Chancery Court Proceedings, 1672.  77

    demeasne as of ffee at the time of his Death within the Said County Liber C D
    of Dorchester and of what manno.r and by what Services and how
    much those Lands & Tenem.ts are of value by y.e year in all issues &
    at what time y.r Sd Rich” Miller dyed & who is his next heir & of
    what age the heir is and who those Lands & Tenem.t8 from y.e time
    of y.e Death of the s.d Rich.” Miller have or doth Occupy And the
    issues or profits hath or doth receive and by what Title & how & in
    what manner & the inquisition thereof distinctly and openly made to
    us in our Chancery und.r yor hands & Seals & the hands & Seals
    of them by whom it shall be made without delay you send & this writt.
    Wittness our Self at o.r City of s.t ma: y.e 17.th day of Nov.' in the
        year of or Dom.n 0v.r our s.d province Annoq Dm 1671
                                      Cha: Calvert

      JR     John Gilbert ad Sheriff S.t maries County ne Exeat p.67 fol. 85 185)
    provinciam versus Phillip Shapleigh Testis 19.th of June 1672 0.

      I do hereby order and Impower you to Administer the Oath of a
    Sheriff to m.r Thomas Jones & for your So doing this shall be your
    warrant from your friend        Char!es Calvert
    14.th June 1672

        To m.r Rob.t Ridgely
                        The s.d Jones Sworn accordingly
                                 Robert Ridgely Ctke

      Caecilius &c To all persons to whom these presents shall Come
    Greeting Know ye that we have Coimitted to our Trusty & Well
    beloved Thomas Jones Gent Sheriff of our County of Sumersett
    our Said County with the Appurtenances to be by him kept during
    our pleasure So as he Render unto us yearly our firme dues and
    Answer unto us our Just Rights and for all other 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
    the Great Seale of our Said province Wittness our Self at S.t maries
    afores.d the fourteenth day of June in the xxxxth year of our Do-
    minion over our Said province Annocp Dom 1672
                                    Charles Calvert

      Caecilius &c To all Gentlemen ffreemen & other psons of our (fol. 86) 86)
    County of Somrset Whereas we have Comitted to our Trusty &
    Well beloved Thomas Jones Gent sheriff of our S.d County our S.d
    Coty with the appurtenances to be by him kept during our pleasure
    We do therefore Command you & Every of you that you be aiding
    and assisting to the Said Thomas Jones as high Sheriff of our Said
    County in all things that to the office of high Sheriff of our Said
    County doth appertain, Given at or City of s.t maries under the