Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.  189

       fforme of the Coronrs Commission Sent to the     Lib. H. D.

                    Severall Counties Vizt      p. 112

        William & Mary by the Grace of God King & Queen of

      England, Scotland, ifrance & Ireland Defenders of the faith

      &Ca To of County Greeting Wee Reposing

      speciall Trust and confidence in your fidelity & Care do

      hereby Constitute & Appoint you the said to be one of

      the Coroners of our said County of and to Do and per

      forme all such Acts & things as to the office of a Coroner

      belongeth within our said County You first having taken

      the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken

      instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy as also the

      vsuali Oath of a Coroner & Test before the Justices of the

      next County Court to be held within the County aforesd (after

      your Receipt of this) which you are hereby Required to Do

      accordingly; Given vnder the Great Seal of our Province of

      Maryland the   day of    in the    year of our

      Reign &ca Annoq. Domini 1694.

        At a Councill held at Benedict Leonard Town in Calvert

      County the 24th Day of Janry in the Sixth year of the Reign

      of our Soveraign Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary

      &ca Annoq. Domini, 1694.

                           Present

         His Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esqr Commandr in Chief

                  Coll Henry Jowles

       The Honoble    John Addison

                  Capt John Courts

                  Thomas Brooke Esqr

        His Excellency acqaints the Board that the Reason of call

      ing them together at this time was the Neglect of St Maries

      County Justices in not holding Janry Court last; therevpon

      produced ceverall Queries propounded by his Exncy tn the

      Attorneys relating thereto for their Result and Opinion vpon

      the same, which were Read as follows, Vizt

      proposed to      January the third 1694     Whitehall

              The following Quaries propounded by his Exncy

      ifail of St to the Attorneys by them to be severally considered

      Maries and their Opinion thereon Returned with all possible p. 113

       Expedition vnto his Excellency Vizt

        1st In case of a County Courts falling for want of sufficient

      Number of Justices to Adjourn the same what may be most

      proper & fit to be done in such a Case.

         How the Court may be Continued and the people have

      Notice about the method of proceeding therein.