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tobacco according to the lawes orders and reasonable customes
made and vsed in this our Province of Maryland In which
causes civill soe to be tryed Wee Doe constitute Ordaine and
appoynte yo^w William Evans John Abbington Thomas
Mathews or Thomas Dent to be Judges as aforesaid vnles
some one of our Councell, be then in Courte And therefore
wee comand yo^w that yo^w dilligently intend the keepeing of
the peace Lawes and orders and all and singuler other the
p^rmisses and at certaine dayes and places which yo^w or any
foure or more of yo^w as aforesaid shall in that behalfe appoynte
yee make Enquiryes upon the p'misses And performe and
fullfill the same in forme aforesaid Doeing therein that which
to justice appertayneth according to the Lawes orders and
reasonable Customes of this our Province Saving to us the
Amercem^ts and other thinges thereof to vs belonging, And
therefore Wee comand the Sherriffe of the said County of
S^t Marys by vertue of theis p^rsents that at certaine dayes and
places which yo^w or any such foure or more of yo^w as aforesaid
shall make knowne to him to give his Attendance on yo^w And
if need require to cause to come before yo^w or any such foure
or more of yo^w as afores^d such and soe many Good and lawfull
men of yo^r County by whome the truth in the p^rmisses may
the better be knowne and Enquired of And Lastly Wee haue
appoynted Walter Hall Clarke and Keeper of the Records of

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proceedings in this yo^r County Courte And therefore yo^w shall
cause to be brought before yo^w at the said Dayes and places
the Writts precepts process and Indictm^ts to yo^r Courte and
Jurisdiccon belonging that the same may be inspected and by
a due Course determined as aforesaid Giuen at Saint Marys
vnder our Create Seale of our said Province of Maryland the
foureteenth day of June in the nyne and twentyth yeare of our
Dominion over the said Province and in the yeare of our Lord
1661 Wittness our Deare brother Philip Caluert Esq^r and our
Leiuetenn^t of our said Province of Maryl^d

Yo^w shall Sweare that as Commission^rs in the County of
S^t Marys in all Articles in his Lop^s com^on to yo^w Directed yo
shall Doe Equall Right to the poore as to the rich to the best
of yo^r cunning witt and power, and after the p^rsidents and
Customes of this Province, and Acts of Assembly thereof made
And that yo^w hould yo^r Sessions or Courts as yo^w are Directed
in yo^r Com^on or according to Acts of Assembly provideing in
that behalfe, And all Fines and Amercments that shall happen
to be made and all forfeitures which shall before yo^w yee shall
cause to be Entred without any Concealem^t and certefye the
same to his Lo^ps Receivo^r of this Province Yee shall not
debarre, or hinder the prosecucon of Justice or take any Guifte
Bribe or fee to the intent to delay Judgement But shall behaue

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