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(15) Cæcilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To our Trusty and welbeloved our Deare Brother Philip Calvert Esq and our Deare Nephew William Calvert Esq Greeting whereas wee have Lately by our Letters Pattents under our Greate Seale of our Said Province of Maryland nominated and Appointed You the Said Philip Calvert Esq to bee Major of our Citty of Saint Maries in the Said Province for the time Being and You the Said William Calvert one of the Aldermen of the Said Citty w.th Severall other persons in our Said Letters Pattents named to bee Aldermen Recorder and Comon Councillmen of the Said Citty as by the Said Letters Pattents Relation being thereunto had more Fully and more att Large in Doth and may appeare Now Know yee that wee Reposeing Great Trust and Confidence in Your Fidelities & Prudent Cicumspeccons have assigned You and by Vertue of these p.rsents Doe Give unto You Full Power and Authority You the sd Philip Calvert Esq haveing first taken the oathes of Fidelity to our Selfe and of Major of our Said Citty uppon the holly Evangelists w.ch oathe wee Doe hereby Empower and Authorize You the Said William Calvert Duely to Administer unto the Said Philip Calvert and You the Said Phillip Calvert haveing Received and taken the Said oathes wee Doe hereby Authorize You to Administer the like oathes of Fidelity and Alderman in our Said Lett.rs Pattents menconed unto the Said William Calvert w.ch being Done and performed that then you call and cause to come before You the other Persons in the sd Lett.rs Pattents named and Appointed to bee Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councillmen of our Said Citty of Saint Maries & Duely and truely to Administer unto them & Every of them Joyntly or sev.rlly the Said severall and Respective oathes before menconed uppon the Holy Evangelists and when you have Soe Done wee Doe will & Comannd You that You Doe under Your hands and Seales Certefie us of your whole proceedings herein w.thout Delay into our Court of Chancery wheresoever itt Shall then bee Together w.th this writt wittnes our Selfe att our Citty of Saint Maries y.e Eleventh Day of Septemb.r in the 40.th Yeare of our Dominion over our Said Province of Maryland Annoque Domini One Thousand Six hundred Seaventy One P Calvert Canc |
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