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      Order Read Concerning any Justice discent in Court &ca.

      Order Read concerning y^e Vestrymen to give acco^t of totall p^rceedings

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John Hamlin So Called, Sonn of George Hamlin was this day brought

to Court & was, adjudged to be three & a half years old and was

put Apprentice to Widdow Turvile Relict of Wm Turvile decd

till he the sd John attain to the age of One & twenty years, She the

Said Widdow acknowledgeing to give the sd John one years Schooling

and when the sd John is twelve years old a two year old Heifer

with all her increase also – – – – – – –

Upon Petion to the Wor^ll Court by Alice Hall Relict of Charles

Hall deceased Concerning James Smothers Sonn of Ja Smother

The sd Alice produced the sd James Indenture which was read

in Court, humbly Craves the Court opinion thereon, the Court

Opinion is that the sd Indenture is a good & Lawfull Indenture

& that he the sd James Ought to Serve according to that Indenture

with her the sd Alice, he the sd James in open Court being willing

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                            Courts adjourned till tomorrow

                        at eight of the Clock [ante mons]

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                            At a Court held by their Maties Justices of the

                      Peace for the County of Somerset in y^e Province of

              Maryland the 13^th day of 9ber in the 7^th year of of his Maties

              Reign King Wm y^e 3^d over England &a an^o Dom 1695

Com^rs p^rs^t m^r ffra Jenckins, m^r Tho Dixon, m^r Matt Scarbrough, m^r

              Geo Layfield, m^r Tho Newbold, m^r Sam Hopkins, m^r Ja Round

              m^r Edm^d Howard, m^r Tho Jones, m^r John King –

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This day m^r Thomas Dashiel made Returne of his Warrant

to the Justices in Open Court, w^ch warrant was for y^e apprehending

of John Jenner dated y^e 7ber y^e 10^th an^o 1695 Buggery &ca

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Christopher Jones being bound to his good behaviour this

day Petioned the Wor^ll Court that his bonds might be remitted

Proclamacon being made y^e sd Jones was Cleared as prayed

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Katherine Tully this day made Oath in Court that she attendd

five dayes as Evid for m^r David Richardson, agt Bryan Callahane

w^ch y^e Court grants Ord^r for, and the sd Katherine assigned her

Right of y^e fd Ord^r to Cap^t King & m^r Tho Jones teste/Tho Newbold