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   Runn generally to the next Justice (in case of Sickness or Lib. H. D.

   absence) throughout the whole Commission.

 This is humbly submitted to yor Exncy by      p. 553

                               Your humble Servt

                               R Gouldesborough.

     I am humbly of this opinion Vizt

      That the Publication of the new Cornission by reading

   it was not ipso facto a discharge of the old.

      That the old Comission is in force till the Justices in

   the new have capacitated themselves by swearing to execute

   the same for the Comission by the Tenor thereof does not

   Empower them till that is done.

     3d That therefore the old Comission is yet in full force &

   the Writts, Precepts & process continued in force.

     4. But that it may be convenient & no wayes disagreeable

   to law to let the Dedimus run generally as is proposed.

               which is humbly Submitted by

                           Your obedient Servt

                                     Willm Dent

               I am of the same opinion George: Plater.

     Ordered tht (considering the Kings Lawyers are divided in

   their opinion upon the case) the sd report & papers relating

   thereto be referred to the Justices of the Provinciall Court for

   their opinion, to be given therein And tht they call to their

   assistance all the Practitioners of the sd Court for their advice

   & opinion also, and that a return thereof be made accordingly

   unto this Board wth all convenient speed.

                  Octobr the1697.

     Produced & read the report of the Honoured the Justices

   of the Provinciall Court in the case of Somrsett County Comis

   sion as follows Vizt

   At a Provincial Court held at the Port & Town of Ann

           apolis Thursday Octobr 19th 1697.

     Vpon the Reading the Representation of the Inhabitants of

   Somrsett County relating to their new Comission, the Court

   was pleased to call to their advice all the Attorneys belonging

   to the said Court, and upon hearing the Allegations and

   Arguments on both sides.