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Lib. H. U Ordr for the Co: Justices p. 368 and Vestrys to give a List of Marriages.
Ordered that the Sherriffes of the Province forth with give Notice to the Severall County Justices and Vestrymen within their Repective precincts that the sd Justices and Vestrymen take Care to make and Cause to be made Strict inquiry in all parts of their respective County's and parishes what persons have heen mar ryed by Lycenses Since his Exncies arrivall in this province, and who have marryed without Lycenses &Ca or asked to Church; And that the sd Accot be given to the Severall Vestry and County Clerks who are to make an Exact List there of& Return the Same unto his Exncy at the port of Annapolis by the 29th day of September next, under penalty of being proceeded agt for Contempt.
Ordr to the Ordered that the Colonels of Ann Arrundell, Prince
Colonels of the ffrontier Georges, Baltemore & Caecill Counties (being ffron County's tier Counties) have their Severali Troops and Com panies always in a Readiness with their Arms well fixed (upon any occasion which may happen) and upon discovery by any person of either ifrench or fforreign Indians, that notice by such person be forthwith given to his Exncy the Govt and to the Colonel of that County where such Indians are discovered who is to Raise such force as he shai! see necessary. This Ordr to be made publick by the Sherriffs of the sd Coun ties and copy thereof given to the Colonels of the same.
Pet abt a Upon the petition of Thomas Ennalls here prefer portugueez red relating to a Portugueez boy taken from the boy & Ordr Island of the Maderea's by Jeremi: Waters master thereon, of the Ship Hare and by him left at Carolina, in wch
he desired some Releife from this board for procuring the sd Boy to be Return'd to his Parents &Cca the wch petition being Referred to Mr Attorney and Sollicitor Genll for them to make Report what methods were best to be taken therein who report ing tht that the best way to Compell the sd Waters thereto, was by Warrant from His Exncy which might Cause him to give Security for the Same: pursuant Whereto a Warrt being drawn was produced, Read and Signed by his Exncy who was a!so pleased to write a Lre to the Governr of Carolina there about; the Severall papers relating thereto are as follows Vizt Part of a Lre sent from the Madera concerning the foregoing Matter, Vizt
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