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      you Shall so Sequester & Seize as afores.d & that you return Such Liber C D
      yo.r Certificate to us in our Court of Chan.ry wheresoever it shall
      then be on the Eigth day of ffebruary next Together with this
      writt and hereof fail not at your peril Wittness our Self at our
      City of S.t maries the 29.th day of December in y.c 44.th year of
      our Dominion ov.r our S.d province Annocp Domini 1675

        Caecilius &c To the Inhabitants of our s.d province of maryland
      Greeting Whereas for Sev.” weighty & Urgent Occasions & affairs
      relateing to our Self & the Estate & defence of Or province We did
      hold a Genll Assembly at our City of S.t maries the 27.th day of
      march 1671 on ye 19.th day of Ap.ll then next following for
      divers Considerations us thereunto moveing We did prorogue untill
      the 10.th day of Octob.r then next following & ye 14.th day of
      the Same Octob.r We did for Severall Reasons prorogue the Same
      Assembly untill the 15th day of Oct.r then next following upon
      the 16.th day of Sept.r then last past we for Severall reasons us
      thereunto moveing did prorogue the Same untill the 6.th day of may
      Anno 1673 And for that the s.d 6.th day of may when our Assembly
      Sho.d Sit was then nigh at hand We did for divers Reasons us there-
      unto moveing prorogue y.e Same untill the 17.th day of may then
      next following & upon the 6.th day of june then next following we
      did prorogue the Same Assembly untill y.e 29.th day of Sept.r And
      whereas we did y.e 15.th of Augt 1674 think fit to declare & publish
      that ye Same Gen.ll Assembly Should be prorogued from the Said
      29.th day of Sept.r untill the 13.th day of Ap.ll then next following
      & on the 14.th day of Oct.' then next Ensueing declared & pub
      lished to be no Longer prorogued then till ye 9.th day of ffeb.ry then
      next following & on ye 9.th day of ffeb.ry further published &
      declared for Sp.ll Causes not to be held till y.e 12.th day of y.e Same
      ffebruary And Whereas we did upon y.e 24.th day of ye Same month
      of ffeb.ry prorogue ye Same Assembly untill 14.th day of ffeb.ry
      now next comeing And forasmuch as y.e s.d 14.th day of ffeb.ry
      on w.ch ye S.” Assembly Shod meet being now nigh at hand We do
      hereby for Sev.” urgt Occasions lately Intervened Comand 0.r Sev.ll
      Sheriffs of O.r Respective Cotys that they do hereby publish & pclaim
      y.t we do purpose & Intend to hold ye Same Assembly upon ye
      Second Tuesday in Ap.” next Ensueing y. date hereof Wittness or
      Self at o.r City of S :t maries y.e 11th day of Jan.ry in y.e 44.th year
      of o.r Dominion &c.a Annoq Domini 1675
        The Like Writt issued to the Respective Sheriffs of
                                Baltimore County
        S.t mary s County Calvert County
                                Ann Arundell County
        Kent County  Talbot County
                                Somersett County
        Charles County    Caecil County
                                Dorchest Co.tY