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609) 619 The 20.th Octob 1688 received then by the hands of M.r Robert Chaplin the sume of Seventy one pounds being the consideration money within Expressed I say received in full 71.ℓℓ 00.sl 00.d Witnesses Penelope Cornwallis Gawen Corbin Guill Scorey M.d this Eleaventh day of October 1692 came before us underwritten two of his Maj.ties Justices of the Provinciall Court the within named Thomas Grunwin and acknowledged the within written to be the Act & Deed of the within Menconed Penelope Cornwallis according to the power to him within given Thomas Lawrence 10.th March 1692 Ne.a Blakiston Maryland fs Att a Court of Admiralty held at the Citty of S.t Maryes the Twentieth day of Octob.r in the fourth yeare of theire Majesties Reigne Annoq.r Domini 1692 Before Coll Nicholas Greenbury Cap.t John Addison Justices thereunto Authorised & appointed Cap.t John Courts D.r John Brookes The Court being called then was read theire Maj.ties Commission w.ch Followeth William & Mary by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King & Queen Defend.rs of the Faith &c.a To Coll Nicholas Greenbury Cap.t John Addison Cap.t John Courts and Doct.r John Brookes Greeting Whereas David Mills, James Robertson Andrew Barnes and John Grosse marryners & saylers of the shipp Ann of Newcastle in the Kingdome of England Whereof at p.rsent Thomas Anderson is Master John Cape M.rchant & Francis Partis & Comp.a resident in England are supposed owners have complained and humbly prayed to be relieved against the sd shipp Now Riding at Anchor in Great Choptanck River in Talbott County in our Province of Maryland for theire Just wages due from the said shipp illegally and unjustly detayned from them Wee willing that speedy and equall Justice should be impartially and indifferently administred to all p.rsons and well knowing that nothing cann be more advantageous to trade on the one side and more proper for the releife of p.rsons under such circumstances on the other side then a quick dispatch in the proceedings of Maritime affaires and being also well assured or your Abilityes Integrityes sound Judgm.t and understandings therein Wee have authorized constituted and appointed as by these p.rsents Wee doe Constitute and appoiunt you the sd Nicholas Greenbury John Addison John Courts and John Brookes or any three of you of which whereof you the sd Nicholas Greenbury & John Addison or one of you to bee alwaies one to be Judges of a Court of admiralty to be held at our Citty of S.t Maryes the twelveth day of Octob.r next for the tryall and condemnation or acquittall of the sd shipp togeather with all her Gunns Tackle Amunition Furniture and apparell and also to call and comand to come before you at the day & place afsd as well the said complainants prosecut.rs as the parties above menconed Defendants and all & Every other p.rson or p.rsons whatsoever therein interested or concerned or by whom the truth of the p.rmisses may the better be knowne and discovered hereby also Authorizing & impowering you the sd Nicholas Greenbury John Addison John Courts & John Brookes or any |
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