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Rh the Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor mutatis mutandis.

,—Privy Seal, Westminster, 20 August, 1656.—Pleasure.—"Oliver, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominion thereto helonging. To all to whom these presents shall come, and particularly and more especially to the people of and belonging to the Commonwealth within our dominion of Ireland, greeting. Know ye, that we, looking upon it as our duty to provide for the due administration of justice unto the people of this Commonwealth, and the dominions thereof, and for well managing public affairs under us, by appointing persons of learning, worth, and eminency, and of approved integrity, unto places of public trust and judicature; and we having had very much experience of the great wisdom, judgment, and discretion of our right trusty and well-beloved William Steele, Chief Baron of our Exchequer in England, have assigned, constituted, and appointed, and by these presents' (as a mark of honour and favour, and in testimony of our good acceptance of his many eminent and faithful services done to the public) do assign, constitute, and appoint him the said William Steele to be Chancellor and Keeper of our Great Seal of Ireland, during pleasure, as fully, amply, and beneficially to all intents and purposes as Sir Richard Bolton, Knt., or any others, held the same. And we do by these presents command and require