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great charge & hindrance this yeare, either in making a march
vpon them, or in guarding against them, to the disanimation
of the people, and foreslowing of their vsuall diligence & alac-
rity in proceeding in their labours for the next cropp. ffor
remedie wherof, & to lett them see what consideration is had

Liber P. R.

Proclamation never
published.

ot their safety, & of easing them of all things
that may be of burthen or hindrance to them,

I have thought fitt to publish & declare hereby that all possible
diligence is & shalbe vsed to furnish the country with ammuni-
tion, & that the charge of whatsoever expeditions vpon the
Indians or out-guards for securing of the frontiers, to the
end the planters may attend their labours in as great security
as ever heretofore, shalbe vndertaken & defrayed, by his
Lo^p & such other psons as shalbe able or willing to con-
tribute therevnto, without putting the country to any further
charge or trouble then the prsons of the souldiers to make
the march, or the outguards withall, and that the march shalbe

so laid (if any be) as that it shal be no hindrance consid-
erable, to their crop that shall goe vpon it. In the meane
time all men are required hereby to take care of having their
guns fixed, & all other things ready, vpon any sodaine warning
to make a march, or otherwise be disposed of for the service
& safety of the country.

Commission. Cecilius &c. to o^r trusty Rob^t vaughan, and
Richard Thomson gentt Commiss^rs of o^r Ile and County of
Kent, greeting, we doe hereby authorise you or any one of you
(in cause wherin the other is a partie) to hold one County Court
at such time & place within yo^r said County as you shall think
fitt, and the same Court to continue (if there shalbe cause for
2. daies; and in the said Court to heare & determine all matters
& causes whatsoever, in the same manner & withall the same
power as if the Comander of the County were psonally present,
or as if it were an ordinary Court day appointed by the Law.
Given at S^t Maries this 20^th January 1642. Witnesse o^r deare
brother

1642
January
Commission Grall to Cecilius Lord &c. to our trusty
Capt. Cornwal: Thomas Cornwaleys Esq, greeting, We
relying much vpon your knowen prudence & experience in
martiall affaires, have made choice of you, and doe hereby
appoint and authorise you to have and vse all necessary &
sufficient power for the levying and mustering of souldiers
within this Province, and for the making with them an ex-
pedition vpon any the declared enemies of the Province, or

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