174 Chancery Court Proceedinqs, 1675-76.





         Liber C D Maryland ss.
               Ch: Baltemore
                 These are to Authorize and Require you that Imediately upon
               the Receipt hereof to Call together four or more of the Commis
               sion.Ts of yo.r with the Clerke who are hereby required to
               Sit as a Court & during their Sitting by virtue of yor office to
               make or Cause to be made Publick proclamation thereby Giving
               notice to all the ifreemen of the Said Co.ty who have within the
               S.d County visible Seated Plantations of fifty acres of Land at
               least or visible psonall Estates to the value of forty p.ds Sterl at
               the least requiring them to appear at the next County Court to be
               holden for yo.r County at a Certain day in the month next following
               after Such proclamation made for the Electing & Chuseing of
               Deputies & Delegates to Serve for yo.r Co :tY in a Gen.” Assembly
               To be holden at the City of S.t maries the 15th day of may next
            145 Ensueing the date hereof at which time of Proclamation afores.d the
         (fol. 179) Said ffreemen So Required to appear or the major part of Such of
               them as Shall then appear Shall & may & are hereby Authorized and
               Required to Elect & Chuse four Severall & Sufficient ifreemen of yo.r
               County each of them having a visible Seated plantation of fifty
               acres of Land at the least or a visible psonall Estate of forty pounds
               Sterl at least within yor Co.tY And you Shall Give Authority to each
               of them Severally and Respectively by four Severall & Respective
               indentured under their hands and Seals to be Deputies & Delegates
               for yo.r Co.ty and to appear & Serve as Deputys & Delegates for your
               Co.ty at the S.d Next Gen.ll Assembly in Case they Shall be thereunto
               Summoned by a particular writt for that purpose to be directed to
               them from the Lord Prop.ry of this province for the time being
               And to do & Consent to those things w.ch then by the favour of God
               Shall there happen to be Ordained by the Lord Prop .ry or his Cap.t
               Gen.ll with the advice & Consent of the Great Council of this prov
               ince concerning Such Occasions & affairs as Shall relate to the
               Governm.t State & defence of this pvince Said Indentures Shall
               be Between you the Said Sheriff of the one part & the S.d ifreemen
               Electing on the other part & Shall bear date the Same day upon
               which the Sd Election Shall be made & Shall mencon the time &
               places of Such Election & the psons So Elected & Shall be Signed &
               Sealed each p.t of them as well by you the Sheriff as by the Said
               ifreemen by whom the Said Election Shall be under And that upon
               Such Election you the Sheriff Shall So Soon as Conveniently may
               be Certifie & Transmitt to the Chancello.r of this Province for the
               time being one part of the Said Severall & Respective Indentures
               Close Sealed up under your hand & Seal & directed to the Lord
               Propry of this province & also to the s.d Cha d the other
               part of the Said Indentures you are to keep Justification