Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670.   349





    Great Trust and Confidence, that we have in your ffidelitys Circum- Liber C D
    spections Providences and wisdoms have Constituted Ordained &
    appointed and by these presents do Constitute Ordain and appoint
    you the Said Richard Woolman William Coursey Philemon Lloyd
    Thomas South Seth ffoster, Thomas Hinson, Philip Stevenson James
    Ringold William Hambleton Jonathan Sybrey Richard Gonsuch
    Edward Roe and John Wells Gent Comrs Jolynty and Severally to
    keep the peace in Talbot County in the Said Province and to keep &
    Cause to be kept all Laws and Orders made for the Good & Conser
    vation of the peace and for the Quiett Rule and Governm.t of the
    people in all and Every the Articles of the Same and to Chastise and
    punish all persons offending against the form of any the Laws (fol. 545)
    and Orders of this our Province or any of them in Talbot County
    aforesaid as according to the form of the Said Laws and Ord.rs
    Shall be fit to be done, We have also Constituted and Ordained you
    & Every four or more of you (of which you the Said Richard
    Woolman Will.tm Coursey Philemon Lloyd and Thomas South un
    less one of 0r Council be present are always to be one to be Comis
    sion.rs to Enquire by the Oaths of Good and Lawfull men of your
    County aforesaid of all manner of ifelonies Witchcrafts Enchant
    ments Sorceries Magick Arts Trespasses iforestallings Ingrossings
    and Extortions whatsoever and of all and Singular misdeeds and
    offences of which Justices of the peace in England may or ought
    Lawfully to Enquire by whomsoever or whensoever demand per
    petrated or w.ch hereafter Shall happen to be done and perpetrated
    in the County af.d against the Laws and Orders of this our Province,
    Provided that you proceed not in any of the Cases aforesaid to take
    life or member But that in Every Such Case you Send the prisoners
    with their Indictment and the whole matter depending before you to
    the next Provinciall Court to be holden for this our Province when
    soever or wheresoever to be holden there to be tryed And further
    we do hereby athorize you to issue writts process arrests & attach
    ments to hold plea of hear and Determine and according to the
    Laws Orders & Reasonable Customs within this our Province after
    Judgm.t Execution to award in all Causes Civill whether in actions
    Reall or psonall where the thing in acOn doth not Exceed the value of
    three thousand pounds of Tobacco in Causes Civil So to be
    tryed We do Constitute Ordain and appoint you the Said Richard
    Woolman William Coursey Philemon Lloyd and Thomas South to be p.419
    Judges as afores.d unless Some one of our Council be then in Court, (fol. 545)
    and therefore We Comand you that you diligently Intend the keep
    ing of the peace Laws and Orders and all and Singular other the
    prmisses and at Certain days appointed according to Act of Assembly
    in that Case Provided and Such places which you or any four or
    more of you as aforesaid Shall in that behalf appoint you make
    Enquiries upon the premisses and perform and fullfill the Same in