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   Grant ought not to be made void upon Record & the Same Revoaked Liber C D
   Evaccuated adnulled & for void & Invalid had & Esteemed Wittness
   O.r Self &c march y.e 24.th in the first year &c Annop Dñi 1675
     Charles &c To the mayo.r Recorder Aldermen & Common Council
   of the City of S.t maries Greeting, Whereas by the advice & Consent
   of our Council we have Determined to hold an Assembly of the p. 147
   ifreemen of our Province on the 15.th of may next Ensueing the (fol. 180)
   date hereof there to Consider of Certain things concerning the
   State & welfare of our S.d province of maryland We Comand you
   the Said mayo.r Recorder aldermen & Common Council that Ime
   diately after Receipt hereof you Cause to be Elected two discreet
   Citizens to Serve as Delegates for the Said City in the Said Assembly (fol. 181)
   there to do and Consent to Such things as by Common Consent
   Shall happen to be Ordained & Enacted in the businesses afores.d
   So that for want of Sufficient power or inconsiderate Election of
   the af.d Delegates ye Busienesses af.d may not remain undone or
   neglected & make your return of this writt into our Chan.ry w.th
   all Conven.t Speed ye names of the sd Citizens Elected to be
   delegates for the Said City as afores.d Given at our City of S.t marys
   under our Great Seal of our Said province the 14.th day of Apnill
   in the first year of our Dominion &ca Annocp Dom 1676

     Caecilius &C To the Sheriff of Charles County Greeting Whereas
   Complaint is made unto us by Geo: Ramsden & John Parkins of the
   Kingdom of England merch.ts that Richard Ambrose late of Charles
   Co.ty merch.t & John Harrison of the Same Co.tY mariner Stands
   Indebted unto the Said George Ramsden & John Parkins the Sume
   of Sixteen hundred pounds Sterl and Whereas the S.d Geo: Rams-
   den & Jn° Parkins have comenced their aeon in our Prov.” Court
   agt the sd Rd Ambrose & y.e S.d Jn.° Harrison for Recovering the
   s.d debt of Sixteen hundred p.ds Stenl And that they the S.d Rich.”
   Ambrose and John Harrison are upon Departure out of this province
   & may depart before they have answered the s.d acon as af.d brought
   & thereby no redress or relief can be had for them the s.d Geo:
   Ramsden       Parkins These are therefore to require you that
   you take ys of them the s.d Rich.d Ambrose & Jn° Har
   rison if found within Bailywick and them Safely keep till
   they have Entred into izance with Sufficient Sureties to
         Court to pay to the sdl debt of Sixteen hundred p.ds
   Sterl with Costs of Suit if they Shall be Cast in y.e S.d Suit to do &
   pform wh Shall do & determine yrein and hereof fail
   not at yo.r pe you make return of the Execucon of
   this writt into our Chan 20.th of Aprill next wheresoever
   it Shall then be Wittness elf &c the 20.th ffeb: 1674
     RC     Ne Exeat Prov      Corn Baltemore agt Thos
   Thurston ads Benoni Eaton   rt 22.th may p &








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