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Lib. J. R.
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of State, as you are at all times hereafter during your Resi
dence as our Lieutenant General and Chief Governor in Our
said Province to Transmit to and Inform me of all such
Vacancy or Vacancys with the Name or Names of such Per-
son & Persons who shall be Proposed and as you shall think
most fit to Succeed in our said Council; and you are not to
fill up such Vacancy or Vacancys until you have received
either my Commission or Approbation of the Person and
Persons to be Appointed on such vacancy or vacancys to
become a Member or Members of Our said Council of State.
But whenever the Number of our said Council of State by
death or Absence shall be Reduced to or below the Number of
Six you are then at Liberty to Nominate and Appoint any
Member or Members of our said Council of State so as to
keep up the Number of seven Councillors Resident in our
said Province Reserving a Power to me either to approve or
disapprove of such your Nomination and Appointment, and
in your Choice and Nomination of the Members of Our said
Council, as also of our officers Judges, Assistants, justices,
Sheriffs you are always to take Care that they be men of
Good Life and well Affected to Our Church and State as by
Law is Established to our Government, and of Good Estates
and Abilities, and not necessitous Persons or much in debt.
You ar neither to Augment or diminish the Number of our
said Council, as it is already established; and you are to
Signify my Pleasure to the Members of our said Council that
if any of them shall hereafter absent themselves from our
said Province, and continue absent above the Space of Twelve
Months together without leave from you or from the Gov-
ernor or Commander in Chief for the time being first ob-
tained or shall Remain absent for the Space of two years or
the greater part thereof Successively without our leave given
them under our Seal at Arms their Place or Places in our
said Council shall be immediately thereupon Void and We
will appoint forthwith others in their Stead
4. You must Strictly Act consonant to my Royal Charter
from King Charles the first, Grant by his said Majesty to my
Noble Ancestor Cecilius Lord Proprietary, and Lord Baron
of Baltimore you are to uphold and maintain the said Char-
ters Royal Prerogatives Rights Powers and Authorities so
Granted to the Reserving and well being of my Just Rights
and the True good Rule of my Government both in Church
& State as by Law Established doing equal and Impartial
Justice unto all Persons his Most Sacred Majestys Subjects
and my Faithful Tenants, committed by my Powers to vour
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