Chancery Court Proceedings, 1672.  73

     our pleasure So as he render unto us yearly our firm dues and Liber C D
     answer unto us our Just Rights and for all others things belonging
     to the office of high Sheriff of our Said County before our Chief
     Justice of our Said province Given at our City of S.t Maries under
     our Great Seale of our Said province Wittness our Self at S.t Maries
     afores.d the 26.th day of Aprill in the xxxx.th year of our Dominion
     over our Said province Annoq Dm 1672. Charles Calvert

      Caecilius &c.a To all Gentlemen freemen and other persons of our
     Co.tY of S.t maries Greeting Whereas we have Committed to our
     Trusty & Well beloved Luke Gardener Gentl sherif of our s.d Co.tY
     our s.d Coty with the appurtenances to be by him kept during our
     pleasure We do therefore Command you and Every of you that you
     be aiding & assisting to the Said Luke Gardener as high Sheriff of
     our Said County in all things that to the office of high Sheriff of 0.r
     Sd Coty doth appertain, Given at our City of s.t maries und.r the
     Great Seal & 0.r Said province, Wittness our Self at S.t maries the
      Apnill in the xxxx.th year of or Dominion over or Said province
     Annoq Domini 1672               Charles Calvert

      Caecilius &C.a To John Jarbo Gentl late high Sheriff of our County
     of S.t maries Greeting Whereas we have Comitted to our beloved
     Luke Gardener Gentl our Said County of S.t maries with the appur-
     tenances to be by him kept during our pleasure We do Command
     you that by Indentures to be duely made & Executed Between you
     and the Said Luke Gardener, you deliver unto him the Said Luke
     Gardner the Said County with all Rolls Writts Records and other
     matters and things to the office of high Sheriff belonging and w.ch
     are in your Custody, hereof you are not to fail at your peril, Witt-
     ness o.r Self at o.r City of S.t Maries the 26.th Aprill in the 40.th
     year of o.r Dominion over o.r S.d province Annoq Domini 1672
                                     Charles Calvert

      Caecilius &c. To all to whom these presents shall Come Greeting (fol. 81)
     Know ye That we have Comitted to our Trusty and Well beloved
     Thomas Carelton Sheriff of our County of Balt.e our S.d County
      the appurtenances to be by him Kept during o.r pleasure So as
     he render unto us yearly o.r finme dues and Answer unto us our
     Just Rights and for all other things belonging to y.e office of high
     Sheriff of our Said County before o.r Chief Justice of our Said
     province Given at our City of s.ts.~ maries und.r the Great Seale of our
     s.d province of maryland ‘Wittness our Self at s.t maries af.d the
     Eighteenth day of Aprill in ye fortieth year of our Dominion over
     o.r Said province Annop Dth 1672 Charles Calvert