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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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