Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647. 97

in all points belonging to it so far as You shall be able & th^t
yo Execute or Cause to be executed, all writts and warrants
directed to you, and true and faithfull return doe make of all
Such writts and warrants Soe far as Shall be demanded of
you. Given at S^t Maries 8^th Aprill 1641. Wittness our Dear
brother &c.

The Same day the Said Cyprian made oath to the purpose
aforesaid and bound himself to the Lord Proprietary and his
heirs in two thousand w^t of Tob. for the due performance of
his s^d oath
Cy: Thorowgood.

Cecilius &c To our faithfull and beloved Counsellor Giles
Brent Gent Greeting, Whereas many Causes may happen
within the Isle of Kent wherein our Commander of the Said
Island is a partie, or is or may be Interested which cannot be
called or removed to S^t Maries without great charge trouble
and hindrance both to our Said Commander and to any other
parties, And Whereas one Cause of this nature is now depend-
ing between Thomas Bradnock (our Said Commander's mate)
p^lt and Henry Bellamy Def^t being an Action of debt of 3000^l
Tob. We reposeing Especiall trust and Confidence in your
Judgment and Integrity Doe hereby assigne and authorise you
to try hear and determine as well the Said action of 3000^l Tob^o
as all other Civill actions whatsoever happening or arise-
ing within the Said Island wherein our Said Commander
is party p^lt or Defend^t or wherein the party p" or Defend^t
is intituled by from or under o^r s^d Commander or other-
wise notably interested in the Cause, that either partie
appeals from him and to award process for parties or Witt-
nesses to Administer Oaths, and to use and exercise all other

Liber F.

power and Means necessary to Such Judicature hereby
Comitted unto You, and to the Execution of it Except appeal
be made from your Sentence And if any party appeal from
your Sentence You as grievous or unjust you may notwith-
standing Cause Such your Sentence to be executed if you find
the appeal proceeds from intent of vexation or delay. In which
Case and you may bind Compell the partie appealing in Such
Sume to his Lordp & with Such Sureties as you Shall think fit
to prosecute the appeal at S^t Maries afore our Lieutenant
Governor within a Certain time by you to be limitted reason-
ably and to abide and perform the Judgment that therein
wherein reasonable time to be given, and in like manner to
bind likewise the party Def^t in the appeale to be present afore
our Lieuten^r Governor or at S^t Maries at the Same time

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