410 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. & about the prmises, and their sentence therein given (re

             maining among the Records of our high Court of Chancery)

             to be thither transmitted vnder the hand & Seal of the Regis

             ter of the sd Court and there laid before you, that the Com

             plainant may make such Exceptions against the same as he

             shall thinke fit & convenient, and the severall pleadings Testi

             monies proofs & Allegations on both sides, being strictly heard

             & Examined, and the Matter duely Maturely & deliberately

             weighed and considered, you are to pass & give your finall

             J udgmt sentence doome & decree therein, according to Justice

             & the Civill Law & other the Laws of this province, and to the

             best of your skill & vnderstanding, as also to taxe all Costs &

         p. 328  Charges thereon Accruing, hereby Empowering you to Ad

             journ your sd Court from day to day or from time to time,

             untill the sd Matter by you the said Commissionrs shall be fully

             determined and to the End a true & fair Record may be kept

             of your proceedings herein; We have thought fit to Nominate

             & appoint, and We do hereby Nominate & Appoint Henry

             Denton Gentleman to be your Clerk or Register, to Receive

             take & Enter on his Journall the sume & substance of what

             shall be done and Acted by you in the Execution of the power

             and Authority hereby given & granted you,a fair Copy where

             of attested vnder the hand & Seal of your said Clerk you are

             to transmit vnto Us in our high Court of Chancery, with all

             convenient speed; Given vnder the Great Seal of our said prov

             ince, the Sixth day of May, in the Eigth year of our Reign

             &ca Annoq Domini 1696. Witness our trusty & well beloved

             ffrancis Nicholson Esq. Capt Gen” & Governr in Chief in &

             over our sd Province & Territory of Maryland.

                                             ffr: Nicholson.

              On the back of the sd Commission was thus written, Vizt

             William the third by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland

             ffrance & Ireland King defender of the ffaith &Ca To Coll Wm

             Pierce & Mr Edward Boothby Gentlemen, Greeting These are

             to Authorize you or either of you to Administer vnto Coll

             George Robotham & Coll Nicholas Greenberry or either of

             them the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliamt to be taken

             instead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy, as also an

             Oath of Commissionr for this purpose to be framed and the sd

             Oaths being as aforesd Administred & taken you the Sd Coll

             George Robotham & Coll Nicho Greenberry or either of you

             are to Administer the aforementioned Oaths to the rest of

             the Commissionrs withinnamed, and to the Clerk, for which

             this shall be your sufficient Warrant, Given vnder the Great

             Seal of our sd Province this Sixth day of May in the Eigth

             year of our Reign &ca Annoq Domini 1696.