Proceedings of Ike Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 233

    That you shall do equall Right to all manner of people both Lib. H. D.

   Rich and poore within this Province according to Equity &

   good conscience.

    You shall not know or suffer the hurt of the King or that

   the Rights of the Crown within this Province be decreased by

   any meanes as aid farr as you may prevent the same.

    And if you can not prevent it you shall make it clearly and

   Expressly known to their Mats Governt of this Province for the

   time being with your true advice and councill therein

                            So help you God &Ca

    John Freeman had also administred unto him the oathes Whitehall

   appointed by Act of Parliamt &ca & Subscribed to the Test &

   likewise tooke the Oath of Regr in Chancery.

                    The Oath follows

   The oath of You shall swear that you shall justly and truly

      Registr in Chancery   after your best skill & Judgmt Execute the Office of

          Regr of their Mats Court of Chancery to wch you are

   admitted. All Orders Decrees & other matters in your Office

   to be Entered you shall Record & true Coppyes thereof when

   required you shall deliver; Subpenas & other process of the

   Court you shall truly & indifferently make & bring to be

   Sealed with the Great Seale of the Province, Duly justly & Whitehall

   equally you shall Examine their Causes that shall be Com

   mitted unto you without any favour or respect of any person

   or persons to be had, otherwise then of Right shall appertain

   concerning the Same. And you shall be as well to

   further their Mats designes as the same Causes from time to

   time as need shall require. And you shall not publish or shew

   directly nor indirectly the same deposition to any person afore

   publicacon in the Court without warrant from the said Court.

   And finally you shall well & faithfully behave your selfe in the

   Office of Register of this Court while you shall Continue in

   the same and untill you shall be Lawfully discharged there

   from

                            So help You God &ca

   Order abt the Con- Upon Representation Ordered that Mr Nicholas p.

   demnacon Milbourn and Mr William Sharpe (upon sight hereof)

    procure Transcript of the Proceedings had & taken

   Shipp tran- upon the Tryall & condemanation of Charles Partis

   script to be Ship, in Order to transmitt the same for England to

   England Capt Francis Partis his Brother, whereby he may

          know the true Cause of his condemnation.