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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