Maryland ss.

Be it remembered that on the sixteenth Day of March in
the twentieth Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George
the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France
and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c and in the thirty
second Year of the Dominion of the Right honourable Charles
Lord Baron of Baltimore Absolute Lord and Proprietary of
the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon &c Annoq Domini
1746 At the Council Chamber in the City of Annapolis ap-
peared the honourable Samuel Ogle Esq^r and, in the presence
of the honourable Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Edmund Jenings
Esq^r Col Charles Hammond Daniel Dulany Esq^r and Col
Benjamin Tasker Members of his Lordships Council pro-
duced his said Lordships Commission bearing Date at Lon-
don the third Day of October Anno Domini 1746 constituting
and appointing him the said Samuel Ogle Esq^r Lieutenant
Gen^l and Chief Governor of the Provinces of Maryland and
Avalon in America and also Commander in Chief both by
Sea and Land of all the forces raised or to be raised in the
said Provinces which being published and read is ordered to
be recorded in the Secretarys Office
His Excellency the Governor then took the several Oaths
appointed 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

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true and absolute Lord and Proprietary of this Province of
Maryland and his Heirs and him and them his and their
Rights Royal Jurisdictions and Seigniories all and Every of
them into and over this his Province of Maryland, the Islands
and Territories thereto belonging I will at all times defend and
maintain to the utmost of my Power, and will never accept
any Place Office or Employment within the said Province any
ways concerning or relating to the Government thereof from
any Person or Authority but by from or under a Lawful
Authority derived or to be derived from his said Lordship his
heirs or Assigns; I will faithfully serve his said Lordship as
his Governor 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 will-
ingly yield up the said Commission or Commissions again
and all Offices Powers and Authorities granted or to be

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