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1671 Cæcilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To the Majo.r Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councill of the Citty of Saint Maries Greeting whereas by the Advice and Consent of our Councill wee have Determined to hold an Assembly of the Freemen of our Province on the tenth Day of Octo.r next Ensueing thereto Consider of Certaine things concerning the State and Wellfaire of this our Province of Maryland wee Comand You the Said Majo.r Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councill that makeing Proclamacon as soone as Conveniently may bee after the receipt of the writ You cause to bee Elected Two Discreet Cittizens to serve as Delegates for the said Citty in the said Assembly thereto Doe and Consent to such things as by Comon Consent Shall happen to bee Ordeined and Enacted in the businesses aforesd So that through want of Sufficient Power or Inconsiderate Elleccon of the aforesd Delegates the businesses afforesd may not Remaine undone or Neglected and make Your Retourne of the writt unto o.r Secretaries Office by the Second Day of Octob.r next Together w.th the names of the Said Cittizens Elleccted to bee Delegates for the Said Citty as afforesd Given att our Said Citty of Saint Maries under the Greate Seale of our said Province of Maryland the 15.° Day of Septemb.r in the fortieth Yeare of our Dominion over our said Province Annoq Dom 1677 October 2.° 1671 Came Philip Calvert Esq Majo.r of the Citty of Saint Maries and made Retourne of this writ as Followeth on the back side thereof By Vertue of this writ of the Right Hono.bl the Lord Prop.ry w.thin written into his Secretaries Office wee Doe Certefie that on the 29.° Day of Septemb.r after the Receipt of this writ according to the Forme of this w.thin written Writt Proclamation being made att the Said Citty in the p.rsence of the Major Recorder Aldermen and Comon Councill and the Rest of the Free Cittizens that then p.rsent were to bee Ellected wee have caused Two discreete Cittizens To wit John Morecroft Recorder and Thomas Notley Alderman of the said Citty to serve as Delegates in the Said Assembly att the Day and Place in the w.thin written Writt menconed thereto Doe and Consent to such things as by Comon Consent shall Happen to bee Ordeined and Enacted in the businesses in the said writt w.thin written menconed According to the Forme and Effect of the within written Writt Philip Calvert Majo.r Cæcilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To John Morecroft ^[illegible]^ Recorder of our Citty of Saint Maries Greeting whereas by our Writt Yshueing out of our Court of Chancery Expressing that whereas by the Advice and consent of our Councill wee have Determined to hold an Assembly of the Freemen |
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