70 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1616-1647.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers. Vol.
IX, No. 87.

and to certifie their opinions to your Maj^tie; that thereupon you
may proceed according to Justice; for your Petitioner is confi-
dent that upon a true examination of the fact where it was
committed; it will appeare that the said Clayborne and his
Servants are guilty of Piracy and murder.
And your Petitioner as in duty bound &c.

[Seizure of Claiborne's property.]

Liber Z
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March 27 Cecilius &c to the Sheriff of the Ile of Kent,
greeting, we command you that you seise to our vse all the
goods & chattells of william Cleyborne gent within yo^r ILand;
and that you keepe them in safe custody vntill you shall have
further order from vs therein. Given at S^t maries &c.

[Commission to Robert Wintour.]

p. 55

Cecilius &c to o^r beloved Counsell^r Rob^t wintour Esq greeting
whereas the west side of S^t Georges river is now planted by
severall inhabitants and is thought fitt to be erected into a
hundred by the name of S^t Georges hundred we willing to
provide for the better conservation of the peace within the said
hundred, and reposing especiall trust and confidence in the
wisedome iudgem^t & well approved expience of you the said
Rob^t wint^r have assigned constituted and authorised, and by
this o^r Commission doe constitute assigne and authorise you to
be Justice of o^r peace within the said hundred, giving vnto you
full power and authority to grant warrants, take recognisances
to o^r vse, keepe a record, administer an oath, and to doe vse
exequute & exercise all other thing and things act and acts
power and powers w^ch doe belong to the office of a Justice of
peace in England by vertue of his Commission for the peace.
And we doe further authorise you from time to time at all
times as you shall see cause to make diligent and enquiry after
all psons that shall sell or (without licence from vs or our
Lieutenant grall) lend or deliver any gunne powder or shott
to any Indian, or that shall lodge or enterteine in their house
by night any Indian without leave from vs or o^r Lieuten^t grall,
or from yo^r selfe first obteined, & the offender or offenders
herein to bind over to answere the same at the next County
Court to be held at S^t Maries. And we doe further authorise
you to elect and appoint some able and sufficient freeman
within yo^r hundred to be highe Constable of the same hundred,
to w^ch pson so by you elected and nominated we doe hereby
give full power and authority to doe and exequute all such
acts and powers within the said hundred as vnto the highe
Constable of a hundred in England doe or may belong. And