Kent County Court Proceedings, 1668-1671.263





     Mr Dunn the Clerke informeing that you haue the forme of the Liber C
   Oath alredy wee forebeare to send an oath but in the retorne of this
   writt send the forme of the oath you take and giue the rest
                                   yors Rt: Caruile

     These are to Certiffie that this writt is fullfilled according to the [fol. 18]
   tenor therof in euery Perticuler therein menconed to witt: That wee
   the within named haue Administred and taken the oath of Comishonr
   & Justice of the peace for the County of Kent upon the holy Euangelist,
   And haue allsoe called & caused the other persons menconed in the
   Cothishon to come before us, as followeth that is to say Mathew
   Read: Morgan Williams: Richard Blunt: Thomas Osborne: Wil
   liam Head: John Wright & William Bishop gent To whome wee
   haue administred the like oath of Cothishonr & Justice of the peace for
   the sd County of Kent upon the holy Euangelest the tenor of which
   oath wee heare send, As wittnes or hands & seales this xxvith day of
   June Anno cp doffi: 1669Robert Dunn seale
                        John Vicaris   seale
        The forme of the abouesd oath:
   you shall Sweare that as Cothishonr in the County of Kent in all arti
   cles in his Lordships cothishon to you directed you shall doe eaquall
   right to the pore as to the Rich to the best of yoT Cunning will and
   power and after the prsidnts and Customes of this Prouince and acts
   of Assembly thereof made and that you hould the Seshons or Corts as
   you are directed in yor cothishon or according to acts of assembly
   prouided in that behalf e and all fines and amerciments that shall hap
   pen to be made and all forfetuers that shall happen to fall before you
   you shall cause to be entred without any consealmt and Certiffie the
   same to his Lordships receiuer of this Prouince you shall not debar
   or hinder the prosecucon of Justice to take any gift bribe or fee to
   that intent or delayeing of iudgment but shall behaue yor self e justly
   & truely to the best of yor understanding and power soe longe as you
   shall persist in this office and untill you shall be by lawfull authority
   discharged therefrom: Soe helpe &c

  Att a Cort holden for the County of Kent tht xxviiiith of June 1669
          Mr Robert Dunn Mr Richard Blunt
          Mr John VicarisMr Thomas Osborne -.
   Present:                           Comishonrs
          Mr Mathew Read    Mr Willm Head
          Mr Morgan Williams Mr Willm Bishop

     Wheras Mr William Bishop Prefers a peticon to the COTt for one Ordr:
   thousand seuen hundred pounds of Tobacco & Cask wch was due
   unto him out of the Estate of Capt Robert Vaughan deceased, the
   wch being proued by oath to be due The Cort doth order prsent pay
   ment out of the sd Estat to be made: Else execucon: