130    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A   owr prouince sauing to us the amercements and other things thearof
                   to us belonging and thearfor wee Command the Sheriffe of Charleses
                   Countie by vertue of thees Presants tht at Certaine days and places
                   which you or any such four of you as aforsayd shal macke knowen
                   to him to giue his attendance one you and if nead requir to cause to
                   Cum befor you or any such four or more of you as aforsayd so many
                   good and law full men of your Countie by whome the truth in the
                   Premisses may the better bee knowne and enquired of and Lastly
                   we haue appoynted George Thompson Clarke and keeper of the Rec
                   ords of Proceedings in this your Countie Court thearfor you shal
                   cause to bee braught befor you at the sayd days and places the writs
                   precepts prosses and indightments to your Court and Jurisdiction
                   belonging tht the same may bee inspected and by a due Cours deter
                   mined as aforsayd giucn at St Maries under owr great seale of owr

                   sayd Prouince of Mariland this six and twentith day of June in the
                   nine and twentith yeare of owr Dominion ouer the sayd Prouince and
                   in the yeare of owr Lord one thowsand six hundered sixtie and one
                   witnes owr dear Brother Philip Caluert Esp Liutennant of owr sayd
                   Prouince of Mariland             Philip Caluert

                     You shal sware that as Commissioners in Charleses Countie in all
                  articles in his Lordships Commission to you directed you shal doe
                   equal right to the poor as to the rich to the best of your Cunning and
                   Power and after the presidents and Customes of this Prouince and
                   acts of assemblie thearof made and that you hould your sessions and
                   Courts as you are directed in your Commission or according to the
                   acts of Assemblie prouiding in that behalfe and all fines and amerce
                   ments that shal happen to bee made and all forfeiturs which shal fal
                   be for you ye shall cause to bee entered without any Concealment and
                   Certifie the same unto his Lordships receauer of this Prouince ye
                   shal not disturbe nor hinder the Procecution of Justise or tacke any
                   gift bribe or fee to the intent to delay judgment but shal behaue your
                   selfe iustly and truly to the best of your understanding and power so
                   long as you shal percist in this office and untill you bee by lawful
                   Authoritie discharged thear from and you shal further sware that
                   you will not by yourself nor any other person directly nor indirectly
                   troble molest or discountenance any Person whatsoeuer in this Prou
                   ince Professing to beliue in Jesus Christ for or in his or her Religion
                   nor in his or her free exercise thearof within the sayd Prouince so
                   thay bee not unfaythful to his Lordship nor molest nor Conspire
                   against the ciuill gouerment established hear under him so helpe you
                   God

           July 2d Ao Mr Zacharie Wade entereth the birth of his Daughter Marie Wade
                   who whas borne the 21 th Aprill Ao 1661