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time and then to be Certified to me with their opinion thereon
for my final Allowance of the same,
Now It Is my further Will, and I do hereby Direct, That all
such future Accounts and Vouchers from my said Receivers,
shall be produced to, and Examined by the Governor, the Com-
missary, the Deputy Secretary, and Attorney General of my
said Province (together with the Judges of the Land Office,
whom I do hereby Add to the Persons before named for the

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purposes aforesaid) or the Major part of them, yearly at the
most proper time; And that after such Examination the Gov-
ernor, Commissary, Judges of the Land Office, Deputy Secre-
tary, and Attorney General, or the Major part of them, shall
Certify the same to me with their opinion thereon for my
Final Allowance of the same. And in all other respects my
former Instructions are to be Pursued.
Given under my hand and Lesser Seal at Arms at London
this Twenty second day of March in the Fifteenth year of my
Dominion of the said Province and in the year One Thousand
Seven hundred and Sixty Six.
By His Lordship's Command FB [Seal]
Hugh Hamersley, Sec^ry

Ordered
The Rent Roll Keeper of the Western Shore to attend the
Board at their next meeting in order to Explain the nature of
an Allowance Claimed by the Farmer of Quit Rents for Prince
Georges County, and that for the future the Rent Roll Keep-
ers do attend the meeting of the Board, when any Difficulties
arise, as to Allowances claim'd by the Farmers from Errors
appearing on the Debt Books.
It being understood by the Board to be His Lordship's
pleasure that a Commission to M^r Allen be immediately issued
without Reserve for the Office of Agent, it is their opinion
that a Commission do issue according to the Purport and
Effect of the last Commission, as near as the Spirit of sub-
sequent Instructions will admit. The Trust reposed in the
Agent being of a very extensive and interesting nature, and it
having been the Practice in all the Offices of the Province to

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give Security for the Discharge and Performance of the
Duties thereof, and particularly in the Office of Agent, tho'
Men of the greatest Property in the Province have been
appointed thereto, it is the opinion of the Board that it wou'd
be prudent to require a large and ample Security from the
Agent; but it having been represented by His Excellency the
Governor, that M^r Allen having been call'd upon to give
Security is not able to comply therewith, and His Lordship's

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