MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS 41

Court of our Province of Maryland Greeting, Whereas by Virtue of a Writ
of Error issued out of our high Court of Chancery the Record and proceed-
ings of a certain Judgm^t given by you the Justices of our s^d Court in favour
of Charles Carroll the 2^d day of March A^o 1694 (upon a Writ of Error by
him brought in a Judgm^t given ag^t him by a certain Sp" Court of Oyer and
Terminer, the i8^th day of February A^o 1692. on an information by Nehemiah
Blackiston Esq who as well for Us as for himself in that behalf prosecuted)
have been transmitted and laid before our Govern^r and Councill for hearing
Appeals and Writs of Error to Correct Errors as was Say'd, and the Same hav-
ing there been heard and fully considered do find no reason for Setting aside
or reversing yo^r Judgm^t thereon given but on the Contrary have affrrm'd the
Same, We therefore Command you that upon the Judgm^t afores^t you do
proceed and go on and render and award Execution thereon as fully and
amply as if the Writ afores^d before our Govern^r and Councill to Correct
Errors etc: had Never been brought, Witness our Trusty and well beloved
Francis Nicholson Esq Cap^t Gen^ll and Govern^r in Cheif in and over our
Province and Territory afores^d this 29^th day of March in the Ninth Year of
our Reign etc: Annoque Domini 1697.

Per Cur: Hen: Denton Clk Concil per App^lto [etc.]

His Ma^ty ag^t Swetnam and Elias King
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William the Third by the Grace of God, King of England Scotland]
France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith etc: To the Justices of the prov^ll
Court of our Province of Maryland, Greeting, Whereas Elias King of Kent
County was p^rsented by the Grand Jury of this Province for breach of Severall
of our Laws and Acts of Ass^bly [59] etc: And Receiv'd a Tryall for the Same
by a Jury of twelve Men etc: before you the 5^th day of Octob^r last past, And
whereas Richard Swetnam of Talbot County (being likewise p^rsented for
perjury) received in like manner a Tryall for the Same by a jury of twelve
men etc: before you the 6^th day of the s^d Octob^r and were both acquitted
thereon; but Forasmuch as our Attorney Gen^H finding Cause to Appeal from
yo^r Judgm^t in both the s^d Actions unto our Govern^r and Councill for hearing
Appeals and Writs of Error, had pursuant thereto the Transcript of the pro-
ceedings in both Tryalls transmitted unto our s^d Govern^r and Councill in
Order to filing Reasons for Such his Appeal and Arguing the Same: And he
having Signifyed and Complain'd unto our s^d Govern^r and Councill how that
a full Transcript of the s^d proceedings is not transmitted in that our Writ of
Venire is wanting in both, and not therein Expressed whereby the Record is
diminished and he not able to proceed further for want thereof; We do there-
fore Command that without delay you Cause a full Transcript of the whole
proceedings in both Actions to be transmitted unto our s^d Govern^r and Coun-
cill without any Diminution whatsoever to the End Speedy Justice may be