Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.     657





     At A Court held the 29th January 1666 for the Countie of Liber B No. 1
           Sommerset In the Province of Maryland

                         Present
                   Mr William Stevens
         Capt William Thorne     mr Henry Boston
         mr John Windermr George Johnson

    Whereas Macurn Thomas Complained that Jinkin Prise had not
   made assurance of his Land according to order of Court the 27th
   November Last past; The Court doth thereupon order that the said
   Jinkin Prise make over the said Land by Conveyance the next Court
   being the last tuesday in March
        29th January 1666                      [p. 51]
    This Day were added unto the Jury of Enquest & sworne in Courte
   John Manloue Owen Mackra & Daniell Curtis
      29th         January  1666
    This Day Edmund Beauchamp Clrke to the Court was sworne in
   these words Following vizt;
    You shall sweare that you as Clrke to the Court for the Countie of
   Sommersett in the province of Maryland shall be true & Faithfull to the
   Lord Proprietor of the province aforesaid & to the Inhabitants of the
   said Countie; you shall true entry make upon record of all orders of
   the Court for the Countie aforesaid according as you shall from itt
   receiue direccon & alsoe of all other things that belongeth to you as
   Clrke of the Countie aforesaid soe to doe you shall not Increase the
   Fees allowed by Act of Assembly Soe God you helpe & the Contents
   of this Booke

       29th January 1666
    The bonds of Matrimony was published this Day betweene Ben
   jamin Sumbler And Izabell Wale both of this Countie by setting up
   their Names at the Court house the time of the Court setting accord
   ing to Act of Assembly

    This Bill bindeth me John Markum of Many planter my my
   heires executts adrnrs or assignes to pay or cause to be paid unto
   Charles Ballard of Manonoakin marchant his heires or assignes the
   full & Just summe of one thousand two hundred twenty three pounds
   of good sound marchantable tobacco & Caske according to the Act of
   Assembly at my Now dwelling, plantacon or any Convenient place
   in Manonoakin river to be paid at or upon the the 10th of october next
   ensueing the date hereof as wittnes my hand the 23th May 1666
   testis Henry Lewis               John Markum
       John Harper









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