( 83 )    8ber y^e 18^th 1692
Their Children, Servants, & Slaves or others und^r their Charge & tuition So to doe on y^e respective
Dayes aforesd to be kept & Solemnized within their Respective Counties & places aforesd o^r they
will answer y^e Contrary at their p^rill & one pains of being Serverely proceeded agt for their
Contempt & to y^e End y^e Same may be y^e Better published & made known & y^t none may plead
or pretend Ignorance herein I Doe in their maties name Straitly Charge & Comand all &
Singular y^e Respective Sheriffs of this Province forthwith upon Receipt hereof, to make
Publick Proclamation hereof in y^e most Publicgh & Convenient Places within their respective
Countyes ~ ~ ~ ~  Given at y^e Citty of S^t Maryes und^r ye great Seale of y^e Sd Province of
Maryland y^e Sixth Day of 8ber in y^e 4^th year of their maties Reign &ca An^o Dom 1692
 
God Save King William & Queen Mary
m^r Stephen Luffe
high Sheriffe of Som^rsett
  County these
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Gentlemen                                                        S^t. Maryes 8ber y^e 12^th 1692
Their maties having been gratiously pleased by their letters Pattents Dated September y^e fifth 169-
to grant unto me y^e office & Employm^t of their Secretary of Maryland with power to nominate
& appoint Clerks respectively to y^e Severall County Crts of this Province, and foreasmuch
as I am yett a Stranger both to y^e p^rsons & Qualifycations of such as are fittest to Serve
in that Capacity, but most Desirous y^t y^e Sd office may be Executed in Such manner
as may be most for their maties and Consequently for y^r Countys Service I Doe therefore
for this first time & without Prejudice to my Right, request of you (Gent^s) to Certify
to me by y^e first opportunity whom you shall Judge y^e most honnest and able Clerk for
that Employm^t  to be Executed by himselfe & not by a Deputy, and y^e p^rson bringing such
your Certifycate shall be sufficiently Empowered by me to p^rforme his Duty to y^rs & y^e
Countyes Satisfaction, this is at present what I have to Impart to you from Gent
on y^e margent of y^e Sd Letter                                            your humble Servant   Thomas Larrence
it was written as followeth. The
Clk must bring y^e names of two p^rsons who will be Security with him to Indemnify me for any miscarage
he shall Committ in y^e Execution of his office - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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