360 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

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said Province appeareing for the conveeneing or sitting of the
said Assembly on the said first Tuesday in Aprill next ensue-
ing, Wee have by and with the advice and consent of his
L^sps Councill determined and ordeined, And it is hereby fully
resolved determined and ordeined that the said Assembly be
progued untill the nine and Twentyeth day of October next
ensueing being the last Tuesday of the said moneth, And wee
doe hereby will and require as also strictly charge and com-
mand all and singular the sheriffes of this Province, forthwith

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upon receipt hereof to make publick Proclamation hereof in
the most publick and convenient places within their respective
Counties, and to give notice to all and singular the Delegates
and Deputies by the ffreemen of their Counties already
elected, or for that purpose to be Elected, that all excuses sett
apart they and every of the said Delegates and Deputies
come and psonally appeare at the said City of S^t Maries on
the said last Tuesday in October next ensueing, to doe and
consent to those things which then and there by the favour of
God shall happen to be ordeined by and with the advice and
consent of the greate Councill of this his L^sps Province con-
cerning the State and wellfare of the same Province, and also
to give notice to such of his L^sps Councill as Inhabit within
their respective Counties that they (all excuses sett apart)
also be and appeare at the day and place aforesaid to the end
and purpose aforesaid.
Given at the City of S^t Maries the Sixth day of March in
the Tenth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c
Annoq Dmi. 1684:

Ordered that Commission be drawne for a Court of Admi-
ralty to be held by such and soe many psons as the hon^ble
Coll Darnall & Coll Digges shall appoint for the tryall of any
shipps or Vessells within this Province upon the breach of any
the Acts of Parliam^t of England and accordingly was drawne
a blank Commission for the said Coll Darnall and Coll Digges
to fill up at their pleasure, and to endure for 2 moneths (viz^t:)

Commission for a Court of Admiralty.

Charles &c^a To &c^a Greeteing whereas we are informed that
there are and may be severall Shipps and Vessells now in this
Province, and in probability may come in hereafter, that have
soe farr transgressed his Maj^ties Acts of Parliam^t that the same
are and may be lyeable to informations for the same, And for
that there cann be nothing more advantagious to the trade of
this Province then to make a quick dispatch in the pceedings
of maritime affaires, whereby they may not lye long in sus-