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Joyntly and Severally to keep the peace in our County of Kent afd and to keep or Cause to be kept all Laws and orders for the good Conversation of the peace and for the Quiet rule and Governmt= of the people in and all and every the Artickles of the Same And to Chastize and Punish all prsons offending agt. the form of Any those Laws and orders of this our province or any of them in Kent County afd As According to the form of those Laws And orders Shall be fit to be done. we have Also Constituted and Appointed you And every four or more of you of which you the Said William Frisby Elias King John Whittington Charles Hynson Thos: Ringold and John Salter or one of you Shall allways be one of the Comrs to Enquire by the oaths of good and Lawfull men of your County of All and All Manner of Sorceries fellonies witchcrafts Enchantments Magicke Arts Trespasses forestallings Engrossings And Extortions Whatsoever and of all and Singular other misdeeds and offences (of which) Excepting Matters relating to titles of Land Whomsoever or wheresoever done or perpetrated or which here: :after Shall happen to be done or prpetrated in the County afd against the Laws and orders of this our province provided. But We will not yt you proceed in Any of the Cases afd to take life or Member but that in ever Such case you Send the prsoners to the next provll Court to be holden for ye. Said province whensoever or wheresoever to be holden there to be tryed and further we do hereby Authorize and impower you to Issue out writts precepts processe and of Trespass Attachmts: to hold plea of Oyer and Terminer and of all accons ^ agt. the form of Any the Laws or Statutes of our Kingdom of England or the Sd. Province all Accons of Trespass quare Clausum fregit All Accons of debt and detinue Surtrover and replevin for any Sum or Sums of money or tobacco goods wares or Merchdizes All Accons of Trespass upon the case for mony tobacco goods wares or merchandizes or upon noat book or Account and all other Accons prsonall Whatsoever of what Nature or kind Soever Titles of Land Allways Excepted and foreprized & After Judgment to award Execucon in all Causes cevill So to be tryed Excepting as before Excepted Wee do Constitute Ordaine & Appoint You The Severall & respective person Afsd to be Judges as Afforesaid And therefore Wee Comand You That You ~ dilligently intend The keeping of The peace Laws & Orders & all & Singular other The premisses And on certaine days Appointed according to Act of Assembly in That Case made & provided & at such place wch you or Any behalfe Appoint, You make Enquiry of The premisses and prform & fullfill the Same in forme Afforesaid doing Therein wt to Justice Appertaines According to The Laws & Customes as Affsd And therefore Wee Comand Ye that at the place And on The days Affsd wch you or any four or more of you as Affsd shall make knowne unto him yt he give his attendance on You & if need require You Cause to come before You or any such four or more of You such & so many good & Lawfull men of Your County by whome The truth of ye prmisses |
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