302 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1769-1770.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

p. 64

By the Right Honourable Frederick Lord
F. Baltimore Baltimore in the Kingdom of Ireland Lord
Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland
and Avalon in America.
Instructions to Our Trusty and well beloved Brother
Robert Eden Esq^rs Our Lieutenant Governor and
Chief Governor of Our said Provinces of Maryland
and Avalon.
Whereas we have by Our Commission under Our Hand and
Greater Seal at Arms bearing Date at Baltimore House West-
minster this first day of August in the year of Our Lord One
Thousand seven hundred and Sixty Eight and in the Eight-
eenth year of Our Dominion over Our said Province of
Maryland appointed you the said Robert Eden to be Lieu-
tenant Governor and Chief Governor of Our said Provinces
of Maryland and Avalon during Our Pleasure with such
further Powers and Authorities as therein mentioned, You
Nevertheless observing and Performing such orders and In-
structions as we should from time to time give you in that
behalf. Now It is Our Will and Pleasure that you do Observe
and perform the following Orders and Instructions and in all
things regulate Your Conduct thereby and by such further
Orders and Instructions as you shall from time to time receive
from us in that behalf, that is to say :
1^st You are upon Your Arrival in Our Province of Mary-
land forthwith to call together the Members of Our Council
of State and make known Our Commission to them under
Our greater Seal at Arms bearing even date with these Our
Instructions Constituting you Our Lieutenant General and
Chief Governor of Our said Province of Maryland, and you
are to cause the same to be read and Published with all due and

uoual Solemnity at the oaid Meeting and elsewhere as is usual

in the like Cases, which being done you are to Qualify Yourself
by taking the Oaths as Your Predecessors have done in respect
to all Acts of Parliament and Acts of Assembly for that
Purpose and Our said Council of State are to do the same.
2^nd You are to Advise with Our Council of State and Act
as heretofore in such Case hath been done about Calling the
Assembly and as soon as with their Advice you shall have so
Assembled you are to make known to both Houses of As-
sembly my Speech bearing even Date with these Instructions.
And if there be any Laws which are expired and proper to
be continued you are on the calling such Assembly under my
Authority to recommend to the Council and Assembly the Re-
enacting and Renewing all such Laws; And you are to do and
execute all such Publick Acts in Conjunction with Our Legis-