214 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1677-78.





          Liber C D Charles absolute Lord Proprietary of the Provinces of maryland &
         p. 175 (fol. 211)    Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &C To all Judges Justices & other
                offic.rs & ministers within our Said province of maryland and all other
                psons to whom these presents Shall Come Greeting in our Lord God
                Everlasting Know ye that Whereas Roderick Jones of S.t marys
                County planter at a Provinciall Court held at our City of S.t marys
                the fifteenth day of ffeb.ry Instant was Indicted arraigned and
                Convicted of the ifelonies takeing of Eleven fathom of Cable Rope
                We of our free Grace & meer motion have pardoned Remitted
                Released acquitted Indemnified & discharged And by these presents
                do pardon Remitt, Release acquitt Indemnifie & discharge the Said
                Roderick Jones of & from the felony aforesaid And do hereby Give
                and Grant unto the Said Roderick Jones our firm peace w.ch to us
                belongs by reason of the felony aforesaid So that we Will from hence
                forth that the Said Roderick Jones Stand Right in any of our Courts
                if any person whatsoever Shall him therein Implead And We do
          (fol.212) hereby Restore the Sd Roderick Jones to the Liberty of the Law
                In Wittness wehereof we have Caused these our Letters to be made
                Patents Wittness our Self at the City of S.t marys the Twentieth
                day of ffebruary in the third year of our Dominion &a Annop
                Domini 1677

                 Charles absolute Lord Proprietary of the Provinces of maryland &
                Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &C To all our Judges & Justices and
                other officers & ministers within our s.d Province of maryland & all
                other persons to whom the prsents Shall Come Greeting in o.r Lord
                God Everlasting Know ye Whereas John Oliver of S.t marys Co.ty
                at a Provinciall Court held at our City of S.t marys the one and
                Twentieth day of ffebruary last past was Indicted arraigned and
                Convicted of the ifelonious takeing of Seven Shillings and Six pence
                English money and one piece of Spanish mony Called a piece of
                Eight and upon his Conviction being demanded what he had to Say
                for himself why Judgment of Death Should not pass against him
                according to Law did thereupon Crave the benefit of Clergy
                Was Granted him & the Booke being Shewn & Asked if he could
                Read or not Read answered that he Could not Read Whereupon
                Sentence of Death past against him according to Law We of our free
                Grace and meer motion have pardoned Remitted Released acquitted
                Indemnified and Discharged And by these prsents do pardon Remitt
                release acquitt Indemnifie & discharge the Said John Oliver of and
                from the felony af.d Provided the Said John Oliver be General hang
                man in our Said province dureing life And also Provided the Said
                John Oliver Serve Richard Chillman or his assigns for & dureing
                the full time & Terme that he the Said John Oliver had to Serve at
                the time of the ifelony afores.d comitted And that after the Expira