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Make known to him (he) give his attendance on you, and if need require Cause to (come) before
you or any  Such four or more of y^w as afd So many good & lawfull men of y^r County by
whome the truth (in) the premises may be the better known & enquired of. And Lastly
Wee have appointed John:West Gent. to be Clk and keeper of the Records & proceedings
in y^t Court and therefore y^w shall Cause to be brought before y^w at the dayes & places agd
the (Writts) precepts process and Indictm^ts. to y^r Court and Jurisdiction belonging that the
(Same) may be inspected and by due course of Law determined as afd. Given at our Citty
of S^t Maries the Seaventeenth day of April Anno Domini 1693/ in the fifth year of
our Reign. &ca. Wittness our trusty & Welbeloved Lionel: Copley Esq^r. our Cap^t Gen^rll. and
Governour in Chief in & over our Province & Territory of Maryland afsd.
 
                             L: Copley.  „Sealed //
 
William and Mary by the grace of God King & Queen of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland
Defenders of the faith &ca  To ffrancis Jenckins & John:Winder of Somerset County Gent
greeting.  Wee doe hereby authorize and empower y^w the Said John:Winder to Adm^r the Oath of
Justice of the Peace & Comission^r of Somerset County Court to the sd ffrancis: Jenckins And
you the Said ffrancis Jenckins having taken the Said Oath then are to Adm^r the Same to
the Said John:Winder, and to the rest of the Justices and Com^rs with in mentioned respectively
as they are named.  Which when done, y^w are to Certifie under y^r hands and Seals into our high
Court of Chancery, with all Convenient Speed.  Witness our trusty & well beloved Lionel =
Copley Esq^r. our Cap^t. Generall & Govern^r in Chief in & over our Province & Territory of Maryland
&ca.  the 17^th- day of April Anno Domini 1693. in the 5^th year of o^r Reign &ca.
 
     L:  Copley
The Comissioners in the aforesd Comission was according to y^e Dedimus all duely Sworn
except m^r Edmund: Howard, who the day following was likewise Sworn. __________
 
Then was Sworn the other Officers belonging to y^e Court. (viz) m^r Peter Dent & m^r Jn^o
Strawbridge Attorneys. ___ also the two Subsheriffs (viz) Sam^l:Worthington & Rob^t. Pirrie
as also the Cryer & the Clerk
Copy Sent
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