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     tion of the Said time that he make Satisfaction to the Said Richard Liber CD
     Chillman by Servitude for the Sheriffs ffees due for his Imprisonm.t
     And We do hereby Give and Grant unto the Said John Oliver our
     firm peace w.ch to us belongs by reason of the felony afores.d So
     that we will from henceforth that the Said John Oliver Stand Right
     in any of our Courts if any pson whatsoevr Shall him therein
     Impleade And We do hereby Restore the S.d John Oliver to the
     Liberty of the Law In wittness whereof we have Caused these
     our Letters to be made patents Wittness our Self at our of S.t
     marys the Twenty fifth day of ffebruary in the third year of our
     Dominion &a‘ Annoq Domini 1677

      Charles &c To all Inhabitants of our Province of maryland p. 176
     Greeting Whereas We did purpose & Intend to hold a Gen” Assembly (fol. 213)
     of the ifreemen & Delegates of our Said province of maryland at
     our City of S.t marys the Second Tuesday in may next Ensueing the
     date hereof w.ch Said day being near at hand for Sev.” weighty &
     Urgent Occasions & affairs relateing to us, We have by the advice &
     Consent of our Privy Councell of our Said Province of maryland
     thought fit And do hereby declare & publish that the Same Gen.”
     Assembly Shall be & is hereby proroged from the S.d Second Tuesday
     in may next untill the Sixth day of May w.ch Shall be in the year
     of our Lord one thousand Six hundred Seventy & nine Whereof as
     well our members of our upper house of Assembly as also all the
     Deputys & Delegates of our Lower house of Assembly & all other
     the Inhabitants of our S.d province of maryland whom it may Con
     cern are to take notice, and So order their affairs accordingly and
     we do hereby order and Command our Respective Sheriffs of our
     Severall Countys that they upon Sight of this our Proclamation
     Imediately publish and proclaim the Same and Give their Respective
     Deputys & Delegates of their Sev.” Co.tys particular notice of our
     will & pleasure herein Given at S.t maries under the Great Seal of
     our S.d Province of Maryland Wittness our Self at our City of St
     marys this fourteenth day of ffebruary in the third year of O.r
     Dominion over Maryland Annoq Domini 1677

      WW      Tho: Waghob Replevin ad vie Com S.t M: ag.t
     J acobus Loton p one man Servant named W.m Simpson dat 25.th
     march rt 9th Ap.” 1678

      RR      Bernard Johnson ag.t John Abbington Subp.a to R.d
     marsham & John King ad Test dat 25th ffeb: rt 9.th Aprill 1678

      Charles absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Provinces of maryland
     & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &C To the Sheriff of Kent Coty
     Greeting Whereas by a Decree made before us in our Court of