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June Cort 1702 may be The better knowne and Enquired of Lastly You shall Cause to Come before You on The day And at The place Afforesd The writts, precepts prosesss And Indictments to Your Courts And ~ Jurisdicon belonging that the Same may be inspected And by due Course of Law determined as Affsd Wittness Nathaniell Blakiston Esqr. her Matys Captn. Grll and Goverr. in Cheife in & Over her Matys province & Territory of Maryland The 13th day of June in The first Year of Our Reige &ca. Annoqe. Domi 1702 Nathll Blakiston Anne by The grace of God of England Scottland france & Ireland Queen defender of The faith &ca. To Phillip Hopkins, Solln Wright John Wells John Chaires, James Smith, And Michaell Miller of Kent County in our Province of Maryland, Greeting know Yee That wee do hereby Authorize & Empower You The said Phillip Hopkins ~ Solln Wright Jno. Wells, John Chaires James Smith & Michll Miller Or either of You to Admr the Oathes Appointed by Act of prliament to be taken instead of the Oathes of Alegiance & Supremacy as allso The Oath of Justice to The said William ffrisby & Elias King & The rest within named & You The said Will: ffrisby Elias King And The rest haveing taken The Oathes Are to Admr The same to The said Phillip Hopkins Sollo Wright, Jno. Wells, Jno. Chaires James Smith & Michll Miller, And The rest of The Justices & Comissrs of The said County respectively as They are named in The within written Comission & That You & every of You do severally subscribe The Test & Associacon And for so doeing This shall be your sufficient Warrant hereof faile not & when You have so done You are to certifie The same under Your hands And seales unto us in Our high Court of Chancery with all Convenient spead Witness Our Trusty & well beloved ~ Nathll Blakiston Esqr her Matys Captn Grll And Govrnr in & Over her Matys Province & Territory of Mariland The Therteenth day of June in The first Year of Our Reigne &ca. Annoqe Domi 1702 Nathll Blakiston Which Said Comission being read The Severall Justices therein Cont tained were Sworn according to Dedimus potests Save Mr. Wm. Frisby, who being Called Answered that he had formerly given his reasons to the Contrary and if Demanded would give further Satis :faction~ And Mr. James Smith who produced An Excuse from his Excy. the Govr. from taking the Oaths And was ~ thereupon Released therefrom GLumley Cler Curr: Comr Cans [?] |
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