366   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.





       Liber C D  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 & Orders of this our Province
              or any of them in Dorchester County aforesaid as according to the
           p. 432 form of the Said Laws and orders Shall be fitt to be done we have
        (fol. 560) also Constituted & Ordained you and Every four or more of you
              of you the Said Dan.” Clarke Winsmore John Brookes
              W.m Stevens Jun.r unless one of our Council be present are always
              to be one to be Comission.rs to Enquire by the Oaths of Good and
              Lawfull men of yo.r Coty aforesaid of all manner of ifelonies Witch-
              crafts and Enchantments Sorceries Magick Arts Trespasses fore
              stallings Ingrossings Extortions whatsoever and of all and Singular
              misdeeds and offences of w.ch Justices of the peace in England may
              or ought Lawfully to Enquire by whomsoever & whensoever done
              or perpetrated on which hereafter Shall happen to be done or per
              petrated in the County aforesaid against the Laws & Orders of this
              our Province Provided that you proceed not in any the Cases afores.d
              to take life or member But that in Every Such Case you Send the
              prisoners with their Indictments and the whole matter depending
              before you to the next Provinciall Court to be holden for this our
              Province whensoever or wheresoever to be holden there to be tryed
              And further We Do hereby Authorize you to issue writts process
              arrests and attachments 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 Cases Civill
              whether in acOns Reall or psonall where the thing in action doth not
              Exceed the value of Three thousand pounds of Tobacco in w.th
              Cases Civill So to be tryed we do Constitute Ordain and appoint
              you the Said Dan.” Clarke Winsmore John Brookes and
              William Stevens Jun.r to be Judges as afores.d unless Some one
              of our Councill be there in Court and therefore we Command you
              that you diligently intend the keeping of the peace Laws and Orders
              and all and Singular other the premisses and at Certain days ap
              pointed according to Act of Assembly in that Case Provided and
              Such places w.ch you or any four or more of you as aforesd Shall
              in that behalf appoint you make Inquiries upon the premisses and
              perform & fullfIil the Same in form aforesaid doing therein what to
              Justices appertaineth according to the Laws Orders and Reasonable
              Customs of this our Province Saving to us the Amerciaments &
              other things thereof to us belonging, And therefore we Comand
              the Sheriff of the Said County, by virtue of these prsents that at
              the days and places aforesaid w.ch you or any Such four or more of
       (fol. 561) you as aforesaid Shall make known to him to give his attendance
               on you if need Require to Cause to come before you or any Such
               four or more of you as afores.d Such & So many Good & Lawful