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the said County as to you shall seem meet and them to train
and muster as af^d that they may be in a readiness to attend
your Command with fitting Arms and Ammunition when

occasion shall require and further if need be I do hereby Give
full Power and Authority to you the said William Coleborn
and all Persons under your Command to destroy kill Burn and
take all such Enemys Indians or others that shall by any
Tumult insurrection or murder of any of the Inhabitants of

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this Province by any Covert Act disturb the peace of his said
Lordship and the said Enemys to fight with destroy vanquish
overcome and take Prisoners and if need be put to death by
martial Law or otherwise keep safe until you shall receive
further Order from me and I do hereby Charge and Command
you that you use your utmost endeavours for the keeping of
his Lordships Peace in your said County and the supression of
all Tumults or Insurrections of the Indians and for the better
Enabling you fully to Comply with the Intent of this Commis-
sion hereby Granted unto you I do hereby appoint and
Empower you to Constitute such and so many Officers under
you in the said Troop as you shall think fit and the same again
at Pleasure to put out and new ones to appoint in their Place
to have and to hold the said Office and Command hereby
Conferred on you during my Pleasure and I do hereby Com-
mand all Persons whatsoever to be Obedient to you in your
executing of this my Commission as they will Answer the
Contrary at their Perills Given under my hand and seal at
Arms this 25^th day of October in the 42^d year of the dominion
of his said Lordship over Maryland Annoq Dom 1673
Cha. Calvert

Maryland ss^f
By his Excellency the Cap^t
General

These are to Authorize and Empower you Captain W^m Cole-
born of Somerset County to make entry of all undecked Ves-
sels Open Sloops and Boats that shall come at any time to
trade in Somerset County and to them to Give a License to
trade first taking Bond of them according to Act of Parliament

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in that Case provided and also according to the Law of this
Province and of the Masters of such Vessels to receive the
Imposition money for such Tobaccoes as they export as also
Port duties and secretaries fees for the entring of every such
Vessel and for the same to be Accountable and make Payment
unto me or my Assigns upon demand provided always that
you presume not by virtue of this Order to enter or Clear any
decked Vessels whatsoever and always Provided that you re-

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