Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660. 377

and Protect any person soe molested or troubled whereby hee may
haue right don him for any damage which he shall suffer in that
kind, And to the uttmost of my power will cause all and euery such
person or persons as shall molest and trouble any other person or
persons in that manner to be punished I will faithfully serue his lo^p
as his Channcellor and Keeper of his Great Seale of the Province
comitted to my charge and Custody of his said Lo^ps Commission to.
me, to the best of my skill and vnderstanding. I will cause the
impression in wax of the said Seale to be affixed to all such things as I
haue or shall from tymc to tyme recciuc Comission or Warrant for
soe doing from his said Lo^p under his hand and Seale at Armes, and
that it shall not be affixed to any other writting or thing whatsoeuer
directly or indirectly with my privity Consent or knowledge I will
doe my best endeuour carefully to preserue the said Great Seale in my
Custody soe long as it shall please his said lo^p to continue me in the
Charge and keeping thereof, to the end that it may not be lost stollne
or vnlawfully taken from me, and whereby any other person may
affix the impression thereof vnto any writteing or thing whatsoeuer
without authority for soe doeing lawfully deriued or to be deriued
from by or vnder a Commission or warrant vnder his said Lo^ps hand
and Seale at Armes, And that I will truely and faithfully deliuer up
againe the said Great Seale into the hands of such person or persons
as his said Lo^p, or his heires shall appoint when his or their pleasure
for that purpose shalbe signified vnto me vnder his or their hand and
Scale at Armes, Soe helpe me God and by the Contents of this Booke.

And after the said Henry Coursey tooke the seuerall Oathes of a
Councellor and Secretary as followeth

Liber
P. C. R.
p. 376

The Oath of a Councellor of State in Maryland

I. A. B doe sweare that I wilbe true and faithfull vnto the Right
honno^ble Csecilius Lord Barren of Baltemore the true and absolute
Lord and Proprietary of this Province of Maryland, and his heires,
and him and them, and his and their Rights Royall Jurisdiction, and
Siginory all and euery of them in to and over the said Province and
Hands therevnto belonging, will at all tymes defend and maintaine
to the uttmost of my power, And will neuer accept of nor execute any
place Office or imployment within the said Province any way con-
cearning or relating to the Government of the said Province from
any person or authority, but by from or vnder a law full authority
deriued or to be deriued from tyme to tyme from his said Lo^p or his
heires Lords and Proprietaryes of the Province vnder his or their
hand and Seale at Armes, The Peace and welfare of the People of

Counsellor's
Oath
[vide 3 Md.
Arch. Coun.
213]

this Province I will euer procure [as] farr [as] I can, I will ayde
and assist the administring and execution of Justice in all things
to my power. To none will I delay or deny Right for feare fauor

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