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vince, and as such are to be reputed & proceeded against by
all persons. Given at S^t Maries Sept 13^th 1642
Leonard Calvert

Liber P. R.

Sheriff's Patent Cecilius Lord & Proprietary of Maryland &c.
To all persons &c. Know ye that wee reposing especiall trust
in the faithfulnes & diligence of Edward Packer, doe hereby
constitute & appoint him to be our highe Sheriff of o^r County
of S^t Maries. To have & to hold the said Office vnto him the
said Edward Packer, vntill the first of October 1643. And we
doe hereby require & command all "psons whatsoever within
o^r said County for the time being, to be aiding & assisting to
him in the performance of his said Office & to acknowledge
obey & respect him in the quality of Sheriff, as they will
answere the contrary at their perill. And we doe further
authorise him to appoint his bailiff or vndersheriff in every
hundred within the said County at his pleasure. Given at
S^t Maries this fifteenth day of September 1642. Witnesse o^r
deare brother Leonard Calvert Esq &c.

Sheriffs oath on the sixteenth day of Septemb this Oath
following was administred to Edward Packer; viz [You shall
sweare that well & truely you will serve the Lord Proprietary
of this Province in the office of Sheriff, & doe the Lords profit
in all things that belongeth to you to doe by way of your office
as far forth as you may; you shall truely & rightfully treat the
people of your sherifwick, & doe right as well to poore as to
rich, in all that belongeth to your office; ye shall truely returne
and truely serve all writts & warrants lawfully directed to you,
to your cunning; and in all other things ye shall well & faith-
fully discharge the office of Sheriff committed vnto you, to
your skill & power. So helpe you God.]

Sheriffs Recognisance. Edward Packer acknowledgeth himselfe to
owe vnto the Lord Proprietary three thousand weight of
tobacco, in case he shall not performe & exequute the office of
Sheriff truely faithfully & diligently both to the Lord Proprie-
tary, & to all the people according to his oath above taken.
Recognit coram me
John Lewger

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publication These are to give notice to all persons that have
any accompt or demand to claime of the colony, for any goods,
hire, pay or other charge in or for the late expedition ags^t the
Indians, that they give in a note of such their claime or demand

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