392   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.





       Liber P C  ffurther these are to Empower and Desire you as Chancello.r of this
              Province to issue out a writt out of the Said Court of Chancery
              and Sign the Same Directed to the Major Recorder Aldermen &
              comon counciliman of the Said Citty and other the citizans In
              habitants thereof to Empower and Require them to Elect and chuse
              Two Inhabitants of the Said City to bee Delegates for the Same att
              the next Genni assembly and for yor proceedings therein this Shall
              bee yor warrant Given under my hand and Seale this Eleaventh day
              of September in the 40.th Yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &.c
              Annoq Dom 1671                  Charles Calvert
              To the Honobl Philip Calvert Esq.r
                 Chancello.r of Maryland

          p. 15   Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Mary
              land and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.c To our Trusty and
              welbeloved our Deare Brother Philip Calvert Esq and our Deare
              Nephew William Calvert Esq Greeting whereas wee have Lately
              by our Letters Pattents under our Greate Seale of our Said Province
              of Maryland nominated and Appointed you the Said Philip Calvert
              Esq to bee Major of our Citty of Saint Maries in the Said Province
              for the time Being and you the Said William Calvert one of the Alder
              men of the Said Citty wth Severall other persons in our Said Letters
              Pattents named to bee Aldermen Recorder and coThan Councilimen
              of the Said citty as by the Said Letters Pattents Relation being there-
              unto had more ifully and more att Large itt doth and may appeare
              Now Knowe Yee that wee Reposeing Great Trust and Confidence
              in Your ffidelitie & Prudence Circumspeccons have assigned you
              and by Vertue of these prsents doe Give unto you ifull Power and
              Authority you the sd Philip Calvert Esq haveing first taken the
              oathes of ffidelity to our Self e and of Major of our Said citty uppon
              the holly Evangelists wch oathes wee doe hereby Empower and
              Authorize you the Said William Calvert Duely to Administer unto
              the Said Philip Calvert, and you the Said Philip haveing Received
              and taken the Said oathes wee Doe hereby Authorize you to Ad
              minister the like oathes of ffidelity and Alderman in our Said Lettrs
              Pattents menconed unto the Said William Calvert wch being Done
              and performed that then you call and cause to come before you the
              other Persons in the sd Lettrs Pattents named and Appointed to bee
              Recorder Aldermen and comön councillmen of our Said citty of
              Saint Maries Duely and truely to Administer unto them & every of
              them Joyntly or Sevrlly Said Severall and Respective oathes before
              menconed uppon the Holy Evangelists and when you have soe Done
              wee Doe will & comannd you that you Doe under your hands and
              Seales certifle us of your whole Proceedings herein wthout Delay into
              our court of Chancery wheresoever itt Shall then bee Together wth