Provincial Court Proceedings, 1666—67.

         Liber FF  nacon or deliner himselfe to the Prison of the sherriffe of the County
              of st marys or otherwise that they or either of them would be Con-
              tent to doe it for him

         The Courts broke upp And the next Court is to be held On The
                  9th day of Aprill next anno 1667
         [p. 436] 436]           Maryland
         Att a Speciall Court held att Mattapenny in Caluert County on
         Twesday the 19th day of March in the 35th yeare of the
            Dominion of Cáecilius &c annoq Domini 1666/7
         pr5ent Charles Caluert Esp Leiutennt Generall & Cheife Gouernor
                    and Cheife Justice of this prouince
                    Philip Caluert Esq Chancellor Deputy Gouernot and Justice

                    Jerome White
                    Baker Brooke
                       and     Esqrs Justices
                   Tho: Truman

                Ordered That Mr Richard Collett be deputed sherriffe during this
              Court

                Came his lordps Attorney Generll & deliuered into Court an Infor-
              macon agt William Gard Mastr of the Catch Hope belonging to New-
              England and now riding at Anchor in Petuxent riuer wthin this
              Prouince which said Informacon is as followeth (uizt)

              To the Rigt Honble the Leiutennt Generall and the Rest of his lordps
              Justices for this Prouince
                Memorandm that Wm Caluert Esep Attorney Genll for the Rigt
              Honble the Lord Proprietary who as well for the said Lord Propr
              as for the Honble Charles Caluert Esq Leiutennt Generall and Cheife
              Gouernor of this Prouince followeth
                Comes into Court of the said Lord Propr before the Gouernor
              and Councell the 19th day of March in the yeare of Our lord 1666
              in his proper prson and as well for the Lord Propr as for the sd
              Charles Caluert Esq Gouernor of Maryland giues the Court afore-
              said here to understand That whereas by a Certaine Act of Parliamt
              of King Charles the second that now is begunn att westminster the
              day of May 1661 in the 13th yeare of his Reigne and there Con-
              tinued till the 19th day of May in the yeare of his Maties Reigne
              and then prorogued to the 18th of February then next following and
       [p.437]     there Continued till the 27th of July in the yeare of his Maties
              Reigne and then Prorogued to the 16th of March then next following
              it stands Enacted by the Authority of the sd Parliament as follow-
              eth (uizt) And for the better preuencon of frauds Bee it Enacted and