Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 575

    Court and Clerk of the Indictmts in Prince Georges County Lib. H. D.

    that I never had any directions or Comands from his

    EXnCY our prsent Governor to Act or do anything whatever

    belonging to my Office either for, or in prjudice of any person

    or persons whatsoever, nor any advice or Instruction from his

    Exncy further then to be dilligent in my Duty to Dispatch the

    Countrey Business, nor Ever had so much as the thoughts of

    giving any part of the proffit or perquisets of my Offices to

    his sd Exncy or any Guift or prsent to him for Conferring them

    upon me so help me God and his holy word.

     J urat in Cur 12° Decemrs 1696.   W. Bladen.

         H: Wriothesley Clk.

   Maryland:  ss.

    Oath of rome We the Subscribers being Members of his Mats

    of the Coun

    cill abt honrble Councill of this Province, do hereby Solemnly

    his ExnCys declare that we have not at any time, either directly

    Governmt or Indirectly Received any directions or Comand

    from his Exncy the prsent Govr to do any illegall Act or thing

    whereby Justice may be perverted or to Regulate or Square

    our Actions contrary to the Station and places of his Mats

    Councillrs in wch his Maty hath been pleased to place us here;

    Given under our hands this 15th day of December in the

    Eighth year of his Mats Reign &ca

      Annoq Domini 1696.    Jolm Addison

                             John Courts

                             Tho: Brooke

    Maryland ss:

   Oath of the We the Subscribers Officiateing by Commission,

            in the Quallifycacon of his Mats Justices of the Provll

    ciall Court Court of this Province do hereby solemnly declare

     that we did Never directly nor Indirectly Receive

            any Comand or direction from his Exncy the prsent

    Governr for the doing any illegall Act or thing whereby

    Justice might be perverted or the Law Strain'd beyond its p. 83

    due limits, either for the ifavouring or punishing any partic

    ular party or parties, but that both the Generall & particular

    Comands We have always Recd from his Exncy have been to

    see Speedy Justice done & good Rules made for the more

    Effectuall putting in prosecucon all the Laws of England

    & of this Province; Given under our hands this 14th day of

    December in the Eigth year of his Mats Reign &ca Annoq

    Domini 1696.

                     Robert Smith Philip Hoskins

                     Philip Clarke     Thomas Staley

                     Jno Hamond       and

                    Tho:     Tasker Richd Hill