134  Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.





         Liber C D then by the favour of God Shall there happen to be Ordained by
         (fol. 141) the Lord proprietary or his Cap.t Generall with the advice & Consent
               of the Great Councill of this province concerning Such Occasions &
               affairs as Shall relate to the Governm.t State and defence of this
               province to w.ch Said Indentures Shall be between you the Sheriff
               of the one part & the Said ffreemen Electing on the other part &
               Shall bear date the Same date upon w.ch the S.d Election Shall be
               made & Shall mencon the time and place of Such Election & the
               persons So Elected and Shall be Signed & Sealed Each part of
               them as well by you the Sheriff as by the Said ifreemen by whom
               the Said Election Shall be made and that upon Such Election you
               the Sheriff So Soon as Conveniently may be Certifie & Transmitt
               to the Chancello.r of this province for the time being one part of
               the Said Sev.” Respective Indentures Close Sealed up under your
               hand and Seale and directed to the Cap.t Generall of this province &
               also to the Said Chancello.r and the other part of the Said Indentures
               you are to keep for yo.r Justification Given under my hand and
               the Lesser Seale of this Province the 14.th day of Octob.r in the 43.th
               year of the Dominion of Caecilius &C.a Annoq Domini 1674
               To Nathan.H Stiles high Sheriff   Charles Calvert
                  of Caecil County

               Eodem die
                The like Warrant then issued to Samuell Boston Sheriff of Balt.e
               Co. ty

                Caecilius &a To all the Inhabitants of our Said province of mary
               land Greeting Whereas for Severall Weighty and Urgent Occasions
               & affairs Relateing to our Self & the Estate & defence of our
               province We did hold a Gen.ll Assembly at our City of S.t maries
               the 27.th of march 1671 which upon the day of Aprill then next
               following for div.rs Consideracons as thereunto moveing We did
               prorogue untill the tenth day of Oct.r then next following & on the
               14.th day of the Same Octob.r We did for Sev.ll Occasions prorogue
               the Same Assembly untill the 15.th day of Octr next following w.ch
               upon the 16.th day of Sept.r then last past We for Severall Reasons us
               thereunto moveing did prorogue untill the Sixth day of may Anno
               1673 And for that the said 6.th day of may when our Assembly
               Should Sit was then near at hand We did for divers Reasons us
               thereunto moveing prorogue the Same untill the 19.th day of may
               now last past, And upon the Sixth day of June then next following
               We did prorogue the Same assembly untill the 29.th day of Sep
           p. 114 tember now next Comeing And Whereas We did the 15.th of August
         (fol. 141) 1674 think fitt declare and publish that the Same Generall Assembly
               Should be prorogued froni the Said 29.th day of September untill
         (fol. 142) the 13.th day of Aprill then next Comeing We do hereby for Severall