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ity to you our said Lieutennant William Stone to nominal and
appoint at any tyme within twelve moneths after the date here-
of any such person or persons as you shall thinke fitt to be of
our Councell of State there, and to place them in the said
Councell according to their severall respectiue qualities, every
of whom soe to be nominated, and appointed by you our said
Lieutennant as aforesaid, Wee doe hereby authorize and
appoint to be of our said Councell of State there to all intents
and purposes, and to haue the like powers and priviledges as
are belonging to those of our Councell of State in the said
province, and soe to continue vntill Wee or our heires have

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notice from thence who shalbe soe nominated by our said Lieu^t
tennant as aforesaid for that purpose, And that Wee or our
said heires shall thinke fitt, either to confirme or discharge
them, or any of them respectiuely by any warrant or writing
vnder our, or our said heires hand, and seale at Armes in or
from being of our or their Councell there, and noe longer Pro-
vided that you our said Lieutennant William Stone doe not
nominal or appoint as aforesaid aboue two persons to be
of our said Councell of State there, and that Every such
person as you shall soe nominal and appoint before he be
admitted of our Councell there, doe respectiuely lake in open
Court wilhin our said Province the same oath of a Councellor
of State in Maryland and in the same manner as wee formerly
appointed it to be laken by the Rest of our Councell of Slale
there, Which oath was annexed to a Commission for the Con-
stitution of our Councell, of Stale in die said Province bearing
dale the twelth August in the Seuenleenth yeare of our domin-
ion over the said Province Annoq. domini one thowsand Six
hundred fforty Eight. And Wee doe hereby also authorize you
our said Lieutennant William Stone, till Wee or our heires
shall signify our or their pleasure to the Contrary, to Grant
Pardons from lyme to tyme in our Name vnder our Create seale
of our said Province to all persons whatsoeuer (excepling all
and every of the persons who are excepted or intended to be
excepted from Pardon in our declaration sent thither the last
yeare bearing date the Six and twentith August in the Eigh-
teenth yeare of our dominion over the said Province Annoq. dm
one thowsand Six hundred fforty Nyne,both for their persons and
Estates, in whole or in part for all Crymes and Misdemeanors
whatsoeuer Committed, or to be Committed by them, or any of
them respectiuely: Provided that all persons respectiuely soe
to be pardoned as aforesaid doe take the Oath of fidellity to

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vs and our heires (a Copy whereof is herevnto annexed) before
the Passing of any such Pardon to them, or any of them re-
spectiuely to be administred by our Secrelary there for the
tyme being, which said Oath Wee are also willing shall in the

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