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    next & tht ties; And that the appearances taken that Court be Lib. H. D.

    wt appearances are by the Clerks of the said Counties (where taken)

    there taken transmitted to be tryed within the Jurisdiction of

     such Court as the parties defendants do actually live Whitehall

    the proper & Reside in according to division of the same made

    Corts where

    the Defts & that after the said March Court all Writs precepts &

    reside &ca process issue out of the proper Courts lying within

    the limits & Jurisdiction of the afd late divided Counties & the

    New made County called Prince Georges County, pursuant to

    division of the same by Act of Assembly made as afd.

    Ordr of   Ordered that Mr William Cooper be appointed &

      Councill constituting Constituted and he is hereby accordingly nominated

    Mr Cooper & appointed Clerke of Prince Georges County, he

    G       Yeilding & paying unto the honoble Sr Thomas Whitehall

    County &ca Laurence Baront Secretary the full Tenth part of the

    Profits and perquisits as other County Clks doe pay & Satisfy

    & Reserving the Residue to his own proper vse & behoofe as

    other County Clks doe hold & injoy the same and that he fit

    himself wth necessaries for his Office and prepare his security

    agt the time limitted and appointed by the Act of Assembly

    for the said County to Comence.

   Vestreymen Ordered that the Vestrymen of the Severall &

            Respective parishes within this Province take all due

   Churches and Speedy care for the building of Churches (where

            wanting) and for the taking the Oathes & Subscribing

    to the Test as also chooseing Church Wardens pursuant to

    the directions of the Act of Assembly of this Province in that

    Case made & provided; And that where the Court houses

    within any of the Counties of the province are placed conve

    nient where Churches may stand or be Erected, that in such

    case the said Court houses be made use off for Churches to Whitehall

    perform Divine Duty & Service in; especially Dorchester

    County Cort house in the parish of Great Choptanck, so that

    instead of Building a Church at Cambridge, the Vestrey may

    build a Chappell of Ease in some other Convenient place, And

    in like manner other parishes are hereby directed and Required

    to Observe and follow the same Rule. And it is hereby

    further Ordered, that where ministers are wanting in any the

    said pishes the Vestreymen for the same appointed take care

    to provide some sober, discreet person to Read prayers on

    Sundays, And where it so falls out that one Minister happens

    to Enjoy the benefit & profits of two pishes that then such

    Minister provide some sober and discreet person to Read

    prayers as afd in that Church those dayes the Minister shall p. 202

    therein be absent, Provided the whole fforty p poll be paid