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At a Council held at the Town & Port of Annapolis in Ann Lib. X. Arundell County on Thursday July the 30th in the first year p. 288 of her Majestys Reign &Ca Annoq Dni 1702
Present The honble Thomas Tench Esqr President of her Majestys Council
Tho Brook Esqr Lieut Colo Wm Holland the honble Colo Ino Hammond & Colo Edward Lloyd James Sanders Esqr
His Honour the President acquaints the Board that his Excellency Govr Blakiston upon his departure advised him to call the Council before the last of this month and that his said Excellency had acquainted him that Mr John Carvile to whom he had sent the Sheriffs Commission for Caecil County had returned it refusing to accept thereof wherefore in regard that that County Court was very near at hand on the second Tuesday in the next month & no Person qualified to Act as Sheriff he proposed whether it might Not be proper none having applied for that Office to send a Blank Commission to James Frisby Esqr to give to such person as he shall think fitting for that Office And Ordered that such Commission be sent to the said James Frisby Esqr to be disposed of accordingly Also Ordered that Commission of the peace issue for Cecil County appointing Mr William Harris Hans Hanson Mathias Vanderhayden & Edward Blay of the Quorum Ebenezer Blakiston John Stoope John Hynson Joseph Hopkins John Moll & Samuel Byard Justices of the peace & Ordered that the honble Sr Tho Lawrence Baronet her Majestys Secry & p. 289 the Clerk of the Council keep each of them a fair Book wherein to enter the names of all persons appointed & Com- missionated to any office in this Province & the time when so that it may be Readily known who are the Officers civil & military within this Province Ordered that the Sheriffs of the several Countys inquire & make speedy Return of all such Officers names & the dates of their Commissions It being proposed that whereas the Government of this her Majestys Province is by his Excellencys Departure devolved upon the President & Council how the several Commissions to be issued under the Great Seal should bear Test
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