360 Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670-71.





        Liber CD Upper House of Assembly
                Caecilius &c To our Trusty and welbeloved our Dear brother
               Phillip Calvert Esq our Chanceilo.r of our Said province of mary
               land Greeting Whereas for Severall weighty and Urgent Occasions
               & affairs Relateing to our Self and the State and defence of our
               Said province of maryland we have Determined and Ordained a
               Certain Generall Assembly of ours to be holden at our City of S.t
               maries within our Said Province the Seven and Twentieth day of this
               Instant march there to Treat with you our Councello.rs and the most
               Considerable persons of our Said province, We do will and Com
               mand you upon the faith which you owe unto us that the difficulties
               of our Said affairs and the Iminent dangers Considered all Excuses
               whatsoev.r Set aside you be psonally prsent at the day and place
               afores.d with us our Councello.rs and the afores.d other psons of our
               Said province to treat of and to afford us yo.r Council in Relacon
               to the afores.d affairs and this as you Love and Esteem us, our hono.t
               and the Safety & defence of our Said Province you are no ways to
               Omitt Wittness our Self at our City of S :t maries the Sixteenth day
               of march in the nine and thirtieth year of our Dominion over our
               Said Province of maryland Annoq Domini MDCLxx

                The like writt issued unto his Said Lordship's Trusty and wel
               beloved his Dear Nephew S.r William Talbot Baronet his Said
               Lordships principall Secretary of his Said Province of maryland
               returnable as before and dated the Same time.

        (fol. 555) The like writt issued unto his Said Lordship's Trusty & wel
               beloved his Dear nephew William Calvert Esq returnable as before
               dated the Same time

                The like writt issued unto his Sd Lopp's Trusty & welbeloved
               Baker Brooke Esq Returnable as before dated the Same time

                The like writt issued unto his Said Lordship's Trusty & wel-
               beloved Henry Coursey Esq Returnable as before dated the Same
               time

                The like writt issued unto his S.d Lordship's Trusty & welbeloved
               Thomas Trueman Esq Returnable as before dated the Same time

                The like writt issued unto his Sd Ldp's Trusty and welbeloved
               Samuel Chew Esq Returnable as before dated the Same time

                The like writt issued unto his Said Lordships Trusty & welbeloved
               Edward ffitzherbert Esp Returnable as before dated ye Same time