St. Mary's County (Cath., Darnall's brother-in-law) succeeded Digges as joint
Commissary under a commission of 20 Aug. 1685. Darnall, by commissions of 20
August and 9 September, was continued joint Commissary and sole Chancellor (AM,

XVII, 435-36; V, 504).

With the surrender of the proprietary government, on 1 August
1689, these offices fell into abeyance; Darnall and Hill ceased
to act as Commissaries; and His Lordship's Great Seal ceased
to be used except in land affairs. Darnall retained the pro-
prietary seal until his death, 17 June 1711, when his son-in-
law *Charles Carroll of Anne Arundel County (Cath.) succeeded

him as Agent, Receiver General, and Keeper of His Lordship's
Great Seal. On 27 Dec., 1715, with the restoration of pro-
prietary rule, this seal again became the great seal of the
province. Carroll then surrendered it to Lt. Gov. Hart who
was, by his commission, Chancellor.

3. Col. Nehemiah Blakiston of St. Mary's County (Prot., wife Cath.), was

given custody of the new Great Seal (bearing the royal arms) on or shortly after
1 Oct. 1692 , when Gov. Copley received it from England. On 17 Oct. 1692 the

Governor appointed him Commissary General. Suspended from the Council and dis-
missed from office, 2 Oct. 1693, he died the following December (AM, VIII, 371,
451; Test. Proc. 1, 14a, f . 5). On 3 Oct. 1693 the office of Commissary General
was separated from the Chancellorship by a commission to Kenelm Cheseldyn of
St. Mary's City.

4. Col. Nicholas Greenberry of Anne Arundel County (Prot.), appointed
by acting Gov. Andros, 15 Feb. 1693 (AM, XX, 46). Superseded by Jowles.

5. Col. Henry Jowles of Calvert County (Prot.), appointed by Gov.
Nicholson, 30 July 1694. On 17 Oct. his kinsman Kenelm Cheseldyne of St.
Mary's City (Prot.) and Maj. Edward Dorsey of Anne Arundel County (Prot.)
were appointed his "Commissioners in Chancery," and all three were recommis-

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