196 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1647-1648.

Liber A.

may suffer delay. And being desyrous to prouide in th^e best
manner I may for the good & safety of the pro: These are to
giue notice, to all the Inhab^ts of S^t Maries County, & to all
others whom it may concerne, That I haue adiorned all Causes,
to be tryed this next Court in the beginning of June, untill
October next. Reinforceing all writts, warrants, or other pro-
cesse returneable, this next Court as afores^d untill October. And
all Juro^rs & others warned uppon Summons, bownd to attend
this Court, are to take notice hereof, & giue their attendance
att the Court to be held in the beginning of Octob^r as afore.
Gyuen att S^t Maries this 22^d May. 1648.
Tho: Greene

Liber C. B.
p. 196

The Oath of Fidelity to the Lord
Proprietary

I AB do faithfully and truly acknowledge the Right Honble
Cecilius Lord Baron of Baltimore to be the true and Absolute
Lord and Proprietary of this Province and Country of Mary-
land and the Islands thereunto belonging & I do Swear that I
will bear true faith unto his Lordship and to his heirs as to the
true and absolute Lords and Proprietarys of the said Province
and Islands thereunto Belonging and will not at any time by
words or Actions in publick or in private wittingly or willingly
to the best of my understanding any way derogate from but
will at all times as Occasion shall Require to the utmost of my
Power defend and maintain all such his said Lordships and his
heirs Right Title Interest Priviledges Royal Jurisdictions Pre-
rogative Proprietary and Dominion over and in the said Pro-
vince of Maryland and Islands thereunto belonging & Over
the People who are and shall be therein for the time being as
are Granted or mention'd to be Granted to his said Lordship
and his heirs by the King of England in his said Lordships
Pattent of the said Province under the Great Seal of England
I do also swear that I will with all Expedition discover to his
said Lordship or to his Lieu^t or other chief Governor of the
said Province for the time being and also use my best Endeav-
ours to prevent any Plott Conspiracy or Combination which I
shall know or have Cause to suspect is or shall be intended
against the Person of his said Lordship or which shall tend any
ways to the disinherison or depravation of his said Lordships
or his said heirs their Right Title or Royal Jurisdiction and
Dominion aforesaid or any part thereof and I do swear that I
will not either by myself or by any other pson or psons
directly or indirectly take accept receive purchase or Possess

p. 197

any Lands Tenements or Heriditraments within the said Pro-
vince of Maryland or the Islands thereunto belonging from