Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75. 113

your warrant Given under my hand and Seal of Office this
12^th day of Iuly 1672
Rob^t Ridgely Cler Cur Provin
To M^r Thomas Iones one
of his Lordships Iustices of Locus Sigilli
Peace for Worcester County

The Oath of Clerk

You shall well and truly serve the right Honble the Lord
Proprietary in the Office of Clerk of the County Court of
Worcester County during such time as you shall Continue
Clerk there a true and exact Account you shall keep of all
Business that shall be Transacted in the said County due and
Legal process you shall issue and no other true Copies of such
Records you shall Give attested under your hand and in all
things as Clerk of the said County you shall well and truly
behave your self without favour or Affection hatred or malice
to any person whatsoever
So help you God &c^a

Maryland ss^t
By his Excellency the Captain
General

Liber A. M.

Whereas there is two Shillings a hhd to be paid to the Right
honble the Lord Proprietary for every hhd of Tobacco of the
growth of this Province that shall be carried out of the same
by such Person or Persons that shall transport the same as by
an act of Assembly for that purpose (relation being being there-
unto had) more at large doth appear and forasmuch as I am
informed that several Persons Contriving fraudulently to deceive
the said Lord Proprietary of the said Imposition of two shillings
p hhd do carry several Considerable quantitys of Tobacco up
to the head of the Bay and thence transport the same by Land
into deleware River and never make Payment of the Impo-
sition aforesaid but defraud his Lordship thereof and whereas
his Lordship hath appointed me his Receiver General of this
Province as well to receive that Imposition money as other his
Lordships dues by my self or Officer appointed for that purpose
and I reposing especial trust and Confidence in the honesty
and Integrety of Thomas Carleton Gent high Sheriff of the said
County do hereby Authorize and Empower the said Thomas
Carleton to be his Lordships Collector of the said Imposition
money under me for all such Tobacco as shall be transported
by the head of the Bay into Deleware River and the said
Imposition money of all Persons that transport Tobacco the
way aforesaid to Receive and in case of their Refusal to pay

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