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     or any four or more of you as aforesaid Shall in that behalf appoint Liber CD
     you make Inquiries upon the prmisses & pform & f uilfill the Same in
     form and doing therein that w.ch to Justice appertaineth according
     to the Law Ordrs & Reasonable Customs of this our Province Save
     ing to us the Amerciam.ts & other things thereof to us belong
     ing, And ther[efore] We Command the Sheriff of the Said County
     of Calvert, By virtue of these presents that at the days and places
     af.d which you or any Such four or more of you as af.d Shall
     make known to him to Give his Attendance on you and if need
     Require to Cause to Come before you or any Such four or more of
     you as af.d Such and So many Good and Lawfull men of y0r County
     by whom the truth in the premisses may the better be known &
     Enquired of and lastly we have appointed John Gittings Clerke &
     keeper of the Records and proceedings in this yor Co.tY Court And
     therefore you Shall Cause to be brought before you at the Said
     days & place the writts precepts process & Indictments to your Court
     and Jurisdiction belonging that the Same may be Inspected and by a
     due Course determined, Given at our City of S.t marys the third p. 414
     day of Septemb.r in the nine and thirtieth year of our Dominion (fol. 538)
     over our Said Province of maryland Annoq Dom 1670 und.r the
     Great Seale of our sd province of maryland

     Comicon to take the oaths of Justices of Calvert County
      Caecilius &c To our trusty & Welbeloved maj.r Thomas Brooke &
     Thomas Sprigg Gent Greeting Whereas &c Know ye &c have as
     signed you (and by virtue of these prsents) Do Give unto you full
     power and Authority (you the s.d Thomas Brooke having first taken
     the usuall Oath of Com.r and Justice of the peace of our Said
     County upon the holy Evangelists w.ch Oath we do hereby Impower
     you the Said Thomas Sprigg duly to administer and you the Said
     Thomas Brooke haveing Received and taken the Said Oath we do
     hereby Authorize you to Administer the like Oath of Com.r & Justice
     of the peace to him the Said Thomas Sprigg w.ch being done that
     then ye Call and Cause to Come before you the other psons in the
     Sd Comicon nominated & appointed to be Com.rs & Justices of the
     peace of our Said County & duly & truely to Administer to them
     Joyntly or Severally the Said Oath &C And when you have &c
     under yor hands & Seals to Certifie &c.
                         Teste 9.° Sept 39.° Domini 1670

     Spa
      John Browning of Baltemore County to Testifie in a Cause
     depending Between John Balley p.lt and James Neale def.t on the
     behalf of the plaintiff returnable Imediately Teste &c 10.th Sept 39.°
     Dominion Anno Domini 1670