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

Liber H. H.
p.255

Att a Court held att Newtowne
for the County of S^t Maryes the
first Twesday in March 1665
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Present, m^r Robert Slye m^r Thomas Dent m^r John Nutthall
Cap^t Luke Gardener m^r William Bretton, m^r Nicholas Young
Leivtenn^t Collonell John Jarboe, m^r Randolph Hanson m^r
William Rosewell Com^rs

In Referrence to an Act of Assembly Entituled an act for
appoynting of Sherriffs the Court doth present Cap^t Luke
Gardner m^r Nicholas Young, and M^r Randolph Hanson, vnto
the Right Hono^rble the Lord Leivtennant to nominate and
appoynt one of theis Three to serve as sherriffe in this County
of S^t Mary's this next Ensueing yeare
Vera Copia Walter Hall Clr

Caecilius &c Know yee th^t wee reposing Speciall Confi-
dence & trust in yo^w Nicholas Young gent & for that the
County Co^rt of S^t Mary's have presented you amongst Three
to serve as a sherriffe for the s^d County for this Ensueing yeare
have Constituted ordayned & appoynted & doe by theis pnts,
Constitute Ordaine and appoynt you sherriffe of the s^d County
and to haue such Priviledges and benifitts as any other sherriffe
within this our Province of Maryland now hath or any other
sherriffe of your said County ever have had held or Enjoyed

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Or of Right ought to have had held or Enjoyed To have & to
hold the said Office or Imployment for one whole yeare to be
Computed from the first day of May next Ensueing and after
till another sherriffe by your said County Court to be presented
shall be lawfully by Pattent Constituted Provided that he the
said Nicholas Young doe in Open Court in his said County
take the Oath of Sherriffe herevnto Annexed & giue Security
for the well discharging of his Office and trust according to
the act of Assembly in that Case Provided Given att S^t Maryes
vnder our Lesser Seale of our said Province of Maryland the
twentyeth day of Aprill in the foure and thirtyeth yeare of our
Dominion over our said Province of Maryland Annoq Domini
1666 Witnes our Dear Sonn and heire Charles Calvert Esq^r
o^r Leivtenn^t Generall of our said Province of Maryland.

Theis are to Will and require you that by the twentyeth day
of July next you cause a list to be taken of all the Tithables
wi^thin your County and that in the said List the name and Sur-
name of each Tithable pson and the house of his abode be
distinctly sett Downe and a Coppy thereof faire written and