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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1671-1681
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316 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1678-1679.
Lib. R. R. Delegates Come & psonally appeare att the sayd Citty of St
Maryes on the said second day of November now next Come-
ing To doe & Consent to those things wch then and there by
the favor of god shall happen to bee Ordained by us, by and
wth the advice and Consent of our Great Councell of this or
Province Concerning the State and welfare of this Our Pro-
vince And also to give Notice to such of our Councell as
p. 181 Inhabit! wthin theire Respective Countyes That all Excuses
sett a part they also bee and appeare att the day and place
aforesayd to the End and purpose aforesaid. Given att our
Citty of St Maryes Undr the Create Seale of Our said Province
of Maryland The Eighteenth day of August in the ffifth yeare
of our Dominion &c. Annoq Domini One thousand six
hundred and Eighty Philip Calvert

The like Proclamation issued to the Sheriffe of every
Respective County wthin this Province. Dated ut Supra

Lib. R.
p. 144
At a Councell held at the house of the Honble Philip Cal-
vert Esqr Chancelor the ffifth Day of October in the ffifth
yeare of the Dominion of the Rtt Honble Charles &c. Annoq
Dmi. 1680:

The Right Honble the Lord Proprietary
jPhilip Calvert Esqr Chancelor
The Honble Will Calvert Esqr Secry Prsent
Wm Digges Esqr

At what time was taken into Consideration the last Com-
missions granted by his Lspp to the Comissrs of the severall
respective Counties within this Province for tryall of Causes
wch was found Deficient in severall particulars and therefore
ordered that new Commissions issue to each County empow-
ering the Commissionrs thereof to heare and Determine all
causes or Actions of Debt whatsoever all Actions of trespasse
upon the Case ariseing for goods, wares, or other things
delivered money or goods lent without limitation to any
summe or Quantity whatsoever as also all actions of trespass
Quare clausum fregit whereon titles to Land Doe not Depend,
Actions of Detinue, sur trover and Replevin, Actions of Cove-
nant wast assault menace battery and Imprisonmt and Actions
of slander for words spoken; where the Damage laid in the
Declaration drawne and filed in and upon such Actions as
aforesd doe not exceed the summe of three thousand pounds

of tobacco, And that a Clause be inserted in the said Com-

mission to Authorise and Empower one of the Justices of the
Provinciall Court inhabiting and resideing within the said



 
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