Chancery Court Proceedings, 1670-71. 361




     Sp.a                                        LiberCD
      Versus John Homewood to Answer unto Charles James adm.r of
     Leonard Strong deced ret y.e 17.th of 8.br p & Teste 18.o martii 1670

     Writt of Lower House of Assembly
      Caecilius absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
     maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To Henry Adams
     of Charles County 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 &
     Ordained a Certain General Assembly of ours to be holden at our
     City of S.t maries within our Said Province upon the Seven &
     Twentieth day of march now next Comeing there to treat w.th our
     Councillo.rs and the most considerable psons of our Said Province p.428
     and Whereas it appeareth to us by a Certain Indenture Certi- (fol.555)
     fled and Transmitted unto us by our Sheriff of our County oCharles County and bearing date the     day of
     now last past that the ifreemen of our Said County of Charles
     County have Elected and Chosen you to be their delegate and Deputy
     and to be the Deputy and Delegate of our Said County and have
     Given you Authority under their hands and Seales to appear and
     Serve for the Said County as Deputy & Delegate for the Same in
     Such Generall assembly as Shall happen within one year then next
     Ensueing to be Called by us our heirs or Successo.rs Lords and
     Prop.rs of our Said Province in Case you Shall be thereunto Sum
     moned by a particular writt to be for that purpose directed to you
     by us our Said heirs or Successors & to do & Consent to those things
     w.ch then by the favo.r of God Shall there happen to be Ordained by
     us by the advice and Consent of our Great Council of our Said
     Province Concerning Such occasions & affairs as Shall Relate to us
     or to the State or defence of our Province, We do will and Comand
     you that all Excuses whatsoever Set aside you Come and appear
     psonally at the Said day and place to do and Consent to those things
      then by the favo.r of God Shall there happen to be Ordained
     by us by the adviec and Consent of our Great Councill of our
     Said Province concerning the Occasions and affairs afores.d and this
     you Shall no wise omitt under the peril thereupon Ensueing Wittness
     our Self at our City of S.t maries this Eighteenth day of January in
     the 39.th year of our Dominion over our Said province of Maryland
     Anncxp Domini 1670

      The like writt unto Ignatius Causeene of Charles County Gent
     to be a Delegate for the Said County, Teste & ret Eodem die












     Idem unto John Bolds for the Same County Teste & ret ut Supra