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32 businesses of and in our Chancery within that our dominion, as the Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal hath had in times past, and shall so continue until we otherwise order: We therefore hereby will and command you, that forthwith upon your receipt of our Great Seal of Ireland, which we now send unto you herewith, (by our trusty and well-beloved Sir John Temple, Knt., Master of the Rolls in our said Chancery,) you dispose of and deliver it into their hands and custody for that purpose, and administer unto them the oath herewith sent you; and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant in this behalf. Given under our Signet, at Whitehall, the 14 day of June 1655.—To our right trusty and right well-beloved Counsellor, Charles Fleetwood, our Deputy of Ireland. The Form of the oath: Whereas you are appointed by his Highness the Lord Protector, with the approbation of his Council, one of the Lord Commissioners of the Great Seal of England, you shall swear, that well and truly, according to your skill and knowledge, you shall perform your duty in the execution of the said office, according to law, equity, and justice; and that you will duly and faithfully issue forth and send abroad writs of summons to Parliament, at the time and in the manner expressed in the instrument, intituled The Government of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, publickly declared at Westminster, the 16 day of Dec. 1653."—1659, 1$a$ pars f. R. 31. The like oath for