formerly of the Inner Temple, London; com. by the Proprietary, to hold office
during good behavior, 18 July l688; arrived in Maryland 1 Oct. and was confirmed
in office by the Deputy Governors, 13 Oct. 1688 (AM, VIII, 48). After 1 Aug.
1689 he continued as Lord Baltimore's Attorney General until the restoration of
Proprietary government. On the death, 17 June 1711, of Col. Henry Darnall I,

his father-in-law, he succeeded to the office of Agent and Receiver General and
Keeper of His Lordship's Great Seal.

9. Col. George Plater I of St. Mary's County (Prot.), appears as acting
Attorney General, for the crown, as early as 23 April 1691 (AM, VIII, 247, 260) ;
superseded by Wynne.

10. Edward Wynne of St. Mary's County (Prot. ), sworn crown Attorney General,

5 April 1692 (Prov. Ct. Judgements, 1. 4, f. 11); died in office shortly before
8 Sept, 1692.

11. Col. George Plater I, sworn 8 Sept. 1692; resigned to be Naval Officer
of Patuxent shortly before 21 Oct. 1698 (AM, XXV, 13). He was Receiver of
Patuxent and until Nov. 1696 Collector of the same. He married about 1694 Anne,
dau. of Thomas Burford above.

12. Maj. William Dent of Charles County (Prot.), com. by Gov. Nicholson,
22 Oct. 1698, and again by Gov. Seymour, 16 May 1704 (AM, XXV, 20; Prov. Ct.

Rec., 1. WRC #1, f, 858; 1. TL #2, f. 766); resigned 8 May 1702 (AM, XXV, 121)
but continued to serve until his death in Nov. 1704. He was also Naval Officer

of North Potomac, and in May, 1704 he became joint Commissary General.

13. Col. William Bladen of Annapolis (Prot., wife Cath.), com. by
Seymour as Her Majesty's Attorney General, succeeding Dent, 4 Dec. 1704 (Prov.