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355 Secretary of Maryland the province of Maryland And the said province haveing since become invested in Benedict Leonard Lord Baltemore proprietor thereof who had for divers good considerations agreed by instrument under his hand and seale to Grant to the said Beake the said Office of Secretary for Life But he dyed before the said office was so Granted to him by the said Lord Proprietor And the said Thomas Beake having done signal services for the said Lord Baltemore and his heirs in solliciting from the Crown the restituttion of the Government of the said province by which the said Beaks Commission of secretary from the Crown is voyd And Whereas the said Charles Lowe at the Desire of the said Benedict Leonard Lord Baltemore before he dyed is to transact the affairs of the said Province and otherwise for the said Charles Lord Baltemore under the direction of the said Lord Guilford his Guardian Know therefore that I the said Charles Lord Baltemore and I the said Francis Lord Guilford Guard.n of the Said Lord Baltemore on his behalf (by vertue of the powers given in the Letters Patents from King Charles the first to Cecilius Baron of Baltemore his heirs and assignes of the said Province of Maryland &c.a) Do by these presents constitute and appoint you the said Thomas Beake and you the said Charles Low Esq.rs jointly to execute the office of secretary of the sid Province of Maryland And in case of the decease of either of you the said office to go intirely to the survivor hereby authorizeing you And giveing you full power to Nominate and appoint a sufficient Deputy And also authorizeing and impowering you or your sufficient Deputy to be present at all meetings of the Governour and Councill and of the assemblys in that province and to keep an Exact Register of all their Acts Proceedings and Orders And to do and perform all |
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