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Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1666-1670
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              Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.   503

     hath given and graunted unto me the said Baker Brooke all Fees Dues Liber JJ
     vayles Reguards proffits and perquisites to the said Office belonging
     or in any wise apperteining arising or becoming due and the same to
     Execute by myself or my sufficient Deputy or Deputyes and I Repos-
     ing speciall Trust and Confidence in you the said Hemsley by vertu
     of the said Commission before mentioned from his Excellency as
     aforesaid have Deputed Constituted and apointed, and by these prsents
     doe Depute constitute and appointe you the said William Hemsley a
     Deputy surveyor in the County of Talbot and seaborde side and doe
     hereby give you the said Hemsley full & ample power to runn out mens
     lines survey lands according to warrant or Patent & to use & Exercise
     the Office of a Deputy surveyor in as full and ample manner as I my-
     self might or could doe if I were psona!ly prsent to performe the same
     To have and to hold the said office with halfe the proffits arising or be-
     coming due for the same to you the said William Hemsley during
     pleasure, Provided a!wayes that you the said Hemsley shall receive
     obey and comply with such Instruccons as from time to time I the said
     Baker Brooke shall under my hand order appointe and Direct, And
     also further provided that you the said Hemsley shalbe contented with
     the One halfe of the Fees or proffits arising or becoming due by
     reason or meanes of the said Employment & shalbe accountable to
     me the said Brooke for the other halfe once Every yeare at least Given
     undr my hand and seale this sixth day of Aprill in the 39th yeare of
     the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoque Domini 1671.
                                        Baker Brooke

          The Oath of A Deputy surveyor
       I william Hemsley doe sweare tht I will well & truly serve the Rt
     Honobl Caecilius Lord Baltemore Absolute Lord & Proprietary of
     the Province of Maryland & in the Office of a surveyr undr Baker
     Brooke Esp surveyt Genll of the said Province I will doe Right Ac-
     cording to the utmost of my skill & power to his Lopp and to all
     manner of People poore & Rich who shall be concerned in Taking upp
     of Lands by virtue of his Lordps Condiëons of Plantacon wtlin the
     said Province without favour or afeccon Hatred or malice to any
     pson or psons wtsoever I will without delay well & truly Execute All
     such warrts & Ordrs as shall come to my hands from his said Lopp or
     his Löpps Capt or Lt Generall for the Time being or other prson
     Authorized and appointed by them or either of them for the granting
     of warnt for the surveying or Laying out of any of his Lopps Lands
     within the said Province & Returne due Cérteficate thereof into the
     secretaries Office of this Province I will Encrease no Fees Nor di-
     rectly or Indirectly Exact demand Receive or take any reward of or
     from any manner of person or psons wtsoever for to doe wright or
     wrong other then the usuall allowed Fees Appointed for the surveyr
     Generall or such as his said Lordpp shall ordr & appoint & shall be
     


 
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