130        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1674.

        LiberCD    felonies aboves.d and of & from all pains of Death other pains
               Judgm.ts Indictm.t8 Convictions, Outlawries penalties Escheats &
               forfeitures by the Said Pope Alvey by reason thereof made or
               Suffered. And do hereby give and Grant unto the S.d Pope Alvey
               our firm peace w.ch to us belongs by reason of the felonies af.d So
               that we will from hence forward that the S.d Pope Alvey Stand
               Right in any of our Courts if any pson whatsoever Do him therein
               Implead, And We do hereby Restore the Said Pope Alvey unto
               the Liberty of the Law, In Wittness whereof we have Caused these
               our Letters to be made patents. Wittness our Self at our s.d City of
               S.t maries the 7.th day of July in the 43th year of o.r Dominion over
               our Said province Annoq Domini 1674
                                               Charles Calvert

               July 17.th 1674

                Commission for Sheriff of Dorchester County then iss.d to Dan.ll
               Clarke Gent writt of assistance & discharge to Tho.s Taylor late
               Sheriff of the Same County ut est mutatis mutandis fol 67

               July 18.th 1674

                Commission then issued to Clement Hill of S.t marys Co.tY Gent
               to be Sheriff of the Same Co.ty w .th writt of assistance ut est fol 67

               Aug.t 7.th 1674
                Attachm.t iss.d to the Sheriff of Calvert County ag.t R.d Perry &
               Mary Bateman daughter of John Bateman deced because they have
               not Answered the Bill of Comp.tt of Hen: Scarborough ret
               August next

         (fol. 138) August 20.th 1674

                Conimiss.n under the Great Seale then issued to Henry Stockett
               to be Sheriff of Ann Arundeli County writt of Assistance ut
               est fol 67

                Caeciiius &c To all the Inhabitants of our Said Province of Mary-
               land Greeting Whereas for Severall Weighty and Urgent occasions
               & affairs Relateing to our Self and the Estate and defence of our
               Said province We did hold a Generall Assembly at our City of S.t
               maries the 27.th day of march 1671 which upon the 19.th of Aprill
               then next following for divers Considerations us thereunto moveing
               We did prorogue untill the 10.th day of October then next following
               and on the 19.th day of the Same October we did for Severall reasons
               prorogue the Same Assembly untiil the 1 5th day of October next
               following w.ch upon the 16.th day of Sept.r then last past, We for
               Severall reasons us thereunto moveing did prorogue untill the Sixth
               day of may Anno 1673 And for that the Said 6.th day of may when