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758 Att a Court held for Kent County the 24.th day of August in the Ninth Yeare of the Reigne of King William The Third Annoq Dom 1697
Cap.t Edward Sweatnam produceth to this Court a New Comicon for the Justices of this County which is by this Court ordered to be Read and is Accordingly performed and hereunder Recorded William the Third by the Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c.a To M.r William Frisby M.r John Hinson M.r Hans Hanson M.r Thomas Smyth M.r James Smith M.r John Whittington M.r Charles Hynson M.r Thomas Ringgold M.r Phillip Hopkins of Kent Count Gent Know Yee for the great trust and confidence Wee have in Your Fidelities circumspection prudences and Wisdoms have constituted ordained and appointed and by these p.rsents Doe constitute Ordaine and appoint You the said William Frisby John Hynson Hanse Hanson Thomas Smyth James Smith Charles Hynson Thomas Ringgold and Phillip Hopkins Commiss.rs Joyntly and severally to Keepe the Peace in Kent County and to Keep and cause to be Kept all Lawes and orders for the conservacon of the Peace and for the quiett rule and Governm.t of the people in all & every the Articles of the same and to Chastize and punish all psons offending against the forme of any of the Lawes and Orders of this our Province or any of them in Kent County aforsd as according to the Lawes and Orders shall be fitt to be don Wee have allso Constituted and appointed You and Every Four or more of You of which You the said William Frisby John Hynson Hanse Hanson and Thomas Smyth or One of You are all wais to be One of the Commissioners to Enquire by the Oathes of good and Lawfull men of Your County afd of all manner of Felonies Witchcrafts Inchantm.ts sorceries Magick Art Trespasses Forestalling ingrossings and Extortions whatsoever and of all and singuler other misdeeds and offences whatsoever of the Peace in England may or ought Lawfully to Enquire by whomsoever or wheresoever don or perpetrated or which hereafter shall be don or pepetrated in the County aforsd against the Lawes and Orders of |
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