170 Assembly Proceedings, June 23-July 8, 1755.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48

July;

Ordinary-Licences, which your Committee conceive to be creating a
Monopoly, and is contrary to the Rights and Privileges of the good
People of this Province, and the Common and Statute Law.
All which is submitted to the Consideration of your Honourable
House.
Signed per Order, W.^m Wilkins, Clerk.

The Honourable Csecilius Calvert Esq.^r his Commissions viz.^t
F: Baltimore
Frederick Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
Maryland and Avalon in America, Lord Barren of Baltimore of the
Kingdom of Ireland To my Beloved Uncle The Hon^ble Cecilius
Calvert Esq :^r Greeting Know ye That we by Virtue of the Powers
in the Letters Patent from King Charles the first to Csecelius Barron
of Baltimore his heirs and Assigns of the said Province of Mary-
land &^c do by these presents Constitute you the said Caecilius Calvert
to Exercise the Office of Secretary of our said Province of Mary-
land during our pleasure hereby Authorizing you and giving you
full power to Nominate and Appoint a Sufficient Deputy and also
Authorizing and Impowering you or your Sufficient Deputy to be
present at all meetings of the Governor and Council and of the
Assemblys in that our said Province and keep an Exact Register
of all their Acts proceedings and Orders and to do and perform
all other Acts Usually done by the former Secretarys of our Prov-
ince aforesaid And do hereby further Impower you or your said
Deputy to take to yourselves the Advantage of Granting Ordinary
Licences in our said Province which did heretofore belong to the
said Office of Secretary and to Receive all such other perquisites
ffees and Advantages whatsoever to the said Office of Secretary
Belonging or in anywise Appertaining in as full and Ample manner
as any person or Persons heretofore have held or Enjoyed or ought
to have held or Enjoyed the same And do hereby Repeal make Null
and Void all former Commissions for the said Office Witness my
hand and Great Seal at Arms Given at London This Twenty eighth
day of february in the Second year of our dominion and in the year
of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fifty three

| The Great Seal at Arms |

| in Wax Appendant |

p. 133

On the back of the foregoing Commission was thus Endorsed
viz^t

Entered in the Office of the Hon.^ble Caecilius Calvert Esq:^r Sec-
retary of the Province of Maryland in America Residing in Eng-
land Harman Verelst Assistant