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        Lib. H. D.     pleasure to you that you do Give them the same on all just &

              reasonable occasions, to the end they may, as others his Mats

              good Subjects Enjoy all possible peace and quietness in the

              Managemt of their private Affairs and concerns. I am

                             Sr Your most humble Servant

              The said Lre was thus           Nottingham

              directed ffor

           Lion Copley Esqr Captain Generall & Governor

                 in Chief of Maryland in America,

          p. 80   At a Councill held at the Councill Chamber within the City

              of St Maries the Eighth day of November, in the Sixth year of

              the Reign of our Soveraign Lord & Lady King William &

              Queen Mary Annoq Domini 1694.

                             Present

              His Excellency ffrancis Nicholson Esqr

                          Sr Thomas Laurence Baronet Secry

                The Honoble Thomas Tench Esqr

                          Edward Randolph Esqr

             Attorneys con- Whereas the Provinciall Court of this Province

             sRlted about        .

              the New was by Proclamation Adjourned vntill the Sixth day

              Provll Com- of November instant, And forasmuch as a New

             ission what .

              to be done, Commission for holding the said Court by Order of

              for want of his Exncy and this Board hath been issued wherein

             the President

              to whom and whereby Robert Smith of Talbot County Esqr

              dedimus is Speaker of the House of Burgesses is appointed

              directed and constituted Chief Judge of the said Court and

             therein especially Authorized to be sworn by Robert Mason

             & John Watson Esqr to wch three persons the Dedimus potes

             tatem was Especially directed, but the said Mr Smith, through

             stress of Weather as is reasonably supposed not being able to

             pass over the Bay, And sufficient Number of their Majties

             Honoble Councill likewise not coming whereby the said Court

             might be Enabled to sit by Vertue of the old Commission;

             therefore taken into consideration what proper Methods to

             make Use off in such an Exigent of Affairs; Wherevpon was

             sent for what Attorneys were in Town to Advize about the

             premises, And Accordingly appeared Mr Attorney Generall,

             Mr Cheseldyn Mr Dent. Mr Clarke and Mr Watkins, And the

             Matter being stated to them by his Exncy They do Answer

             that the Court may be further Adjourned by the old Commis

             sion vntill to Morrow Morning, And therevpon Ordered that

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