212 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648- 1655.

Liber C. B.

Province of Maryland and we do hereby Give unto you and
every of you full Power and Authority from time to time and
at all times until we or our heirs shall signify our or their
Pleasure to the Contrary to assemble and meet together with
our Lieutenant or chief Governor of our said Province for the
time being when and where he shall from time to time direct
and appoint to treat Consult deliberate and advise of all
matters Causes and things which shall be discovered unto you
or be brought before you as well Concerning the quiet Gov-

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ernment and regulating of the people there as for the Good
and safety of our said Province of Maryland and for the better
and more peaceable Governm^t of our said Province of Mary-
land we do hereby assign & Appoint you and every of you
until we or our heirs shall signify our or their pleasure to the
Contrary to be our Justice and Justices Commissioner and
Commissioners for Conservation of the peace within our said
Province of Maryl^d and do hereby Grant unto you and every
of you in Case any Breach of Peace shall happen within your
any or either of your views or in case you shall be inform'd of
any Breach of the Peace full Power and Authority to arrest or
call before you by your warrant in our name to be directed to
the Sheriffs Constables or other Officers of Counties Towns
Villages and other Places within our said Province of Mary-
land all and every the Offender and Offenders against our
Peace and if you see Cause to bind over the Offender or Of-
fendors with a Good Surety or Sureties to appear before our
Lieutenant or chief Governor and Council there to Answer the
same and in the mean time to keep the Peace or be of the
Good Behaviour as the Case shall Require and in default of
such Surety or Sureties to be by such Offender or Offenders
tendered unto You to Commit the Offender or Offenders to the
Common Goal or next Prison within the said Prov^e as to you
shall seem fit there to Remain until they shall find good Surety
...... or Sureties as aforesaid or until he or she or they shall
be delivered by our Lieutenant and chief Governor and the
Council of our said Province or the Greater Part of them
whereof our Lieutenant or chief Governor for the time being
to be one, and we do hereby further Grant unto you and every
of you full Power and Authority to Attach Arrest or by your

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warrants to Cause to be arrested and attached in our name
and to bring to due Punishment any Offender or Offenders in
Weights or Measures all Forestallers of Marketts Regrators
Ingrossers Extortioners Rioters and other Offenders against the
puolick welfare and peace of the Province of Maryland and we
do hereby Command all our Sheriffs Officers and Ministers
whatsoever that they and every of them be Obedient unto our
said Councillors and Commissioners and every of you in all