Kent County Court Proceedings, 1668-1671.261





   Head, John Wright and William Bishop gent: Comishonrs Joyntely Liber C
   and Seuerally to Keepe the Peace in the County of Kent, And to
   keepe & cause to be kept all Lawes & orders made for the good and
   Conservation of the Peace And for the Quiet rule & Goverment of the
   people in all & euery the Articles of Same, And to chasetise & punish
   all parsons offending against the forme of Any of the Lawes & orders
   of Our said Prouince of Maryland or of any of them in the County
   of Kent aforesaid As according to the forme of those Lawes & orders
   shall be fitt to be done, Wee haue allsoe Constituted & ordayned you
   the sd Robert Dunn and John Vicaris (unlesse some one of or Coun
   sell be Present) To be Or Comishonrs to enquire by the Oathes of good
   & Lawfull men of yor County aforesd of all manor of felonies witch
   craftes inchantments sorcery magick arts trespasses forestallings
   ingrosseings & extortioners whatsoeuer, And of all & singuler other
   misdeeds and offences of which Justices of Peace in England may or
   ought lawfully to inquire by whomesoeuer or whensoeuer done or Per
   petrated or wch heareafter shall happen to be donn or perpetrated in
   the County aforesd against the Lawes & orders of or sd Prouince of
   Maryland Prouided that you pceede not in any of the cases aforesd to
   take life or member but that in euery such case you send the Prisoners
   with theire indictment and the whole matter depending before you
   to the next Prouinciall Court to be holden for or sd Prouince whenso
   euer or wheresoeuer to be holden there to be tryed And further wee
   doe authorize you to issue out writts prosses and Attachments to hold
   plea of Oyer and terminer and after judgment Execution to awarde
   in all casses Ciuill whether in actions reall or Personall where the
   thing in Action doth not exceed three thousand pounds of tobacco
   according to the Lawes Orders & reasonable Customes made & used
   in or sd Proulnee of Maryland for which cases ciuell soe to be tryed,
   Wee doe Constitute ordaine & appoint you Robert Dunn & John Vi-
   caris to be Judges as aforesd unless some one of our Councill be then
   in Cort And therefore we comand you that you diligently intend the
   keepeing of the peace Lawes & orders & all & singuler other the
   prmisses and at certaine dayes appointed according to Act of As
   sembly in that case provided in such places as you or any fower of you
   as aforesd shall on that behalf e appoint yee make inquieries upon the
   prmisses and perform and fullfill the same in forme aforesaid, doeing
   therein tht which to Justice appurtañeth according to the Lawes or
   ders & reasonable Customes of or sd Prouince; Saueing to us the
   Amercements & other things thereof to us belongeing And there
   fore wee comand the Sheriff of the sd County of Kent by vertue
   of these Presents that at the dayes & places aforesaid which you or
   any fower of you as aforesd shall make knowne to him to giue his
   Attendance on you And if neede require to cause to come before you
   or any such fower or more of you as aforesd such & soe many good