during our absence out of this province, and soe long as wee shall think him fitt to continue the powers and authorities to you by us given, and in case of the death or absence of either the said coll. Henry Darnall or coll. William Digges, then wee will that all pattents and grants of land, and other instruments aforesaid shall be signed by either the said Henry Darnall or William Digges and one of our secretaries major Nicholas Sewall or John Darnall Esq. to be good firme and valid in law to all intents and purposes as if immediately signed by ourself: Unless such pattent grant or instrument aforesaid shall immediately concern or have particular relation to you the said Henry Darnall or William Digges; in which case wee will that such pattent grant or instrument aforesaid shall be signed by the other of you not concerned, and one of the secretaries aforesaid, and soe accordingly where the same shall concerne either of our paid secretaries.     20. And wee doe hereby authorize and empower you the said major Nicholas Sewall and John Darnall Esqs. our principall secretaries of this our province jointly or severally by yourselves apart to signe all warrants, warrants of resurvey or other speciall warrants for land or other instrument to your place and office belonging by both your names to be affixed by either of you present and attending in your office for the time being; such warrants and speciall warrants aforesaid being legally obtained upon conditions of plantation, or by order of councill in manner aforesaid: And alsoe upon due examination of all common ordinary or speciall and extraordinary pattents with the originall and records of the certificates, you and either of you the said major Nicholas Sewall and John Darnall Esq. attending may and have hereby liberty given you to attest such your examination by both your names on the back of the said pattents, to be attested also in the first place by the surveyor generall of this province as agreeing with and being according to a just survey thereof made.     21. Upon the expiration or other determination of any lease or other title to land of and within any of our mannors within this province, we doe authorise and empower our said trusty and well-beloved councellors herein before named to renew the same to the tenants or inhabitants thereof for and during the space and tearme of five years longer, upon such tearmes and conditions as the same was formerly granted, with a fine to be paid therefore.     22. And forasmuch as all or most of the severall concessions and condescensions in the overall articles herein before contained are matters of grace and favour, we will and require that for the encouragement of the clerk of our councill