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

Liber C. B.

vince for the time being of one whole County within our said
Province of Maryland to be newly set forth erected Nominated
and Appointed for that Purpose round about and next Ad-
joyning to the place he shall so settle and Plant in Provided
that the said County and such Place of his Settlement and
Plantation their or any part thereof do not extend into or
intrench upon any County or Countys already nominated setled
or disposed of there and to be allotted set out and apportioned
by such a quantity and number of miles and such extend and
Circumference of Ground as other Countys in our said Province
or as Counties in Virginia are usually allotted elected and ex-
tended by the best ways and means that our said Lieutenant
and he the said Robert Brooke and other our Officers there
can find out devise or advise and we do hereby Grant unto him
the said Robert Brooke all such Honours Dignities Priviledges
fees Perquisites Profits and immunities as are belonging to the
said Place and Office of Commander of the said County and
as are used and enjoyed by other Commanders of the County
of the Isle of Kent or any other County in the said Province to
have and to hold the said Place and Office and all Honours
Dignities fees Perquisites Profits and immunities as aforesaid
untill we or our heirs shall signify our or their Pleasure to the
Contrary under our or their hand and Seal at Arms And we
do hereby further Grant unto him the said Robert Brooke full
Power and Authority to elect and Choose any six or more such

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able and sufficient men Inhabitants of the said County as he in
his discretion shall think fit (to be approved of from time to time
by us or our heirs or by our or their Lieu^t of the said Province
for the time being) with whom he shall advise and Consult in
all matters of importance whom we do hereby appoint shall be
by our Lieutenant for the time being from time to time author-
ized under the Great Seal of our said Province Commissioners
for that Purpose and for Conservation of the Peace of the said
County in such manner as others are appointed in our said
County of the Isle of Kent and we do hereby further impower
him the said Robert Brooke to appoint and Call a Court or
Courts within the Precints of the said County as often as there
shall be Cause and in the said Court or Courts to award in our
name all manner of Process hold pleas and finally to hear and
determine all Civil Causes and Actions whatsoever happening
and arising between any of the Inhabitants of the said County
not exceeding in damages or demands the Value of ten Pounds
Sterling as also with the Assistance of the said Commissioners
or any three or more of them to hear and finally to determine
all matters and Offences whatsoever Criminal hapning and
Committed within the said County which may be heard and
determined by any of the Justices of Peace in England in their