Lib. H. D. Coll

      p. 166 Robotham

        sworn

        Judge of

        the Vice-

        Admiralty

        on the

        Eastern

        Shore &ca

        Coll Green-

        berry sworne

        Judge of

        the Vice

        Admiralty

        on the

        Western

        Shore &ca

        fforme of the Registers Oath, Vizt

         The honble Coll George Robotham had administred

        unto him the Oathes appointed by Act of parliamt

        to be taken instead of the Oathes of Allegiance and

        Supremacy as also the Oath of Judge of their Mats

        Court of Vice-Admiral on the Eastern Shore & Sub

        scribed to the Test, who at the same time had

        delivered unto him a Comission for the same &

        Whitehall Copy of the said Oath taken together with Comission for

             Robert Vngle to be Register & Thomas Bennet Marshall of

             the said Court, having power also given him by his Exncy to

             Administr the Oathes Appointed by Act of Parliamt &ca &

             Test wth Oath of Register & Marshall vnto the said Vugel

             & Bennet.

                      The Honble Coll Nicholas Greenberry being con

                    stituted Judge of their Mats Cort of Vice-Admiralty

                    on the Western Shore Henry Denton Registr and

                    Thomas Collyer Marshall of the said Court, had also

                    Administered unto them the Aforementioned Oathes

                    and Subscribed to the Test.

         The forme of the Judges oath is as follows Vizt

              Oath of the Judge of    Maryland ss

                      I Nicholas Greenberry do swear that as Judge of

             Admiralty their Mats Court of Admiralty in this Province I will

             doe Equall Right to the Poore & to the Rich in all things that

             shall come before me according to the best of my power skill

       Whitehall  and knowledg and according to the Customes Uses & presi

             dents of the said Court, I will to the Utmost of my best Skill

             & knowledge & according to power See that their Mats Rights

             shall be duely Maintained & all ifynes and fforfeitures that

             shall fall before me shall be duly entered & a fair Record

             thereof made I will not delay nor hinder Justice nor take any

             bribe guift or Reward to the Intent to delay pervert or hinder

             the same but in all things to the best of my Judgmt will carry

             and behave my Selfe in the said Office Justly & honestly so

             long as I shall continue in the same &ca

                                           So help me God

        238 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

             Oath of You as Clerk or Registr of this honble Court shall

        Whitehall make just & true Entry of all such Judgemts, Orders,

             alty &Ca Decrees, Rules, Process or Proceedings that shall be

             adjudged, Ordered, decreed, Ruled or Proceeded in, by &

             before their Mats most honble Judges of the same Court, and a