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    Turner having Con fest the Said fact We of our free Grace and meer Liber C D
    motion have pardoned Remitted Released acquitted Indemnified &
    discharged And by these presents do pardon Remitt release acquitt
    Indemnifie & discharge the S.d Edward Turner of & from all mis
    demeano.rs ifelonies & other Crimes & offences by him at any time
    before the day of the date hereof done perpetrated or Comitted
    against us & Do hereby Give and Grant unto the S.d Edw.d Turner (fol. 207)
    our firm peace w.ch to us belongs by by Reason of any misdemeano.r
    or ifelony af.d So that we will from hence forward that the S.d Edwd
    Turner Stand Right in any of our Courts if any pson whatsoever
    do him Implead therein And We do hereby Restore the s.d Edward
    Turner unto the Liberty of the Law In Wittness whereof we have
    Caused these our Letters to made Patents Wittness our Self at our
    City of S.t marys the five and Twentieth day of Aprill in the Second
    year of or Dominion over our S.d Province Annop Domini 1677

      Charles Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Provinces of mary
    land & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.C To all our Judges
    Justices & other officers & ministers within our Said province of
    maryland & all other persons to whom these presents Shall Come
    Greeting in our Lord God Everlasing Know ye that Whereas Henery
    Rider of S.t mary's County planter at a Provinciall Court held at
    our City of S.t marys the one & Twentieth day of June Instant
    was Indicted arraigned & Convicted for hog stealing We of our
    free Grace & meer motion have pardoned Remitted Released ac
    quitted Indemnified & discharged & by these presents do pardon
    remitt release acquitt Indemnifie and discharge the S.d Henery of &
    from the Said Crime And do hereby Give and Grant unto the Said
    Henery our firm peace w.ch to us belongs by Reason of the ifelony
    aforesaid So that we will from hence forth that the Said Henery
    Rider Stand Right in any of our Courts if any person whatsoever
    do him therein Implead And we do hereby Restore the Said Henery
    to the Liberty of the Law In Wittness whereof we have Caused these
    our Letters to be made patents Wittness our Self at our City of S.t
    marys the Twenty third day of June in the Second year of our
    Dominion & Annop Dom 1677

      Charles Absolute Lord & Prop.ry of the Provinces of maryland
    and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To all our Judges Justices
    and other officers & ministers within our Said province of maryland
    & all other psons to whom these presents Shall Come Greeting in
    our Lord God Everlasting Know ye that Whereas William Newport
    of S.t marys County planter at a Provinciall Court held at our City
    of S.t marys the one & Twentieth day of June instant was Indicted
    arraigned & Convicted for hog Stealing We of our free Grace and
    meer Mocon have pardoned, Remitted Released acquitted Indem








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