Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675. 519

John Lawson had his Com^con of Sherriffe read in open Co^rt and
likewise had the Oath Administred unto him which was there
affixed to the said Com^con And allsoe the said John Lawson
gaue Bond to the Court of One hundred thowsand pounds of
lawfull tobaccoe of Mary-land for theire security for his good
p^rformance of his said Office of sherriffe
Vera Copia Walter Hall

Rig^t Honnorable
According to Act of Assembly the Comm^rs of Charles
County haue nominated three persons out of which yo^r Honno^r
may be pleased to Commissionate One to Officiate as High
Sherriffe of Charles County for the yeare of Our Lord 1665
The names of which p^rsons are (uiz^t)
M^r Henry Addams
M^r Joseph Harrison
And
M^r Walter Beane
George Thompson
Clke

The Honn^ble Leiutenn^t Generall Ordered
that out of the three p^rsons aboue
menconed Henry Addams bee
Commissionated High Sherriffe
of Charles County, dated
this 19^th day of Aprill 1665

Liber H. H.

Aprill 20^th 1665
Then Com^con Excer^r By Ord^r from the Leiutenn^t Generall
prout in Ordinario in folio 218 for mr Henry Addams to be
Sherriffe of Charles County, w^th the Oath Affixt and Warr^t to
take a list of the tythables in the said County as doth follow the
Comm^con to Richard Ewen in folio: 218 abouesaid

For Sherriffe for Talbott County
M^r Thomas Vaughan
M^r Abraham Bishop
M^r William Taylor
Test, p mee
Thomas Vaughan Clk

Ordered by the Hon^ble Leiutenn^t Generall that Thomas
Vaughan One of the three persons aboue menconed be Elected
sherriffe for Talbott County for this yeare of 1665
Whereuppon Com^con Excer^t the 20^th Aprill 1665 prout in
Ordinario in folio 218, for Mr Thomas Vaughan to be sherriffe

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