Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.     141

          At a Provinciall Court held at Maries the fifth of April in the Liber N N
          yeare aforesaid and there continued untill the fif tenth day of the
          same month at which Said fifth day were present.
           The Right Honble the Lord Proprietary
                 Philip Calvert Escp Chancellour
                 Wm Calvert Escp Principall Secretary
      The Honble Baker Brooke Esq Surveyr Generall Justices.
                 Thomas Taillor Esq
                 Jesse Wharton Esq
          Then was the Honble William Calvert Esq Sworne Principall
        Secretary of this Province according to the forme of the Oath
        (mutatis mutandis) ut est in Lib C: B: Corhissoñs from his Lord-
        shipp.

          Then was John Blomfeild Sworne Clerke of the Provinciall Court,
        Keeper of the lesser scale, and Clerke of his Lopps Councell Ut est
        mutatis mutandis in lib Consil J: J: fot 13.

          Then were Benjamin Rozer, Kenelm Cheseldyn, George Parker

        Peter Sayer Robert Carvile, Robert Ridgely, Mathew Warde Charles
        Boteler John Jones and John Rousby Gent sworne Attornyes of this
        Court.
         The Court adjourned till the morrow 9 a clocke.

        April the 6th 1676.
          Then was his Lordshipps Comission constituteing and appointing
        justices of this Court read, the tenor whereof followeth in these
        words vizt
           Ch:    Baltemore,
          Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary-
        land and Avalon Lord Baltemore &c To all and Singular Our Sher-
        iffs and cheife Officers and all Others of Our Province of Mary-
        land aforesaid Greeting Whereas aswell for Our Owne conservation
        as for the conservation of the Peace and tranquility of Our Said
        Province, And to the end that justice and equity may be duly and
        impartially ministred to all and every person and persons bodies
        politique and Corporate of and within Our Province of Maryland
        aforesaid Wee have constituted assigned and appointed and doe
        hereby constitute assigne and appoint Our deare Unckle Philip Cal-
        vert Esq Our Chancellour and William Calvert Esq Our Secretary
        of Our said Province Baker Brooke Esq Our Surveyour Generall,
        Samuel Chew Escp Thomas Taillor Esq and Jesse Wharton Esq
        to be Our justices of Our Provinciall Court of Our Said Province
        dureing Our pleasure aswell for the holding of all pleas touching and
        relateing unto the conservation of Us and the conservation of the
        Peace of Our said Province, as for the holding of pleas touching