Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1667-75. 87

Boats Vessels or other truck of any person taken so trading
without License until they shall be brought to a Legal trial
before our Lieu^t or chief Governor of this Province for the
time being and further we will that this our License to the said
John Moll for trading with the said Indians shall Continue
and remain in force for the space of two Years next ensuing
the date hereof and not longer Given under the lesser seal of
our said Province of Maryland this Eleventh day of April in
the 39^th Year of our dominion over our said Province Annoq
Domini 1671 Witness our dear Son Charles Calvert Esq^r our
Captain General and chief Governor of our said Province of
Maryland

Liber A. M.

Maryland ss^t
By his Excellency the General

I do hereby appoint Ioseph Weeks and Tobias Wells Gent
to be Iustices of the Peace in and for the County of Kent & to
do and execute all such things as are belonging to any Iustice
of the Peace within this Province they first taking the Oath of
Fidelity to the Right honble the Lord Proprietary of this Prov^s
and the Oath of a Iustice of the Peace hereunder written which
Oaths we do hereby Order and Appoint Henry Coursey Esq^r
one of his Lordships Council to administer to them and further
to Order and Appoint that in all Courts of Iudicature and
other publick Business that the said Joseph Weekes be chief
and Reputed to be the first in Commission and Chairman
(unless one of his Lordships Council be present) Given under
my hand and Seal at Arms this 18^th day of April in the 39^th
Year of the Dominion of Cecilius &c^a Annoq Dom 1671

The Oath of a Iustice of Peace

I do swear that I will well and truly Execute the Office of
a Iustice of Peace within the County of Kent according to my
best Skill and knowledge so help me God and by the Contents
of this Book

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Sir William Talbot Baronet Principal Secretary of the Prov-
ince of Maryland and also Keeper of all and singular the
Records within the said Province and also chief Iudge for
Probate of wills and Granting of Letters of Administration

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within the said Province to all Christian people to whom these
presents shall Come Greeting in our Lord Everlasting Know
ye that whereas the right Honourable Cecilius Absolute Lord
and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord
Baron of Baltimore &c^a hath by his Commission under his
hand and Seal at Arms bearing date the seventh day of
August in the nine and thirtieth Year of his said Lordships
dominion over the said Province deputed Constituted and

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