Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1698/9. 67

   angeli et onum Sanctorum cum pleno et fideii Computo nro        Lib. H. D.

   Superinde Sub Authentica forma Conficiend ac Sigilli Officij

   nri in Custodia nra remanen Sigillando debite non Certifica

   veris et Certiorem reddi feceris Gum Effectu (Si ad id requi

   situs fueris) Extunc et post defaltam in ea parte humor Lre

   patentes de Officio Vice Admiralli prd (ut prfertur) concesse

   Vane et inrite erunt nulliusq roboris aut Effectus Mandantes

   oibus et Singulis proceribus Iusticiarijs Majorihiis Vire Com-

   itibus Capitaneis Seneschallis Bal]ivis et Custodibus Goalarurn

   et Carcerum Nrorum quorumcunq et Constabularijs Ceterisq

   Miinstris et fidelibus Subditis et Ligeris nris quibuscunq et

   eorum cuilibet tam Infra Libertate et ffrancheis quam extra      p. 265

   quod Tibi prefato Nathanieli Blakiston Arm' et Gubernatori

   nri prinli Provae et Territory nror de Maryland prd pro Tern-

   pore ibidem Existenti et Deputato tuo cuicunq alijsq Offi

   ciarijs ejusd Vice Admtis nrae in Provincia & Territorio Nris

   de Maryland prd ac partibus Maritimis eorund et eisd adjacenti

   1)us quibuscunq per te Assignatis Seu Assignandis Circa

   Executionem premissorum et eorum cujuslibet intendentes

   faventes Auxiliantes panentes pariten et Obedientes Sint in

   Omnibus prout decet Sub pena Iuris et periculo incumben.

   Dat Londini in Suprema Curia Admtis nrae Angliae prd Sub

   Sigillo ejusdem Magno Vicessimo Tertio die mensis Maij

   Ano Dni Millessimo Sexcentessimo Nonagessirno nono Reg

   niq Nri Undecimo.

                               Orlando Gee Regrius

     By the Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord

   high Admirall of England Ireland &c.

     To Henry Jowles Thomas Tench, Charles Hutchins, John

   Addison John Courts Thomas Brooke, Robert Smith John

   Hammond and Francis Jenkins Esqrs or any Two of them

     By Virtue of the power and Authority to us Given by an

   Act of Parliament made in the first year of the reigne of his

   Maty king William and her late Maty Queen Mary Intituled

   an Act for abrogating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance

   and Appointing other Oaths, We do hereby Impower, direct

   and Depute you to Administer and tender the Oaths and

   Test Appointed by Act of Parliamt unto Nathaniel Blakiston       p. 166

   Esqr Vice Admirall of his Matys Colony of Maryland whose

   Comission coms herewith and see that he take the said Oaths

   and Subscribe to the Said Test before you Deliver him his

   Commission and returne to this Board his Subscription of the

   Test together with a Certificate under your hands of his

   haveing taken the Said Oaths Given under our hands and