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7 my Sub Sheriff to Summon the Cort: to Swear &c and so adjorne which hath done upon his callde occasions & I may God Saying Amen be Capable by health to officiate &c & before y time wee may expect Certaine informacon but if this unsavoury is gods: name take yor: Methods which Can in no wise pr:duce yor: Servant Wm: Whittington gbr: ye / Subperscripcon of the aforesaid Letter: vizt To his Maties: Justices of the Peace of Somerset County to be left with mr: Andrew Whittington ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Maryland Sommerset County Ss: Att a meeting of their Majesties Justices of the Peace, at the house of Mr: Andrew Whittingtons the 5th: day of November in the first yeare of the Reigne of William and Mary King and Queen of England ffrance and Ireland &c. Annoge Domini 1689 . The Names of the Justices of ye Peace then Sworne are as followeth. Coll: William: Coulbourne. Capt: David: Browne mr: ffrancis: Jenkins. Capt. John: Winder. Capt. Robert: King. Mr. James: Dashields Mr. James: Rounds. Mr. Samuel: Hopkins. Mr. Edmund: Howard: Mr. Stephen: Luffe. Mr. Thomas: Jones. Mr. Roger: Wollford. not Sworne, but craved a time of ~ consideration. Mr. Thomas: Newbold did not appeare. -------------------------- --------------- The Commissioners oath as followeth. --------------------------- You doe swear as Comissioners for this County of Somerset and Province of Maryland to doe equall right to the poor as to the rich to the best of your cunning witt and power according to the laws of England and Acts of Assembly you shall not ~ Comrs.Oath debarr or hinder the proscution of Justice to take any guift bribe or fee to ~ the intent of delaying of Judgment but shall behave your Selfe Justly and truly to the best of your understanding so long as you shall persist in this --- office and untill you shall be by lawfull authority discharged there from --- So help you God. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ And whereas mr. William: Whittington having been delinquent in offiticating his office of high sheriffe of this County; Therefore the abovesaid Justices have appointed Mr: William: Brereton high Sheriffe in his stead and place. --------- The oath of Mr: William: Brereton vis followeth . -------------------------- You shall swear as high Sheriffe of the County of Somerset to execute all process Sheriffs ditto directed to you truly and justly, you shall not exact fees, neither debarr or ~ hinder Justice so long as you shall continue in your office. so help you God. Roger Burkum, as Subsherriffe to ye said Brereton took ye same oath as above ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Edm Beauchamp Clrke of this County the Same day presents to their Majesties Justices of the Peace mr: John West for his Deputie and assistant wch: is approved of he the Said Beauchamp ingageth afore the abovenamed Justices That for and in Consideratn the said West officiating & assisting is to have the one halfe of the fees they Shall gett Duering the time that Edmund Beauchamp aforesaid Shall remayne Clerke of this County aforesaid / ---------------------------------------------------------------- The same day was present Coll. William Coulbourne mr. ffrancis: Jenckins. Capt. John Winder. Mr. James: Dashields. Mr. James: Rounds: Mr. Edmund: Howard. Mr. Mr. Thomas: Jones. Mr. Samuel: Hopkins. Capt. Robert: King.Whereas Edmund Beauchamp Clerke of this County of Somerset Supplicated to his Maties. Justices of the Peace for the Records and Manuscripts now in the posession of Capt: David Browne which by an order bearing date the 13th day of August 1689 it was ordrd. to be delivered to Capt. David Browne. Mr. William: Brereton. mr. Roger: Woolford and mr: Stephen Luffe. and to remain in the custody and at the house of Capt. David Browne untill further order. It is therefore ordered by the Justices aforesd That Cap David: Browne deliver the County Records and Manuscripts to Edmund Beauchamp Clerke of this County -------------------------------- (turne to folio 8 ) |
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