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         Lib. H. D.     having pleased Almighty God of his infinite goodness to send

               a Seasonable year whereby great Crops of Corn and Tobacco

               are likely to be made and that it is a good Mast year, So that

               the people indebted can Never pay their debts in a better

               time.

                 This Board does further Strictly charge all the Magistrates

               & Justices of this Province in generall (in his Mats name and

               as they will answer it at the day of Judgmt) that they see all

               the Laws put in strict Execution especially agt Sabath break

               ing, Blasphemy, cursing, Swearing, drunkkenness; and Agt

         Whitehall known Adulterers, ffornicators and persons that have two

               wives; but more especially that they take care to punish such

               Offences as they are Eye and Ear witnesses of. And it ap

               pearing by the Provll Court dockett inspected by his Exncy and

               Councill this morning that there are abt 1 20 Appearances, so

               that another Court must shortly necessarily be held before the

               ffleet goes out, otherwise a great many persons are likely to

               goe without their debts this year therefore it is considered By

               this Board that the provll Court be adjourn'd untill the ffirst

               Tuesday in Decembr next, hereby directing that the same be

               adjourned accordingly, it being always his Exncys intent that

               Speedy Justice should be done to all persons in this province,

               and does hope for the future for to bring matters so to bear

               as to have business goe through all the Courts of the province

               within the compass of a Twelmonth & for the Courts to be

               more Early: This is further to give Notice that the Court of

               Chancery will be held likewise in December next and the

               Commissaries Office and the Governt and Councill will also

               then sitt to hear Appeals and Writts of Error the severall

               Sherriffs of the Province being directed to publish this Ordr

               Ordr abt Ordered that ffive only of the Gentlemen of the

               ffive of the  .    .

               Councills Councill living on this side the Bay and nearest

               Meeting &ccato this place have Notice to Meet in December next,

               by reason of the Winter Weather & difficulty of passing the

               Bay at that time.

         Whitehall Ordr abt the Ordered that the Man of Warrs Gunner be paid

          p.  408 Man of Wars

               Gunner to be out of the quarter part of the Revenue for ffixing

               pd out of the the ifu sees.

               of the Reve- Vpon Complaint of George Lingan Admr of John

                      Abington decd the following precept was by Ordr

               (& by Advice of his Mats Attorney & Solicitor Genll thereon

               had) issued; Vizt

               Precept abt Whereas George Lingan high Sherriff of Calvert

               Craufords

               Admrcoa&cca County Gent! Admr of the goods & Chattels of John