394   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.




        Liber P C  Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Mary
               land and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &C To John Morecroft
               gentn Recorder of our citty of Saint Maries Greeting who was by
               our Writt Yssueing out of our court of chancery Expressing that
               whereas by the Advice and consent of our councill wee have Deter-
           p. 17   mined to hold an Assembly of the ifreemen of our Said Province
               on the tenth day of the Instant Octob :r att our Said citty of Saint
               Maries there to consider of certaine things concerning the State and
               Wellfaire of this our Province of Maryland, and to that End wee
               did command the Major Record :r Alderman and common councill
               of our Caid citty that makeing Proclamacon as soone as conveniently
               might bee after the Receipt of our Said Writt they Should cause to
               bee Elected Two discreete cittezans to Searve as Delegates for the
               Said citty in the Said Assembly and there to doe and consent to those
               things as by comon consent Should Happen to bee Ordeined and
               Enacted in the businesses afforesd so that through want of Sufficient
               Power or inconsiderate Elleccon of the afonesd Delegates they should
               make Returne of the Said Writt into or Secretaries Office by the
               Second Instant Together wth the names of the Said cittizens Elected
               to bee delegates for the Said Citty as aforesd by Vertue of which
               Said Writt Philip Calvert Esq Major of the Said Citty hath certefied
               into Or Said Office that on the 29 :° Day of Septembr after the
               Receipt of the Said Writt and According to the iforme of the Same
               Proclamacon being made att the Said citty in the prsence of the Major
               Recordr Alderman and comon councill, and the Rest of the free
               cittizens that then prsent were to bee Ellected they had caused Two
               discreete cittizens To Wit You the Said John Morecroft Recorder
               and Thomas Notley Alderman of the Said citty to Serve as delegates
               in the Said Assembly att the day and Place in the Said writ menconed,
               there to doe and consent to such things as by comon consent Should
               happen to bee ordained & Enacted in the businesses in our Said Writ
               menconed, According to the forme and Effect of the Same wee Doe
               there fore will and cothannd You the Said John Morecroft that all
               Excuses what soe asid You bee and appeare personally att
               the Sd Day and Place to Doe & consent to those things which then
               by the favor of God Shall there Happen to bee Ordained by us by the
               Advise and consent of our Greate councill of our Said Province
               concerning the Occoccons and afaires oforesaid, and this You Shall
               noe waies Omit under the Perill thereuppon Ensueing Wittnes out
               Selfe att our citty of Saint Maries the 3 :° Day of Octo :r in the 40 :°
               Yeare of our Dominion over our Said Province Annoq Doth 1671
               The like Writt Yssued unto Thomas Notley Gentl one of the Alder
               man of the citty of Saint Maries above menconed Return &: Eodem












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