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476 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.
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Liber B.
P. R. O.
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Comission for tryall
of Indian Sampson to
Coll: Wm Stevens
Maj. Tho. Taylor
Capt: Henry Tripp
Mr Ed. Pindar
Mrjno Pollard
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By the Council May 5th 1686.
Ordered that speciall Commission of Oyer
and Terminer be directed to Coll. Wil-
liam Stevens of Somersett County; Majr
Thomas Taylor, Capt: Henry Tripp, Mr Ed-
ward Pindar, and Mr John Pollard of Dor-
chester County, or any four of them (whereof
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the said Coll: Stevens, and Majr Taylor to be one) for the tryall
of one Sampson an Indian subject to the Emperr of Nantecoke
committed for the murder of Griffin Evans late servant to Mr
Daniel Clarke of Dorchester County:
Signed p order John Llewellin Cl. Con.
To the honble the Secretaryes
or their Chief Clk. These
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Vid. pet: fo: 14.
Nath: Ashcornes pet:
reheard & again referred.
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Came Anthony Underwood Attorney
for Nathaniel Ashcorn and prayed their
Honrs consideration of the said Ashcorn's
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petition which was again read, and further referred till next
Councill day at which time the said Underwood is required to
have ready and produce to this board (if occasion shall be) the
Act of Assembly in such case made and provided.
At a Council held at the City of St Maries the sixth day of May
Ann: Dom: 1686.
Present
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Coll. Vincent Lowe
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Coll. Wm Stevens
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the honble
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Coll. Henry Darnall
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The honble
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Coll. Wm Burges
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Coll. Wm Digges
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Majr Nicho Sewall
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Mr Clement Hill
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Nath: Ashcorne's
pet: considered
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Came again Anthony Underwood Attorney
for Nathaniel Ashcorn and acknowledged that by
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the Act of Assembly the Comrs of the County Courts were not
peremptorily tyed up to choose for Constables one of the three
pricked down by the preceding Constable, but for plea saith
that the said Ashcorn being then at that time a Commr for
Townes appointed by Act of Assembly might have reasonably
been excused, specially when the preceding Constable had
presented to the Court three other able persons as by his Cer-
tificate here produced which is as foll: viz.
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Henry Mackdonald's Cert:
concerning Const: place
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These are to certifie all whom it may
concern that I Henry MackDowell of
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p. 22
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Calvert County did serve Constable for great Eltonhead Hun-
dred in the yeare 1683, and at th,e expiration of the said yeare
did give in the names of three men living in the said Hundred
for the Court to choose one to serve as Constable, the persons
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