502       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1669—70.

        Liber jj   February the ixth MDClxix By the Oath of John Morecroft One of
              the wittnesses to the abovesaid Letter of Attorny the same in Open
              Court the day and yeare abovesaid was proved.
                                           Jn0 Blomfeild, Cl Cur.

                Maryland ss These may certefy whom it may concerne that on
              the twelveth day of this instant January in the 39th yeare of the
              Dominion of Caeci!ius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Prov-
              inces of Maryland and Ava!on Lord Baron of Baltamore &c over this
              Province of Maryland Annoque Domini 1670 in the prsence of us
              whose hands and seales are hereunto subscribed William Ford of
              Bristoll in the Kingdome of England did take sarah Preston daughter
              of Richard Preston of the County of Calvert in the said Province of
              Maryland deceased to wife, and the said sarah did also acknowledge
              the said William to be her lawfull husband, and did desire us under-
              written to certefy the same under our hands and seales which accord-
              ingly wee have done the twelveth day of January in the yeare
              abovesaid           Peter sharpe  (sealed)
                                  William Berry  sealed
                                  James Preston (sealed)
                                 Thomas Preston  sealed

                Maryland ss These may certefy whom it may concerne that on
              the ninth day of this instant February in the 39th yeare of the Domin-
              ion of Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
              Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltamore &c over this Prov-
              ince of Maryland, Annoque Domini One Thowsand six hundred and
              seaventy in the prsence of us whose hands and seales are hereunto
              subscribed William stevens sonne of William stevens of the County
              of Dorset in this said Province of Maryland, did take Mary sharpe
              Daughter of Peter sharpe of the County of Calvert in the said Prov-
              ince of Maryland to wife and the said Mary did also acknowledge the
              said William to be her lawfull husband and did desire us under-
              written to Certefy the same under our hands and seales which accord-
              ingly wee have done this ninth day of February in the yeare abovesaid
                                  William Berry (sealed)
                                  Mich: Offley  (sealed)
                                  Tho: Preston  (sealed)
                                   John Jadwyn  (sealed)

        [p. 52] Baker Brooke Esq surveyor Generall of the Province of Mary-
              land to William Hemsley of the County of Talbot in the said Prov-
              ince gentl Greeting, whereas his Excellency Charles Calvert Esq
         (Locus Capt Generall of this Province hath by a Comission under his hand
         sigilli) & seale at armes bearing date the last day of March last Deputed
              Constituted and appointed me Surveyor Generall of this Province and