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     Mr Jno West, A Commission Constituting Mr John West Lib. H. D.

     Navaii Officers

     Comission Navll Officer of Pocomoke District was pursuant

     Signed &to Ordr prepared Signed and Sealed by his

     Seai'd by his

     Excy &caat the Board and deliver'd to Coll: Hutchins

     together with the Ordr of Councill and Copy of

     the Oath of Trade and Navigation to be Administred to the

     sd West with directions likewise for taking good Bond for

     the Execution of his Office.

            At the Port of Annapolis, June 11th 1697.

     Majr Edwd Then Reed: of his Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq

     Dorseys Rect

     to his Excy for Capt Genll & Govr in Cheif of maryland &ca Two

      lb s. d  hundred and Twenty two Dollars, amounting to

     49; 19: 00 pd

     for towards    the Sume of fforty nine pounds nineteen Shillings

     building the

     Church &  sterl. being in part Satisfaction of what was Con-

     Schooltracted for towards building the Church & Schole

     within the sd Port; I Say Reed by me the day &

     Year abovesd

       Test                       Edward Dorsey

        Hen:   Denton

        John Morrogh

                    June the 12th 1697.

          The Councill again Sate and were prsent

          His  Exncy ffrancis Nicholson Esq Capt Genll &ca

             Sr Thomas Laurence Baront Secr

            Coll Nicho Greenberry    yr

             Coll Charles Hutchins

     A Sffes Comis- Ordered that a Commission for a New Sherriff

     sion for Dor.

     Co: Order'd in Dorchester County be prepar'd with the other

     to issue with Usuall Instruments with a blanck to be left for

     a blanck to be

     left for the the Name to be inserted by the honrble Coll:

     Name to be Charles Hutchins whom he thinks fitt to put in;

     inserted by

    Coll Hutchins   this Board not being Rightly Inform'd about one

             at present.

     Nine Sffes Ordered that the Commissions issue a New to

     Comissions

     Order'd to be the Sherriff of St Maries, Kent, Ann Arrundell,

     Renew'd Calvert, Charles, Baltemore Talbot, Ccecill and

     Prince Georges County's thereby Constituteing the prsent

     sherriff of the sd Severall Counties with full Power to Act and

     be Continuedin their respective Offices and places for the

     next Year Ensuing but that Caution goe therewith to the