Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.23





     Know all men by theese prsents that I Henery Carline doe Assigne Liber A
    ouer unto Thomas Hill all my wholl right tittle and intreast in this
    Patent as wittnes my hand this 17th of Februarie Anno dom 1654
    Wittnes heareof Thomas hill Junir Henerie H C Carline
                George Crouch       his marke
                        Publisht in Court Octobr 29th 1655

     For Confirmation of the Patent and Assignement aboue written
    and Recorded unto Thomas Hill the aiforesaid Henery Carline doth
    acknowledge the same to bee his act and deede and tht hee sould to
    the sd Hill the plantacon now in his possession
    In the pTsents of the Court the first of Januarie 1655

     Wheareas the exercise of the Cheife Magestracy, and Administra- [fol. 97]
    tion of the Gouernment, ouer England Scotland Ireland, and domin
    ions theareunto beelonginge, doth now reside in his Highnes the
    Lord Protector, assisted with a Councell; In whose name all writts,
    proces, Commitions, Graunts &c are to runne, And from whom all
    Magistracy, and honours, in the three Kingdoms, or Nations afore
    sayd, and the dominions theareof, is to bee deriued And this Prouince
    of Maryland, by lawfull power from the supreme Authoritie, of the
    Commonwealth of England, formerly and since, from the Lord
    Protector, and Counsell, now beeinge Comitted, to the Honourable
    Ritchard Bennett Esqr, and Colonell Wm Claiborne, is subjected to
    the prsent Gouernment of England and established thearein, by a
    Cothition Graunted in the name of his Highnes, the Lord Protector,
    unto Capt Wm Fuller mr Rit Preston, mr Wm Durand, mr Edwd
    Loyd, Capt Jn° Smith, mr Leo Stronge, mr [blank] Lawson, mr Jn°
    Hatch. mr Wm Parker mr Rit Wells and mr Rit Ewen, for the
    orderinge directinge and Gouerninge, all the Aifayers of Maryland
     Wherefore the sayd Capt Wm Fuller, and the rest of the Comit
    ioners, prsent at a Court houlden at Prouidence, the 28th day of
    februari 1654, Accordinge to order of this Court, in Pursuance,
    of the Discharg of that trust, which is Cothitted to them, For the
    more eassie and speedy Administration of Justice, Conseruation
    of the peace, pruention of insurections and disturbances which may
    arise, and for the suppressinge of the same Haue in the name of
    the Lord Protector, and doe by thees prsents nominate, and appoint,
    mr Phillip Conier Cheife Comander, of the County of Kent, within
    the Prouince of Maryland, Giuinge and Grauntinge, in the name
    of his Highnesse the Lord Protector of England &c unto the sayd
    Phillip Conier, Power and Authoritie in the sd Countie, to Corñaund
    all psons thearein, in all things relatinge necessarily to the deifence
    theareof, From the Insurrections of Indians and Atempts of any
    psones, whatsoeuer, unlawfuly made, and against the peace and
    libertie of the people, as also to Commaund them, in that which