Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1734/5. 67

Measures, as may hereafter secure His Majesty's Subjects and
your Lordships Tenants
Sam: Ogle
Jn^o Hall
R^d Tilghman
M. T. Ward
J. Rousby
Benj. Tasker
Ph:Lee
M. Howard
G. Plater
Edm: Jenings
29^th January 1734

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the General
Assembly, which pursuant to the Writts of Election was to
have met on the first Tuesday of February next being the 4^th
Day of the same Month, be prorogued to the third Tuesday
in March next being the 18^th Day of the same Month, &
Proclamations issued accordingly

Baltimore Orders and Instructions to Our Trusty and
Welbeloved Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor and
[Seal] Commander in Chief of the Province of Maryland

You shall call our Council, and make known to them
Your Comission and qualifie yourself accordingly
2^dly You shall as Chancellor be aiding and assisting to Our
Agent, and Judge of Our Land Office in all that relates to
their respective Offices, and sign all Proceedings relative

ther eto
3^dly You shall farm if You think it for my Service my Quit
Rents of the whole Province at the Rate of Twenty to Twenty
five per Cent Discount taking such Security as my Agent and
Attorney General for the time being shall approve of, obliging
the Farmers to make Returns or Rent Rolls yearly to my
General Rent Roll Keepers of the respective Shears, as you
with the Advice aforesaid shall think proper
4^thly My General Rent Roll Keepers to be by You appointed
shall be Two, One on the Western, the Other on the Eastern
Shoar, for which they shall be allowed five per Cent on the
Amount of the Rent of the respective Shoar, if farmed; if col-
lected, on so much as is and shall be collected within the Year,
which General Rent Roll Keepers, You are directed to inspect
with Our Agent for the Time being, and to give such Direc-
tions for the Regulation of the same, as You and the Agent
shall think expedient for the better keeping and compiling
the same

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