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Provincial Court Land Records, 1699-1707
Volume 718, Page 855   View pdf image
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       Governour Lieutenant Governour or member of his said Late Majestys
       Councill in any of the Plantations or Colonies aforesaid or Commander of      
       one of his said late Majestys ships is allways to be one shall have full
       Power and Authority by virtue of the said Act to call and assemble any other
       persons on ship board or upon the Land to make up the number of seven
       And it is Provided that no persons but such as are known merchants
       factors or Planters or such as are Captains Lieutenants or Warrants officers
       in any of his said Late Majtes ships of Warr or Captaines Masters or Mates
       of some English shipp shall be capable of being so called and sitting and
       voting in the said Court  And it is further Enacted that such persons
       called and assembled ^as afd^ shall have full Power and Authority according
       to the Course of the Admiralty to Issue Warrants for bringing any
       Persons accused of Piracy or Robbery before them to be tryed heard &
       Adjudged  And to Summon wittnesses and to take informations and Examinations
       of Wittnesses upon their oath and to do all things necessary for the
       hearing and finall determination of any case of Pyracy Robery and felony
       and to give Sentence & Judgment of Death and to award Execution of
       the Offenders convicted and attainted as aforesaid according to the Civll
       Law and the methods and rules of the Admiralty  And thatt all and every
       Person or Persons so Convicted and attainted of Piracy or Robbery
       shall have and suffer such losses of Lands goods and Chattells as if they
       had ben attainted and convicted of any Piracies felonies and Robberies
       according to a statute made in the eight and twentyeth
       Year of the Reigne of King Henry the eighth for tryall of Pyracies
       and Robberies upon the high sea  Now Know yee that
       We in pursuance of the said Act of our Especiall Grace Certaine knowledge
       And meer motion have made constituted and appointed and by these
       presents do make constitute and appoint You the said John Seymour
       And the Governour or Commander In Chief of our province and Territory
       of Maryland for the time being William Penn and the proprietor and
       Governour or Commander in Chief of our Province of Pennsilvania
       for the time being the Vice Admirall or Vice Admiralls of Maryland
       and of Pennsilvania for the time being Thomas Finch John Addison
       Thomas Brooke Robert Smith John Hammond Francis Jenkins Edward
       Lloyd William Holland James Sanders Kennellan Chitleton William
see original   Courey Thomas Ennalls Robert Quary Members of our Councill in the Province
       of Maryland during Your being of our said Councill and
                                                                                  (the


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