354 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670-71.





        Liber C D  Berry Edward Keen John Tawney and Robert Tyler of our County
               of Calvert Gentlemen Greeting Know ye that we for the Great Trust
               and Confidence that we have in your ffidelitys Circumspections Prov
               idences and Wisdoms have Constituted Ordained & appointed and
               by these presents do Constitute Ordain and appoint you the Said
               Thomas Bnooke Charles Brooke, John Abbington Rich.d Perry
               George Beckwith George Peake, William Groom, Tobias Norton
               Peter Sharpe, William Berry, Edward Keene, Jo: Tawney and
               Robert Tyler Gentlemen Com.rs Joyntly and Severally to keep the
               peace in the Said County of Calvert our Said Province of
               maryland and to keep and Cause to be all Laws and & Orders
               made for the Good and Conservation of the peace and for ye quiet
               Rule and Government of the people in all and Every the Articles
               of the Same and to Chastise and punish all psons offend against
               the form of any the Laws & Orders of this our Province or any of
               them in Calvert County aforesaid as according to the form of the
               Said Laws and Orders Shall be fit to be done We have also Con
               stituted & Ordained you & Every four on more of you (of you
               the Said Thomas Brooke Charles Brooke, John Abbington Rich.d
               Perry and George Beckwith (unless one of our Council be present)
               to To be Comicon.rs to Enquire by the Oaths of Twelve
               Good and Lawfull men of your County aforesaid of all manner of
               ifelonys Witchcraft Enchantments Sorceries magick Arts Trespasses,
               iforestallings Ingrossing and Extontions Whatsoever and of all and
               Singu  and offences of which Justices of the
               peace in England
                              Provided that you proceed not
        (fol. 550) in any of the Cases aforesaid to take life on member but that in
               Every Such Case you Send the prisoners with their Indictm.t and
               the whole matter depending before you to the next Prov” Court
               to be holden for this our Province whensoeven or wheresoever holden
               there to be tryed, And further We do hereby Authorize you to issue
               Writts process arrests and attachm.ts to hold plea of hear & Determine
               and according to the Laws Orders and Reasonable Customs within
               this our Province after Judgm.t Execution to Award in all Causes
               Civil whether in Actions Reall or psonall where the thing in Action
               doth not Exceed the value of three thousand pounds of Tobacco
               in w.ch Causes Civil So to be tryed We d0 Constute Ordain and
               appoint you Thomas Brooke Charles Brooke John Abbington Rich
               ard Perry and George Beckwith to be Judges as aforesaid unless
               Some one of our Council be then in Court, And therefore We Com
               mand you that you diligently Intend the keeping of the peace Laws
               and Orders and all and Singular other the premisses and at Certain
               days appointed according to Act of Assembly in that Case Provided
           p. 423 and Such places which you or any four or more of you as afores.d
         (fol. 550) Shall in that behalf appoint you make Enquiries upon the premisses &