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     men of your County by whom the truth in the prmisses may the better Liber C D
     be known & Enquired of and Lastly we have appointed Edward
     Savage Clerke & keeper of the Records & proceedings in this yo.t
     Co.ty Court, And therefore you Shall Cause to be brought before
     you at the Said days and place the writts precepts process & Indict
     ments to yo.r Court & Jurisdiction belonging that the Same may be
     Inspected and by a due Course determined Given at our City of S.t
     maries this ninth day of may in the xxxix.th year of our Dominion p. 433
     over our Said Province of maryland Anncxp Domini 1671 Wittness (fol. 561)
     our Dear Son Charles Calvert Esq.r our Cap.t Gen.” and Chiefe
     Governo.r' of our Said Province of maryland.. . . Charles Calvert

     Dedimus to Dorchester County
      Caecilius &c To our Trusty and Welbeloved Dan.” Clarke & Wil
     liam Stevens, Jun.r Gent Greeting Whereas we have lately by o.r
     Comicon under our Great Seale of our Said Province Nominated
     Constitued and appointed you the Said Daniell Clarke & William
     Stevens and the Severall other psons in the Said Commission named
     to be Com.rs Justices for the keeping o.r peace in and for our County
     of Dorchest.r County with full power and Authority to keep our
     County Court there at Such days and times as by the Law in that
     Case made is Provided, Now know ye that we Reposeing Great trust
     and Confidence in yo.r ifidelities & prudent Circumspecons have as
     signed you and by virtue of these prsents Do Give unto you full power
     & Authority you the Said William Stevens haveing first taken the
     usuall Oath of Comission.rs and Justice of the peace of our S.d County
     upon the holy Evangelists w.ch Oath We do hereby Empower and
     Authorize you the Said Daniell Clarke duely to Administer, and
     you the Said William Stevens having Received and taken the Said
     Oath We do hereby Authorize you to Administer the like Oath of
     Comiss.r and Justice of the peace of our Said County to him the
     Said Daniell Clarke w.ch being done and pformed that then you Call
     and Cause to Come before you the other persons in the sd Com.con
     nominated & appointed to be Comicon.rs and Justices of the peace of
     our Sd County and duely & truely to administer unto them and Every
     of them Joyntly or Severally the Said Oath of Commission.r & Justice
     of the peace of our Said County they also takeing the Same upon
     the Holy Evangelists and when you have So done we do will and
     Command you that you do under yor hands and Seals Certifie us
     yo.r whole proceedings herein without delay into our Court of
     Chancery wheresoever it Shall then be Together with this writt Witt
     ness our Self at our City of S.t maries the ninth day of may in the
     xxxjx.th year of our Dominion over our Said Province Annoq
     Domini 1671                     Charles Calvert