" C. BALTIMORE.     " Charles, absolute lord and proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon lord baron of Baltimore, to all to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Whereas I did heretofore make and publish within my said province of Maryland, certain conditions and terms upon which all waste and unreserved lands and lands not resurveyed for my use there should be purchased and surveyed, impowering a committee of my then council of my said province of Maryland, from time to time to give directions according to the said condition for issuing out warrants for the surveying such lands in order for grants thereupon; likewise for the granting of surplusage land found upon resurvey, with several other matters relating to lands; the which committee were commonly called the council for lands; the which conditions were in force within my said province of Maryland in the year 1688, in which said year 1688 also was in force the powers and authorities of my said committee, as by my commission and instructions to them for that purpose remaining within my said province of Maryland relation being thereunto had may more at large appear: Now, know ye, that I reposing especial trust and confidence in the fidelity and circumspection of collonel Henry Darnall of my said province of Maryland, have given granted and authorized, and I do hereby give grant and authorise him the said Henry Darnall, with full power to grant warrant or warrants in the usual manner, for the use of any person or persons whatsoever, under his hand and my lesser seal of my said province of Maryland, directed to any surveyor general there for the time being, or his deputy, for the surveying of any quantity of waste and unsurveyed lands, and lands not reserved by me, or as shall be thought fit by the said Henry Darnall to be reserved for my use within my said province of Maryland, as shall be duly purchased according to my conditions of plantation aforenamed; and upon return of certificates of such surveys to him the said Henry Darnall, he to pass grant or grants therefore in my name, in the usual manner, under my great seal of my said province; of Maryland, he in my behalf signing the same, and to cause due registers to be made of such his proceedings in the same manner as they have heretofore been done in that province taking unto himself such fees and rewards as usually have been taken and received for such and the like matters there. And the said Henry Darnall to grant special warrants under his hand and my said lesser seal, for the resurveying any tract or parcel of land within that province; and if any surplusage thereupon shall be found, to sell and dispose thereof to my use in such manner as to him shall seem meet; and to pass grant or grants therefor under