548 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1731.

          Lib. M.     Stores &c made in the Eighth Year of his said late Majesties

                Reign. The Act to permit the Exportation of Irish Linnen

                Cloth to the Plantations &c made alsoe in the Third and

                fourth Years of the same Queens Reign and Continued and

                Explained by an Act past in the Third Year of his said late

                Majesties Reign for continuing the Liberty of Exporting Irish

                Linnen Cloth to the Brittish Plantations in America Duty free

                &c The Act for an Union of the Two Kingdoms of England

                and Scotland made in the fifth Year of the same Queens

                Reign in which are certain Articles relating to the Plantation

                Trade more particularly the fourth fifth & Sixth The Act for

                Ascertaining the Rates of fforeign Coins in her Majesties

                Plantations in America made in the Sixth Year of the same

                Queens Reign. The Act for the Encouragement of the Trade

                to America pass'd in the same year of the said Queens Reign;

                The Act for Continuing several Impositions Additional Im

             p. 50    positions and Duties upon Goods Imported &c And to limit

                a time for prosecution upon certain Bonds given by Merchants

                (called in the Act Plantation Bonds) made in the Eighth Year

                of the same Queens Reigne; The Act against Clandestine

                Runing of uncustomed Goods and for the more Effectuall

                preventing of frauds relating to the Customs made in the

                fifth Year of his said late Majesties Reign, And the Act

                Giving further Encouragement for the Importation of Naval

                Stores for other purposes therein mentioned made in the

                Eighth Year of his said late Majesties Reign ; And alsoe the

                Act for the more Effectuall Suppressing of Piracy made in

                the same Year of his late Majesties Reign now in force rela

                ting to this Province And in all other Act of Parliament now

                in force or that hereafter shall be made relating to our Colo

                nies or Plantations shall be punctually and bona fide observed

                According to the true Intent and meaning of the same Acts

                of Parliament.

                                              So help me God.

                  The Honourable Benedict Leonard Calvert Esq delivers to

                His Excellency the Great Seal of this Province, and thereupon

                his Excellency the Governor takes the Oath of Chancellor in

                the following Words

                  I Samuel Ogle do swear that as Chancellor and Keeper of

                the Great Seal of this Province I will well and truly serve

                His Lordship the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of

                this Province and do equal Right to all his Majesty's Subjects

                to the best of my Understanding Skill & Knowledge I will

                not debar or hinder the Prosecution of Justice nor take any

                Gift Bribe Reward or Fee for the delaying thereof but will