Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.     129

     Thomas Stone James Linsey Thomas Baker Francis Pope William Liber A
     Marshall Walter Beane & Joseph Harrisson gentlemen greeting know
     ye that wee for the trust and Confidence wee haue in your fidelities
     Circumspections Prouidences and wisdoms haue Constituted or
     dained and appoynted and doe by thees preesants Constitute ordaine
     and appoynt you the sayd Henry Addames Thomas Stone James
     Linsey Thomas Baker Francis Pope William Marshall Walter Beane
     and Joseph Harrisson gentlemen Commissioner Joyntly and seuerally
     to keepe the Peace in Charleses Countie and to doe keepe and Cause
     to bee kept all Laws and ordinances made for the good & Conserua
     tion of the Peace and for the quiet Rule and Gouerment of the People
     in all and euerie articles of the same and to Chastise and Punish all
     Persons offending against the forme of any the laws and orders of
     this owr Prouince or any of them in Charleses Countie as according
     to thos Laws and orders shal bee fit to bee done Wee haue also
     Constited you and euery four and more of you of which the sayd
     Henry Addames Thomas Stone and James Linsey unles sum one
     of owr Councell bee presant are always to bee one Commissioners
     to enquire by the oath of good and Lawfull men of your Countie
     aforsayd of all mannor of fellons witchcrafts inchantments sorceries
     Magick Arts trespasses forstallings engrosings and extortions whot
     soeuer and all and singular other misdeeds and offences of which
     Justices of the Peace in England may or ought Lawfullie to enquir
     by whomsoeuer or whensoeuer done or perpetrated or which hear-
     after shall happen to bee done or perpetrated in the Countie aforsayd
     against the laws and orders of this owr Prouince Prouided you pro
     ceed not in any the Cases aforsayd to tacke life or member but in
     eueri such Case you send the Prisoners with their indightment and
     the whole matter depending be for you to the next Prouinciall Court
     to bee houlden for this owr Prouince whensoeuer or whearsoeuer to
     bee houlden ther to bee tryed and further wee doe hearby Authories
     you to issiue Rits Processes arrests and Attachments to hold plea of
     hear and determin and after Judgmen Execution to Award in all
     Causes siuill wheather in actions reall or personall whear the thing in
     action doath not exceed three thowsand pounds of tob: according to
     the laws order and reasonable Customes made and used in this owr
     Prouince which Causes Ciuill so to bee tried wee doe Constitute
     ordaine and appoynt you the sd Henry Addames Thomas Stone
     James Linsey to bee iudges as aforsayd unless sum one of owr Coun
     cell bee then in Court and thearfor wee Command you that you dili
     gentlie intend the keeping of the peace laws and orders and all and
     singular the other Premisses at certayn days or places which you or
     any four or more of you as aforsayd shal in that behalfe appoynt:
     ye shall make inquire upon the premisses and perform and fullfill the
     same in forme aforsayd doing thearin that which to Justice aper
     tayneth according to the laws orders and resonable Customes of this