88 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658.

Liber

P. C. R.

proceed not in any the Cases afores^d to take life or member: but th^t
in euery such Case yo^u send the Prisoners w^th their Indictm^t, & the
whole matter depending before yo^u, to the next prouinciall Court to
bee holden for this Our prouince, whensoeu^e, or wheresoeu^c to bee
holden, there to bee tryed, And further wee doe hereby authorize yo^u
to issue writts, processe, arrests, & Attatchm^ts to hold Plea of heare &
Determine & after Judgm^t Exequuon to award in all causes Ciuill
whither in accons reall or personall, where the thing in accon doth
not exceed the ualue of Three Thowsand pownd weight of Tob.
according to the Lawes, Orders, & reasonable customes made & used
in this Our prouince of Maryland. In w^ch causes Ciuill soe to be
tryed wee doe constitute, ordaine & appoynt the s^d John Hatch to be
Judge as afores^d, unlesse some one of Our Councell bee then in
Court. And therfore Wee command yo^u, th^t yo^u dilligently intend
the keeping of the Peace, Lawes, & Orders, & all & singular other the
premises, & att certaine dayes & places w^ch yo^u, or any such ffowre,
or more of yo^u as is afores^d shall in th^t behalfe appoynt, yee make
enquyries uppon the premises & performe & fullfill the same in forme
afores^d, Doeing therein th^t w^ch to Justice apperteyneth according to
the Lawes, Orders & reasonable Customes of this Our prouince,
Sauing to vs the amercem^ts, & other things thereof to us belonging,
And wee command the Sheriffe Nicolas Gwyther by vertue of these
p^ents, th^t att certaine dayes & places w^ch yo^u or any such fowre or
more of you as afores^d, shall make knowne to him, to giue his atten-
dance on you, & if need requyre, to cause to come before yo^u, or
any such fowre, or more of yo^u, as afores^d, such & as many good &
lawfull men of yo^r County, by whom the truth in the premises may
the better be knowne & enquyred of & Lastly wee haue appoynted
Clarke & keeper of the Records of proceedings in this yo^r County
Court, & therfore you shall cause to be brought before yo^u, att the s^d
dayes & places, the writts, precepts, processe, & Indictm^ts to yo^r Court
& Jurisdiction belonging, th^t the same may bee inspected & by a due
Course determined as afores^d, Gyuen under the great Seale of this
Our prouince of Maryland this Tenth day of May in the 26 yeare of
Our Dominion ouer the s^d prouince, & in the yeare of o^e Lord 1658.
Wittnes o^e Right Trusty, & wellbeloved Josias ffendall Esq^r o^e
Leiut^t of the s^d prouince
Josias ffendall.

Commisn S^t
Maries
County

Caecilius Absolute Lord & Prop^e &c. To Rob^t Slye, Cap^t Will^m
Euans, Symon Ouerzee Rich: Willan, Will^m Barton, James Lang-
worth, Rich: Banks, Tho: Mathews Gentⁿ Greeting, Know yee th^r
Wee for the great trust & confidence wee haue in yo^r fidelities, Cir-
cumspections &c: in the County of S^t Maries, And to keepe &c: Wee
haue allso constituted & ordeyned yo^u & euery fowre, or more of
yo^u, of w^ch yo^u the s^d Rob^t Slye, William Euans or Symon Ouerzee