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or of any of them in Anne Arrundell County afores^d as accord-
ing to the forme of these Lawes and Ord^rs shall be fit to be
done Wee have also Constituted & Ordained you and every
foure or more of you of wch you the s^d Sam Withers Robert
Burle Cap^t W^m Burges and Thomas Taylor (unless some one
of our Councell be p^rsent) are also to be Our Comm^rs to
Enquire by the Oathes of good & lawfull men of your County
afores^d of all manner of ffellonyes Witchcrafts Inchantm'⁵
Sorcerys Magick Arts Trespasses forestallings Ingrossings &
Extortions whatsoever and of all & singuler other misdeeds
& Offences of wch Justices of the peace in England may or
ought lawfully to Enquire by whomsoever or whensoever done
or ppetrated or wch hereafter shall happen to be done or per-
petrated in the County aforesd ag^l the Lawes & Ord^rs of this
our province Provided that you proceed not in any of the Cases

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aforesd to take life or Member But that in every such case you
send the prisoners with theire Inditem^t and the whole matter
depending before you to the next provinc^l Co^t to be holden
for this our province whensoever or wheresoever to be holden
there to be tryed And further wee doe hereby Authorize you
to Issue writts processes Arrests & Attachm^ts to hold plea of
Oyer & Terminer and after Judgm^t Execucon to award in all
causes Civill whether in Actions reall or personall where the
thing in Action doth not exceed the value of three thousand
pounds of tobacco According to the Lawes Ord^rs and reasonable
Customes made and used in this our province of Maryland in
wch Causes Civill soe to be tryed Wee doe Constitute Ordaine
and appoint you Samuel Withers Robert Burle Cap^t W^m Burges
and Thomas Taylor to be Judges as aforesd unless some
One of our Councell be then in Court and therefore wee
Comand you th^t you dilligently intend the keeping of the peace
Lawes and Ord^rs and all and singuler other the p^rmisses and
at certaine dayes appointed according to Act of Assembly in
that case provided, and such places wch you or any foure or
more of you as aforesd shall in that behalfe appoint yee make
Enquiries upon the prmisses and pforme & fullfill the same in
forme aforesd doeing therein that wch to Justice apperteyneth
according to the Lawes Ord^rs and resonable Customes of this
our province, Sauing to vs the Amerciam^ts and other things
thereof to us belonging And therefore wee Comand the
Sherrife of the said County of Anne Arrundell by virtue of
these prsents that at the dayes and places aforesd wch you or
any such foure or more of you as aforesd shall make knownc
to him to give his Attendance on you, And if need require tc
cause to come before you or any such foure or more of you a

aforesd such and sue many good and lawfull men of your

County by whome the truth in the p^rmisses may the better be

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