                  or Authority Granted unto me by any of the said Commis

                  sions after that his said Lordship or his heires or Assignes

                  Lords and Proprietarys of the said Province shall repeal them

                  or any of them respectively and that the said Repeals be pub

                  lished within this Province. I will do equall Right and Justice

                  to the Poor and to the Rich within this Province to the best of

                  my Skill Judgment and Power According to the Laws and

                  Ordinances of the said Province and in default thereof Ac-