Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     573

      at S~ Marys under owr Lesser seale of owr sayd Prouince of Man- Liber B
      land the twentith day of Aprill in the four and thirtith yeare of owr
      Dominion ouer owr sayd Prouince of Mariland Annocp Domini 1665
      witnes owr dean sone and Heir Charles Caluert Es~ owr Liuetennant
      Generall of owr sayd Prouince of Mariland Charles Calvert

        You shall well and truly Sarue the Lord Propnietari in the office
      of a Sheriffe of the County of Charles and doe his Lordships Profits
      in all things that belongs unto you by way of office as far forth as
      you Can or may you shall truly and Rightfully treat the People of
      your Sheriffwnick and doe right as well to the poore as to the Rich in
      all that belongs unto your office you shall doe no wrong to any man
      for any guift fauour haet on other affection you shall dewly execute [p.~~5i1
      so fame as you may all such writs and warrants as shall bee to you
      derected by law full Authority and thearof you shall macke a tnew
      Returne according to the tenor of the Rite so helpe you God

        Who immediatly Deputed M~ Samull Cnessey to bee his under
      Shiriff who also in open Court tooke the aboue mentioned oath

        It is also ordered that W Henry Addames bind himself in a bond
      to the Rest of the Commissioners of Charles County of one hundered
      and fifty thowsand pounds of tobacco for the trew performance of the
      Place of Heigh Sheriffe of Charleses County according to the trew
      intent and meaning of his Commissione

        John Broune and George Thompson CIke produced this ensuing
      letter of Atturney

      Charleses County in the Prouince of Mariland
        Know all men by thees Presents that I George Bnadshow of the
      County and Prouince aboue sayd Planter haue nominated Constituted
      ordayned and Appoynted and doe by thees Presents Nominaet Con-
      stitute ordayne Authorise impower And Appoynt my Louing f rind
      W George Thompson and John Browne or eythen of them my trew
      and Law full Attumneys or Atturney for mee my heirs Executors [p.452]
      Administrators or Assignes to Alienaet enfeof Confirme and sell for
      euer unto Richard Randall his heirs Executors Administrators and
      Assignes for euer flue hundered Acres of Land Called the Expecta-
      tion lung in Charleses County about sum three miles from Nangemy
      branch giuing and hearby granting unto my sayd Atturneys or either
      of them full Power and Authoritie for mee and in my name to macke
      seale and Deliuer indenturs of saile for Land unto Richard Randall
      his heirs &~ according to due forme of Law as aforsayd in Any Court
      of Record within this Prouince as abouesayd Ratifling Confirming
      and Allowing and by thees Presents houlding firme and Stabell all
      and whatsoeuer my sayd Atturney or eyther of them shall lawfully
      doe or Caus Lawfully to bee done in and about the Praemisses to

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