Thomas Dashiell	Somerset fst Frederick Absolute Lord and Propry of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon
Commission	Lord Baron of Baltemore &c. To Ephraim King, George Gale, George Scott and Alexr. Roberson of

Somerset County Gentlemen Greeting know ye that we have Appointed you or Any three or two of you to be our
Commissioners to Examine Evidences on behalf of a Certain Thomas Dashiell of Somerset County in Relation to
the Bounds of a tract of Land Called Becknam or Any other Lands on which the Bounds of the af^d. Land may depend
We therefore Required you or Any three or two of You at Some time and place as to You or Any three or two of you
Shall Seem Convenient you meet on the af^d. Land Called Becknam or Any other Land on which the bounds of the
af^d. Land may depend You first haveing taken Your Oaths on the holy Evangels of Almighty Got and there Cause to
Come before you or Any three or two of you all Such Evidences as Shall be to You or Any three or two of you Nominated
by the Said Complainant or Def^t. and that you or Any three or two of you Examine them upon their Corporall Oaths
to be by you or Any three or two of You Administred on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God in the presence of the
Complainant or def^t. if any touching the truth or Remembrance of their knowledge or Any thing that may Relate to
the Cause af^d. and that Reduceing the Severall depositions into Writing you Send the Same with this our
Commission under your or Any three or two of Your hands and Seals to us to our County Court of Somerset with all
Convenient Speed Witness Isaac Handy Esq^r one of our Justices of our Said Court the 18^th day of June Anno Dom. 1761
           And now to witt at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June being the
Eighteenth day of the Same month Anno Dom. 1762 before the Justices thereof Came Ephraim King and George
Gale two of the Gen^t nominated in the within Commission and Returned the Same Endorsed in Manner following
with the Severall depositions thereto Annexed
   Aug^t. 10^th: 1761 Then was the within named Ephraim King Sworn on the holy Evangels of Almighty God in due
form of Law to Execute the within Commission                      before me       Eph: Wilson
Sep^r. y^e. 11^th: 1761 Then was the within Named George Gale Sworn on the holy Evangels of Almighty God in due
form of Law to Execute the within Commission before me                   Eph: King
   Somerset fs^t We the Subscribers two of the persons Appointed on the within Commission to Examine Evidences in
Relation to the bounds of the Lands therein Mentioned do hereby Certify that being thereto Qualified and
having Given the proper notice According to Law we met on the Said Lands on the 6^th day of October Anno Dom. 1761
And took the depositions hereto Annexed Witness our hands and Seals                           Eph^m. King
                                                                                                                              George Gale
Samuel Flewelling Aged Sixty Seven being Sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth as followeth
that About Twelve or thirteen Years Ago Francis Lank brought him this Deponant to this Red Oak where we now are
And told him that the Said tree was Old M^r. Dashiells's Second Bounder of a tract of Land that he had taken up
And further Saith not                                                                                         Samuel Fluellin
      Levin Dashiell Aged About fifty Years being Sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth as followeth
that About Twenty Years Ago Henry Dashiell Sen^r. told this Deponant that this tree that we are now at was the

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