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35) orders And Constitutions of this our province or any of them in the County of Kent afd As According to the form of those laws and orders Shall be fit to be done. Wee have also Constituted your or Any four or More of you Of which you the Said Mr. Wm. ffrisby Mr. Elias King Capt. John Whitting ton Mr. Charles Hynson Capt. Thomas Ringold and Mr. John Salter or one of you Shall Allways be one of the Comissioners to enquire by the Oathes of good and Lawfull men of your County afd of All manner of felonies Witchcrafts Enchantments Sorceries Magick Arts trespasses forestallings Engrossings and Extortions Whatsoever And of all and Singular other Misdeeds and offences of which Justices of the peace in our Kingdom of England May or ought lawfully to Enquire by whom :soever or Whatsoever done or perpetrated or which Shall hereafter happen to be done or prpetrated in the County afd against the laws and orders of this our province, provided that you proceed not in any of the cases afd to take life or member but that in every Such case You Send the Prisoners with their indictments and the whole Matter Depending before you to the next provincial Court to be holden for this province whensoever or wheresoever holden thereto be tryed And further we do hereby Authorize And Empower you to Issue out Writts processe and Attachments and hold plea of Oyer and Terminer of all Actions of trespass against the form of any Laws or Statutes of our Kingdome of England or the province afd all Actions of trespass quare Clausum fregit All Actions of debt and Detinue Surtrover and replevin for any Sume or Sums of tobo. Mony goods wares or Merchandizes All Accons of Trespasse upon the Case for mony tobacco goods wares or Merchandizes or upon note book or Account And All other personall Accons of what Nature or kind Soever (titles of Land Allways Excepted and foreprized) And after Judgt. Execution To award in all causes civill So to be tryed according to the laws ordered and reasonable Customes Made and provided in this our province of Maryland. In which Causes civill So to be tryed (ex= :cepting as before Excepted) We do Constitute ordaine and Appoint you the Severall and respective prsons as afd to be Judges as afd And there :fore we Command you that you diligently intend the keeping of the peace Laws and orders and all and Singular the prmises and that At Certaine days Appointed by Act of Assembly in Such case made And provided And at the place where your or any four or more of you as afd Shall in that behalf Appoint You make Enquiry upon the prmises and prform and full fill the Same in form afd doing therein What to Justice appertaineth According to the laws and Customs as afd And therefore we Command the Sherf of our Sd County by vertue of these presents that at the place and on the days afd which you or any ( four |
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