528 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1661-1675.

Liber H. H.

treate the people of yo^r Sherriffewick & doe Right as well to
the poore as to the Rich in all that belongs unto yo^r Office You
shall doe noe wrong to any man for any guift favo^r hate or other
affeccon You shall duely Execute soe farr as you may all such
writts & warr^ts as shall be to you directed by lawfull Authority
& thereof you shall make a true Returne According to the
Teno of the writt Soe helpe you God

Whereas Demurr may be made Concerning yo^r Officiateing
the Office of Sherriffe untill you have taken yo^r Oath in yo^r
County Court & given Security as in yo^r Comission is pro-
vided for and whereas the Comm^rs of yo^r County may not hold
Court timely enough for the takeing list of the Tythables in
yo^r said County according to a speciall warr^t to you directed
for that purpose These are therefore in the name of the Rig^t
hono^ble the Lord proprietary of this province to will & require
you & likewise to Jmpowre you John Vickoridge that forth-
with you warne and Conuene together at a certaine day to be
by you appointed Cap^t Robert Vaughan with two more of his
Lordps Com^rs & the Clarke of yo^r County Court & that before
them you take yo^r Oath belonging to Sheriffe as is to yo^r
Com^con affixed and give bond likewise as is p^rscribed by Act of
Assembly in that behalte & that thereupon you doe all things
belonging to yo^r Office of Sherriffe without further delay Lastly
that you cause the Clarke of yo^r County Court to send downe to

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the Leivetenn^t Generall & Councell with what speed hee may,
his Certifficate of the proceedings herein Given und^r my hand
this 3O^th day of June One thousand six hundred Sixty five

Charls Calvert Esq. Captaine Generall of all the forces
within this province of Maryland und^r the Right hono^ble Caecilius
Absolute Lord and prop^rtary of the same To Cap Jonathan
Sibrey Greeting According to the power to mee by his said
Lordp Comitted and upon the speciall trust & confidence J
have in your fidellity Circumspeccon courage and good Con-
duct J doe hereby Constitute Ordaine and appoint you Captaine
und^r mee of all the forces upon the Island of Kent, them to
Muster excercise and traine up in the Art of Warr and disci-
pline Millatary and in all things to doe as any Captaine of a
Company of foote may or of Right ought to doe to the resist-
ance of all Enemyes Suppression of all Mutinyes insolencies
insurreccons and rebellions whatsoever according to such Ord^rs
& direccons as you shall from time to time receive from mee
and to that end to list such and soe many of the inhabitants
within the Island aforesaid as you shall thinke fitt and
them when and as often as you shall thinck Convenient to