78        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1672.

        Liber C D  Great Sea! of our Said province Wittness our Self at S.t maries
               af.d the fourteenth day of June in the xxxx.th year of our Dominion
               ov.r 0r Said province Annoq Domini 1672 Charles Calvert

                Caecilius &c To Thomas Walker Gentl late high Sheriff of o.r
               County of Sommerset Greeting Whereas we have Comitted to our
               beloved Thomas Jones Gentl our Said County of Somrset with the
               appurtenances to be by him kept during or pleasure We Command
               you that by Indentures to be duely made and Executed between you
               and the Thomas Jones you deliver unto him the Said Thomas
               Jones the Said County all Rolls Writts Record & other matters
               & things to the office of high Sheriff belonging & which are in your
               Custody hereof you are not to fail at your perill. Wittness ourself
               at our City of S.t maries the fourteenth day of June in the xxxx.th
               year of our Dom.n ov.r our s.d province Annoq Dom 1672
                                              Charles Calvert

                Caecilius &c To Henry Smith, ffrancis Jenkins, Thomas Jones,
               Jn° Winder Thomas Walker Alexander Draper & Richard Whittey
               Gent Know ye that for the Great Trust & Confidence that we have in
               your fidelities, Circumspecons Providences & Wisdoms have Con-
               stituted Ordained & Appointed And by these prsents do Constitute
               Ordain & appoint you the s.d Henry Smith ffrancis Jenkins, Thomas
           p.68    Jones John Winder Thomas Walker, Alexander Draper and Richard
         (fol. 87) Whittey Gent Commissioners Joyntly and Severally to keep the peace
               in Worcester County in the Said province And to keep or Cause to
               be kept all Laws and orders made for the Good & conservation of
               the peace and for the quiett Rule and Governm.t of the people in all
               and Every the Articles of the Same, And to Chastise and punish all
               persons offending agains the form of any the Laws and orders of this
               our province or any of them in Worcester County af.d according to
               the form of the Said Laws and orders shall be fit to be done We
               have also Constituted you and Every four or more of you of which
               you the Said Henry Smith, Francis Jenkins Thomas Jones and
               John Winder unless one of our Council be present are always to
               be one to be Commissiors to Enquire by the Oaths of Good and
               Lawfull men of your County aforesaid of all manner of ifelonies
               Witchcrafts Enchantments Sorceries Magick Arts Trespasses, fore-
               stalling Ingrossings Extortions whatsoever and of all & Singular
               misdeeds and offences of which Justices of the peace in England
               may or ought Lawfully to Enquire by whomsoever or whensoever
               done or perpetrated or hereafter Shall happen to be done or
               perpetrated in the County aforesaid against the Laws and orders
               of this our province Provided that you proceed not in any the Cases
               af.d to take Life or member, But that in Every Such Case you Send
               the prisoners with their Indictments & the whole matter depend-