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16. THOMAS BULLEN (son-in-law of Foster Turbutt and
brother-in-law of Tench Francis), entered office in June, 1734.
He was merely the nominal incumbent. He paid a tenth of his
profits to Deputy Secretary Edmund Jenings and all the rest to
Tench Francis, who allowed him in return an annual salary. In
1738 Bullen tried to buy this office for £250 sterling; but as lie
was unable to raise the money, Francis sold it to Leeds. Bullen
died in 1750.

17. JOHN LEEDS, bought this office of Francis; gave bond 2
Aug. 1738; succeeded by Richard Skinner shortly before August,
1777. Leeds died in 1790.

h. Clerk of Somerset County, 1666.

1. EDMUND BEAUCHAMR, installed as clerk 3 July and com. 22
Aug. 1666; displaced to provide for Aylward in June, 1688.

2. WILLIAM AYLWARD (Cath.), sworn 8 June 1688; put out
by the Protestant Associators, 4 Sept. 1689. He was involved, with
other " papists," in the killing of Collector John Payne, 3 Jan.
1689/90.

3. EDMUND BEAUCHAMP, restored to office by act of the Con-
vention, 4 Sept. 1689; died 26 Sept. 1691.

4. Capt. JOHN WEST, appointed by the Court, 26 Sept. 1691,
and confirmed by Secretary Lawrence next year; resigned in 1696/
7; was later Naval Officer of Pocomoke.

5. PETER DENT, succeeded West in 1696/7; displaced in 1705
to provide for Hall; died in Feb., 1710/11.

6. ALEXANDER HALL, had married a relative of Gov. Seymour's
and had come over to Maryland with him; on 14 Sept. 1704
Seymour got the Assembly's consent to Hall's taking office in spite
of .a law requiring three years prior residence; he then obtained
Hall's appointment to this clerkship in November, 1705. Hall
resigned in 1722/3 and died in April, 1735.

7. THOMAS HAYWARD, SR., succeeded Hall about 25 March
1723.

8. THOMAS HAYWARD, JR., gave bond 24 Nov. 1749; suc-
ceeded by William Done, 29 Jan. 1793.