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June Court
1725
36 Pointers Land Called St Lawrence and further Saith not as also Cornelius Ennis on oath did say aged 41 years or thereabouts that he heard somebody say that Natt Price did Cutt down a marked tree that did belong to S.t Lawrence and further sayeth not this taken before us the Subscribers Edward Rownd John Scarbrough
Know Ye that we have appointed you or any three or two of you to be Our Commissioners to Examine Evidences on behalfe of a Certain Joseph Porter of the County afd Gent in Relation to the bounds of a tract of Land Lying in the County afd Called Ratckliffs adventure on the sea board side we therefore require you or any three or two of you that at some time and place as to you or any three or two of you shall Seem Convenient you meet on the afd tract of Land Named as afd and there Cause to Come before you or any three or two of you all Such Evidences as shall be to you or any three or two of you Nominated by the said Complainant and that you Examine them upon their Corporall Oaths to be by you or any three or two of you administred on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God in the presence of the Complainant afd (and deft if any) touching the truth or remembrance of their Knowledge or anything that may relate to the Cause afd and that reduceing the severall depositions into Writing you send the same together with this Our Commission und.r your or any three or two of your hands to us to Our County Court of Somersett with all Convenient Speed Wittness Samuel Hopkins Gent Chiefe Justice of Our Said Court the 20.th day of march in the Ninth year of Our Dominion &c ann.o Dom 1724 p order Thomas Hayward Cler Somersett County fs: By vertue of a preceipt directed by the worshipfull Court of the County afd aboves.d dated the 20.th day of march 1724 to us Edward Rownd, James Rownd, William Simpson and Ephraim Heather Commissionating and appointing us or any three or two of us to Examine Evidences on behalfe of a Certain John Porter of the County afd Gent.n in Relation to the bounds of a tract of Land Called Ratcliffs adventure Lying on the seaboard side in the County afd and that we the above mentioned &c should Cause to Come before us or any three or two of us all Such Evidences ^as should to us^ or any three or two of us be Nominated by the Complainant afd and that us or any three or two of us ^should Examined them upon their Corporall Oath to be by us or any three or two of us^ administer on the holy Evangelist of almighty God in the presence of the said Complainant and deft (if any) touching the truth of their Knowledge or remembrance or anything that may Relate to the Cause afd In Obediance to which preceipt we William Simpson Ephraim Heather and James Rownd above mentioned having given due Notice mett at the afd Land on (the) |
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