62 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber Z.
L. O. R.

No. 2.

Cecilius Lord Proprief &c to our trusty william Brainth-
waite greeting, we command you that you seise and attach to
our vse all vessells trading with the Indians in any part of our
Province, or that have passed throughe any part of o^r province
to trade with any Indians out of our province; and all trucking
commodities whatsoever in such vessells or about any one
pson; as also all beavers & other commodities traded for and
bought of any Indians as aforesaid without speciall licence of
vs or o^r Lieute^nt grall for the time being, and the vessells or
commodities so seised to deliver to o^r Collector for our vse
Given at S^t maries this 8^th february &c
+ locus sigilli.

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Commission to Rob^t Philpott &c.

Cecilius Lord Propriet^r &c to our trusty Rob^t Philpott, wil-
liam Coxe, and Thomas Alien of the Ile of Kent gent, greeting
whereas we are willing to provide for the govern^t of the said
Iland, therefore reposing especiall trust in your iudgement and
discretion, we doe hereby authorise, constitute, and appoint
you three and every one of you by himselfe, to be Conserva-
tors of the peace within the said Iland, to vse and exercise all
the same powers and authorities whatsoever within the said
Hand, as a Justice of peace in England may or ought to vse by
vertue of his Commission for the peace: And further we doe
authorise you three or any two of you (whereof the said Rob^t
Philpott to be alwaies one) to call and hold a Court-leete as
often as there shalbe cause; and in the said Court to award
processe, hold pleas, and to heare and determine all causes
and actions whatsoever civill hapning betweene any the inhabi-
tants of that Iland, not exceeding in damages or demaunds
twelve hundred pound weight of tobacco; and in causes civill
exceeding twelve hundred weight of tobacco, we doe authorise
you the said Robert Philpott to grant any warrant or warrants
for the arresting of any person or psons within the Iland at the
suite of any partie, or to attach any goods, and such person or
goods too keepe in safe custody of the Sheriff vntill the def^t
shall putt in sufficient security to make answere to the plf at o^r
Court of S^t maries within a certaine time to be by you limited,
and to abide the iudgem^t of our said Court. And we doe fu-
ther authorise you three or any two of you (whereof the said
Rob^t Philpott to be alwaies one) to enquire of, heare, deter-
mine, and correct all misdemeanours & offences whatsoever
criminall committed within the same Iland, w^ch may be deter-
mined and corrected by any Justices of peace in England &
not extending to the losse of life or member. And finally to
doe all other things w^th shalbe necessary for the exequution of