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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 |
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