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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
Volume 717, Page 796   View pdf image
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                                                                                                                                                     796  (777

       Navall Offic.rs and from time to time save Defend and keep harmless y.e s.d Fra Nicholson Esq.r from all
       Damage loss and Charges that he y.e s.d Francis shall sustaine at any time by reason of y.e s.d Dentons nonpformance
       of his s.d Office (soe long as he shall enjoy y.e same) as is in y.e s.d severall laws enacted and Ordained
       Then y.e above Obligacon to be voyd and of none effect otherwise to be and remaine in Full force and virtue
       sealed and delivered                                                                                          Hen Denton   (X) sealed
       in y.e p.rsence of us
                                                                                                                               Charles Carroll (X) sealed
       Thomas Lawrence
       Edward Boothby

                         To his Ex.cy S.r Edmond Andress Knight Cap.t Gen.ll and Govern.r in Chief of his
                               Majesties Colloney of Virginia

                         The Humble Peticon of Phillip Clarke of S.t Marys County in his Majesties Province of
                          Maryland Most Humbly sheweth unto y.r Ex.cy

       That whereas y.r Petitioner in y.e late Revolution was Admitted and sworn an Attorney in y.e Prov.ll Court and
       in severall of y.e County Courts of y.e s.d Province and in y.e same did practice till y.e tenth day of Agust last at
       which time y.r Petitioner received summons to Appeare and serve his Majestie as a justice of y.e Prov.ll Court
       upon which summons y.r Petitioner did most humbly Petition his Ex.cy y.e present Govern.r that for as
       much as he had been allways ready to serve his most sacred Majestie in y.e late Revolution and since and that y.e
       practice of an Attorney was that upon which y.e whole mentainance of his family did depend did therefore most
       humbly pray that he might not be discharged from his s.d Office of an Attorney by being made and of y.e s.d
       Justices Neither of which Reasons did prevaile w.th his Ex.cy soe that y.e Petitions in Obedience to y.e s.d
       s.d Commission did Accept of y.e same hoping by this submission to continue his Practice in y.e sev.ll other
       for what y.e Petition.r knows not except for refusing as Judge of y.e s.d Courte to grant a Judgm.t ag.t Coll Jn.o
       Coode Contrary to Law did for four days together come downe to y.e Prov.ll Court and sitt there in his proper pson where  
       he did endeavour to prove y.r Peti.r Guilty of some crime that might deserve Imprisonm.t but y.e evidences
       after all his threats not swearing as he desired was disapointed of his designe did Afterwards upon y.e 14.th day of
       Decemb.r by and Ord.r of Councill dismiss y.r Peti.r from being a Justice of y.e s.d Court as likewise from
       pleading in any of y.e Courts of y.e s.d Province and issue out a Proclamacon promising any pson a reward of
       twenty pounds sterling that would swear y.r Petitioner was Endeavouring to Raise a Rebellion in S.t Marys
       County; from which grivious Oppression and Unheard of Proceedings y.r Petitioner most humbly prays y.e Ex.cy
       that he may be protected in this his Majesties Collonye of Virginia Under y.e quiet and peaceable Governm.t of y.e Ex.cy
       that soe y.e Petitioner may be enabled to make his Just Complaint to his Most Sacred Majestie
                                  And as in duty bound shall pray for y.r Ex.cys long and Happy Governm.t
                                  Under his Most Sacred Majestie


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                   We y.e subscribers being Members of Maj.ts honoble Councill of this Province doe hereby solemnly declare
       that we have not at any time either directly or indirectly Recieved any directions or Command from his Exn.cy the
       p.rsent Govern.r to doe any illegall act or thing whereby Justice might be pverted or to regulate or square our
       actions contrary to y.e station and place of his Maj.ties Councill.rs in w.ch Majestie hath been pledged to place us
       here; Given under our hands this 15.th day Decemb.r in y.e eighth year of his Maj.ties Reigne &c.a anq.r d.mi 1696
                                                                                                                               Jn.o Addison
                                                                                                                               Jn.o Courts
                                                                                                                               Tho Brooke


 
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