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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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At a County Court helld y 14^th Day of March Annoq Domini 1675 before his Lopp^s Justices thereunto
assigned & authorized //:
m^r George Johnson
m^r:John Winder: m^r: James Dashiell:
present m^r:David Browne: m^r: William Jones Comm^rs
It is ordered that this Co^rt: to bee helld this Day being y 14^th Day of March A^o: Do^m: 1675 bee adjourned & Continued
y^e ~~first~~ 21^st Day of this present moneth of march & all process returneable this Day bee returneable y^e 21^st Day of this
moneth of March: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This Day to witt y^e 14^th Day of March Annoq^r Domini 1676 were published y bands of matrimoney between Joseph
Taylor & Margrett Rollens boh of this County also betweene John Richards & Grace Dixon both of this County alsoe
between Richard Davis & Elizabeth Berre both of this County also betweene Richard Chambers & Mary Ivery both
of this County also betweene Richard Lawe & Anne Smith both of this County.
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This Day to witt y 27^th Day of March A^o: D^o: 1676 noe Comm^rs being present but Coll^o: W^m: Colebourne Sherriffe
who appointed Monday y^y 31^th Day of March to meete:/: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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This Day to witt y 31^th Day of March in y first yeare of y Dominion of y R^t: Hon^r:ble Charles: over Maryland Annoq
Domini 1676: m^r: William Stevens administred y oath of Comm^rs: to m^r James Jones & then m^r James Jones
administred y same oath to m^r W^m Stevens: And then y same oath was administred to m^r Henry Boston and
m^r George Johnson ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Charles absolute Lord & Prop^ty: of y^e Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baltemore &c: To: William: Stevens, James
Jones: John Winder Henry Boston George Johnson & John White Gentl greetings Knowe yee y^t for y great trust & confidence
wee have in yo^rfidelities Circumspections providences & wisdomes have Constituted Ordained & appointed & Doe by these
presents Constitute ordaine & appointe you y said William Stevens James Jones John Winder Henry Boston George ~ ~
Johnson & John White Gentl Comm^rs joyntly & severally to keepe y peace in Sommersett County & to keepe & Cause to bee
kept all Lawes & orders made for y good & Consideracon of y peace & for y quiet rule & Government of y people in all and
every y articles of y Same & to Chastise & punish all persons offending against y forme of any y Lawes & orders of our
said province or of any of them in Som^rsestt County aforesaid as according to y forme of those Lawes & orders Shall bee fitt
to bee done wee have alsoe Constituted & ordained you & every four or more of you of which you y said W^m: Stevens (un-
less some one of our Counsell bee p^rsent) are alsoe to bee o^r Comm^r to Enquire by y^e oathes of good & lawfull men of yo^r county
aforesaid of all manner of fellonyes Witchcrafts inchantements: Sorceries Magick arts Trespasses forestallings Ingross-
ings & Extorcons whatsoever & of all & Singular other misdeeds & offences of which Justices of y peace in England may or
ought lawfully to Enquire by whomesoever or whensoever Done or perpetrated or which hereafter Shall happen to bee
Done or perpetrated in y County aforesaid against y Lawes & orders of our Said province provided that you proceede not
in any of y Cases aforesaid to take life or member but that in every Such Case you sende y prison^rs with theire~
Indictment & y whole matter Depending before you to y next provinciall Court to bee holden of our said province
whensoever or wheresoever to bee holden there to bee tryed And furth^r wee Doe hereby authorize you to issue writts pro=
cesses arrests & attachments: to hold plea of Oyer & Terminer and after judgment Execucon to award in all causes
civill whether in accons reall or personall where y thinge in accon Doth not exceede y^e value of Three thousand pounds
of Toacco according to y Lawes orders & reasonable customes made & used in o^r Said province In which Causes Civill
Soe to bee tryed wee Doe Constitute ordaine & appoint you William Stevens to bee Judge as aforesaid unlesse Some-
one of o^r Councell bee then in Co^rt & therefore wee Comand you y^t you Diligently intend y keeping of y peace Lawes &
Orders & all & Singular other y premisses and att certaine Dayes appointed according to act of assembly in y Case
provided & Such places which you or any four or more of you as aforesaid Shall in y^t behalfe appointe you make En:
quiries upon y p^remisses& performe & fullfill y same in forme aforesaid Doeing therein that which to Justice appertai
neth according to y lawes orders & reasonable Customes of our said province saving to us y amerciaments & other things
thereof to us belonging And therefore wee Comand y Sheriffe of y said County of Som^rsett by vertue of these presents that
if att y^e Dayes & places aforesaid which you or any such four or more of yo as aforesaid Shall make knowne to him to give
his attendance on you and if need require to cause to Come before you or any Such four or more of you as aforesaid such & Soe
many good & lawfull men of yo^r County by whom y truth in y p^remisses may bee y^e better knowne & Enquired of And further
you Shall Cause to bee brought before you att y S^d Daies & places the Writts precepts process & Indictm^ts of yo^r Co^rt & Jurisdiction
belonging that y same may bee inspected & by a Due Course Determined as afores^d Given att o^r Citty of S^t: Maries
under y great Seale of o^r S^d Provice of Maryland y^e Second Day of March in y first year of o^r Dominion ov^r o^r Said pro-
vince of Maryland y Second Day of March in y first yeare of o^r Dominnion ov^r o^r Said province &c: Annoq Domini

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