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Courts adjourned till tomorrow: 8 a Clock ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ At a Court held for the County of Somerset in the Province of Maryland by their Maties Justices of ye Peace this 14th=day of 9ber in ye 7th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King William the third Over England &ca. Anno Domini 1695 // - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Comrs prsent mr ffra Jenckins, mr Ja. Dashiell, mr Tho. Dixon mr Matt Scarbrough. mr Tho. Newbold, mr Samuel Court Hopkins, mr Ja. Round, mr Tho Jones. mr Edmd Howard Calld mr Geo Layfield, mr John King.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To the Worll Justices for the County of Somerset in Court now Sitting The humble Petion of James Traine & Margaret Traine Sheweth . That whereas ye Petioners are at age to Chuse their guardians, Petions yr worps that wee may have yr Priveledge of the Law & yr Petioners as in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The forsd Petion being read, the Court demanded what age the sd James & Margaret was , the sd James answered that he was eighteen years old & the sd Margarett fifteen, years old which being by the worll Court Considered doe Grant the Petion afd and thereupon the sd James & Margaret doe in open Court make Choice of Jno Meclaster to be their Guardian wch by ye sd Court is to them granted And Ordered that sd John Meclaster Guardian as afd give good Security for the foresd Orphants Estate as pr Law required.
Memorand John West Clk of the Court made Oath this day to two fynes of Wm Jenckins & one of Mary Basketts wch was Omitted in the last List carried in 8ber 1695 to ye Governr ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ordered That the Second Tuesday in December next be the day appointed for laying this County Levy — – –
Ordered by the Worll Court that a Bridge be built over ye head of St Martins River, according to the propositions & dementions given by mr Sam; Hopkins & mr Ja. Round,who is by this Order qualified to agree for the Same &ca. — Order Sent pr sheriff
Ordered that a Punchion Bridge be made wthin John Hendersons District by ye impassable Branch betwixt [Pills field] & John Williams’s //. Ordr Sent pr Sub Sher
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