98        Chancery Court Proceedings, 1673.

        Liber C D Cothission of ye peace to Somrset Co.ty
                CaeciIius &C.a To William Stevens, William Coleborne, John White
              James Jones, George Johnson, John Winder, Charles Ballard, David
              Brown Nicholas Rice James Dashield & Edward Smith Gent' Comis-
              sionrs for the Co.tY of Somrset the Six first named being of the
              Quorum dated the two & Twentieth day of ffebruary in the 41.th
              year of the Dominion of Caecilius &c. Annoq Domini 1672

                Dedimus to William Stevens & Wittm Coleborne to Adm.r the
              oath to the Sd Com.rs Dated the 22th of ffeb: 1672

                An Attachm.t in Chancery ag.t John Halfhead for Contempt in
              not paying Costs to Joseph Edloe for 2000.£ Tob.° dated the 12.th
              of Aprill 1673

                Caecilius &c To all the Inhabitants of our S.d province of maryland
              Greeting Whereas Severall Weighty & Urgent Occasions &
              affairs Relateing to our and to the Estate and defence of our
              s.d province of Maryland w[e d]id hold a Generall Assembly at our
              City of S.t marys the Seven & Twentieth day of march 1671 which
              upon the nineteenth day of Aprill next following for divers Con-
              siderations us thereunto moveing We did prorogue untill the tenth
              day of October then next following, and on the nineteenth day of
              the Same October We did for Severall Reasons prorogue ye Same
              Assembly untill the fifteenth day of October then next following
              which upon the Sixteenth day of September last past we for Severall
              reasons us thereunto moveing did prorogue unto the first Tuesday
              in may being the Sixth day of may in the xxxxi.th year of our Do-
              minion ov.r our Said province Annocp Dom 1673 and for that the
              S.d Sixth day of may when our S.d Gen.” Assembly Should Sitt is
              now near at hand We for divers Reasons us hereunto moveing ‘Doe
              hereby publish & Declare that the Same Generall Assembly Shall be &
              is hereby prorogued from the Said Sixth day of may untill the nine-
              teenth day of may which Shall be in the year of our Lord God 1674
       (fol. 109) whereof as well our Cap.t Generall of our Said province of Mary-
              land as our member of our upper house of Assembly as also all the
              Deputys and Delegates of our Lower house of Assembly, and all
              other the Inhab.ts of our province of maryland whom it may
              concern are to take notice and to order their affairs accordingly And
              we do hereby order and Command our Respective Sheriffs of our
              Severall Counties within our Said province that they upon Sight of
              this our Proclamation Doe Immediately publish and proclaim the Same
           p.86   & Give the respective Deputys and Delegates of their Countys par-
        (fol. 109) ticular notice of our will and pleasure herein, Given at our City of
              S.t marys under the Great Seale of our Said province of maryland
              the tenth day of Aprill in the 41.th year of our Dominion over or