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Courts of Sessions not extending to Life or member and we do
further hereby authorise him the said Robert Brook to do use
and execute all and all manner of Jurisdiction Power and
Authority whatsoever for Conservation of the peace of the said
County as are or Ought to be used by our Commander of the
said County of the Isle of Kent or by the Commander of any
other County there and further that he the said Robert Brooke

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shall from time to time during his being Commander of the

said County have Power to elect and appoint such a fit and
able Person to be Sheriff of the said County as shall be ap-
proved of by us or our heirs or our or their Lieu^t of the said
Province for the time being and to elect and appoint all other
necessary & inferiour Officers for the Execution of Iustice and
Conservation of the Peace within the said County with Allow-
ance of such fees as are usually belonging to the same or the
like Officers have in our said Counties of the Isle of Kent and
to do all other lawful Acts and things which shall be necessary
for the execution of the Power and Iurisdⁿ hereby Committed
unto him by us and we do hereby further will and Require you
our said Lieutenant of the said Province to Grant unto him the
said Robert Brooke a Commission or Commissions under our
said Great Seal of our said Province of Maryland to be Com-
mander in chief next under you of all the Forces which shall
be Armed levied or Raised in the said County and Power
upon any extraordinary Occasion or invasion to arm and array
the Inhabitants of the said County and to appoint inferior
Officers over them and to lead and Conduct them against all
Indians and other the Foreign Enemies thereof and in such
Case to fortify any Place or Places in the said County for the
better defence thereof in such manner and form and with such
Power and Authority as Commissions of that nature are usually
made and Granted and we do hereby further will and Grant
that he the said Robert Brooke shall from time to time have
leave and liberty for his security and better defence against the
Indians and other Foreign Enemies (to fortify and Strengthen
such place or Places) which shall by us or our heirs or by our

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or their Lieutenant of the said Province for the time being be
thought Convenient and approved of for that purpose) upon
the Lands allotted or to be allotted to the said Robert Brooke
his heirs or Assigns w^thin the said County for his or their In-
heritance as aforesaid and we do hereby further will and appoint
that this our Grant shall be inrolled and Registered in the
Common Registry of the said Province for the better Confir-
mation and manifestation thereof (for which usual fees are to
be paid) and the Inrollment or Registry thereof shall be from
time to time a sufficient warrant and discharge to you our said
Lieutenant and other our Officers there for the Granting and

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