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           Lib. H. D. dishearten the rest and imbolden the Indians, which with my

                  humble Service is the needfull at prsent from

                     Yor Honors humble Servt Comand

                     Directed         John Addison

                  ffor his Matys imediate Service

                  To the honoble Sr Tho: Laurence Knt

                                  These

                   hast post hast.        prsent

            p. 185            [Commissary's Authority.]

                   Henricus pmissione Divinà Londin. Episcopus Dilecto

                  Nobis in Christo reregrine Coney Rectori parochle de Middle

                  Neck in Maryland Saltni in Dflo. Cum Nobis quibs de jure

                  Diocesis fire Londinen. Spiritualis et Eclesiastica Jurisdictio

               infra Regionem in America Vocatam Maryland ad Coronam

                  Angliae Spectantem et pertinentem, notorie competit. p

                  Informationes fide dignas dilatum fuerit quosdm Mortram

                  Wright et Ruth Mortram infra Maryland predict Matrimonium

                  inter se nefarium & incestum contraxisse, et pro viro et

                  Uxore Se invicem tractare et apud Vicinos ita censeri, ad

                  grave Scandalum Christiani Nominis et animarum eorum

                  periculum Nos tali facinore Commoti quantum in Nobis

                  est illud puniri, et predictum Matrimoniu dirimi et pro nullo

                  pronunciari, Si quod tale (Ut praemittitur) de facto contractum

                  fuerit Intendentes Tibi Cujus Scientiae et probitati confidimus

                  Vices Nras Comittimus et Comissarium in hac parte Con

                  stituimus, potestatemq. Damus, ut Vocatis coram te in

                  Judiciu pdict. Mortram Wright & Ruth Mortram et factis

                  probationibus de jure in hac parte requisitis, hoc negotium

                  juxta Canones Ecclesiae Anglicanae et juris Exigent. Andias

                  et decidas, In quorum Omm et Singulorum Fidem et Testi

                  monium Sigillum Nrum Episcopale apponi fecimus. Dat.

                  Tricesimo die Mensis Septembris Anno Dni Millimo Sex

                  cenmo Nonagmo Septimo Annoq Regni Regis Gulielmi

                  Tertij Nono