356Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




        Liber BB derected in yor Comisscon or According to Acts of Assembly pro
           No.2 vided in that behalf e and all fines and Amercements that shall happen

               to be made & all forfitures that shall happen to fall before you shall
               Cause to be entred without any Concealement & Certifie them to his
               Lordpps Receuer of this Province You shall not debare or hinder
               the ProcecutiO of Justice to take any Bribe or fee to that Intent or
               delaing of Judgmt But shall behaue yor selfes Justly and truly to the
               Best of yot understanding and Power soe long as you shall persist
               in this Office and untill you shall by Lawfull Authority discharged
               therfore soe help you God

         (*)   A Court held for Talbot County the 25th Day of Aprill 1662 at the
                      house of Mr Wm: Coursey in Wye River
                      Henry Coursey Esp Mr Wm: Coursey  .  -
                Present                           r   Comisscons
                      M Ri: Woleman  Mr Seth Foster

         Noe more Bussnes Done at this Court only markes Recorded

         A Court held for Talbot County at the house of Mr Richard
                 Wolemans the 25th day of June 1662
                      Henry Coursey Escp Mr James Ringold  .    -
                Present  .                      - Comisscons
                Mr Rich: Woleman Mt Tho: Hynson Juj

                To this Court Mr Ri Woleman brought his Sarvt Jn° Jackson for
               the Court to Judge of his age there being not being a full Court is
               Refferd to the next County Court

                This Day Came Robert Knap & hath taken the oath of a Cunstable

                The Court Ariseing hath Appointed the next County Court to be
               held at the house of Mr William Coursey in Wye River the 25th of
               Octobr 1662


         5] A Court held for Talbot County at the house of Mr Wm: Coursey
                           the 25th day of October 1662
                       Mr Rich Woleman              Mr Wm: Coursey
                Present              Mr Tho South   Mr James Ringold Comissc
                       Mr Seth Foster               Mr Tho: Hynson

                Mr Henry Coursey brought his sarvants Henry Cooper & John
               Hisok for the Court to Judge of there ages is therefore ordred that
               Cooper Serue nine yeares & Hissok six yeares
                * John Morgan was clerk of the county court during these earlier sessions but
               these entries are by Clerk Hemsley's hand.