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Which he accordingly did and they follow in these Words Viz^t
Maryland S.^ct

By his Excellency Robert Eden Esq.^re Lieutenant General and Chief
Governor in and over the Province of Maryland

A PROCLAMATION

Rob^t Eden Whereas the Right Honourable Henry Harford Esq.^r
absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Mary-
land, by his Commission under his greater Seal at Arms bearing Date
at London the second Day of March Anno Domini seventeen hundred
and seventy three has with the Approbation of his most Sacred Maj-
esty been pleased to constitute and appoint me the said Robert Eden
Lieutenant General and Chief Governor of the Province of Mary-
land; Which said Commission was this Day published in the Presence
and Hearing of the Members of the Lord Proprietary's Council, and
others the King's Subjects and Lord Proprietary's Tenants in this
Province, at the City of Annapolis. I have therefore, by and with
the Advice of the Lord Proprietary's Council of State thought fit to
issue this my Proclamation, notifying the same to all Sheriffs, Mag-
istrates, and others the Lord Proprietary's Officers in this Province.
And I do further will and direct that all Officers civil and military,
holding their several respective Offices by Virtue of Commissions in
the Name of, or under the Authorities and Powers derived from the
late Frederick Lord Baltimore, deceased, renew forthwith such Com-

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
June 17

missions, under pain, on Omission thereof, of being removed or dis-
charged, or their respective Commissions being superseded or de-
termined. Given at the City of Annapolis, this 29.^th Day of April, in
the thirteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the
third of Great Britain &.^ta King, and in the Second Year of the
Dominion of the Right Honourable Henry Harford Esq.^r Anno
Domini 1773.
Signed by Order U Scull Cl Co.

Maryland s.^ct

By his Excellency Robert Eden Esq.^re Lieutenant General and Chief
Governor in and over the Province of Maryland.

A PROCLAMATION

Whereas the present General Assembly of this Province stands
prorogued to Tuesday the fifteenth Day of June next; And whereas
I have received regular Notification of the Death of the Right
Rob^t Eden Honourable Frederick Lord Baltimore, late Lord Pro-
prietary of this Province whereby the General Assembly
thereof becomes dissolved; I have therefore thought fit with the
Advice of the Lord Proprietary's Council of State to publish the

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