Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.199





   longing that the same may be Inspected and by a dew Course deter- Liber B
   mined as aforsaid giuen under the great seale of thes oure prouince
   of Maryland thes 6th day of May in the six and twentieth year of
   oure dominion ouer the said prouince & in the yeare of or lord god
   1658 Wittnes oure Right trusty and well beloued Josias fendall Esqur
   oure liftenant of the said Prouince Josias Fendall


   To The Commisioners of Kent County
    \Vhearas I am giuen to understand that the said County is like in
   some Respects to suffer throw want of Commisioners in the same,
   these are thearfore to giue notis that I doe Apoynt MT Nickholase
   Pickard to be on of the Commisioners for the County thearby Re
   quireing Capt Vaughan or W William Leeads to Adminester the
   oath of a Commisioners to hue the said pickard also that M Wil
   liam Leeads be on of the quorum Feberary the 26th 1660
                                   Phillip Calvert


    Phillip Calvert Esquire Liftenant and Chief Gouernoure of the [fol. 85]
   prouince of Mariland & To Robert Vaghan John Coursey Thomas
   Broadnox & Seth foster & William Coursey William Leeads & James
   Ringgould Greating Takeinge into serius Consideration the dis
   tracked Condition of thes Prouince for thes present And that Justise
   may not be delayed to the Indamagement of Any parson
    Thes Are in the name of the Lord propratary to Impowr you or
   any foure or moore of youe whearof the said Robert Vaughan and
   John Coursey are allways to be on to take into youre Costody the ould
   Commision for the peace and gouerment of the County of the Ile of
   Kent Togather with the Records of the said County Courte And by
   the Rules and orders in the said Commision Perscribed Justise to all
   parsons to Adminester within the said County tell further order from
   me Giuen under my hand and seale of the Counsell thes 23th day of
   Nouernber 1 660                 Phillip Callvert

    I doe Likwise Apoynt Anthony Griffen to be shriffe for the said
   County of Kente and order youe to take notise hearof by vertue of
   thes presents                   Phillip Caluert

       The oath of the shrife
    You shall well and trewly serue the Lord propriatary in his sub
   stitute in the ofise of the shrife of the County of Kent in the prouince
   of Mariland and doe his lordships profitt in all things that belong unto
   you by way of your offise as far forth as youe cane or may you shall
   truly and ritefully treat the peopell of the shrifwicke and doe righte
   as well to pore ase Rich: in all that belongeth to your ofise you shall
   doe no wronge to any man for any gifte fauer hate or any other
   afetction you shall duly execute so fare as youe may all such ritts and