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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1701-1705
Volume 740, Page 482   View pdf image
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   according to ye Said Laws and Customes of Our Sd Kingdome and Province and ye form
   of ye Statutes and acts of assemblÿ thereof had and used & to be had & used but we
   will not yt yw proceed in anÿ of ye Cases afsd to take life or member but yt in Everÿ Such
   Case yw: Send ye prisonrs. wth their Indictmts. and ye whole matter Depending befor yw to
   our next provinciall Court to be held for this our Province be it whensoever or —
   wheresoever to be holden there to be trÿed and wee Comãnd yw and Everÿ of yw —
   Dilligentlÿ to Intend ye keeping of ye peace and ordinances & Statutes and all and
   Everÿ ye prmisses, and yt att yor Countÿ Courts yw: make Inquisition and hear &
   Determine as afsd Doeing therein, what to Justice appertaines according to ye Laws
   and Customs of our Sd Kingdome and Province afsd Wittness our trustÿ
   and well beloved John Seÿmour Esqr. Capt. Genrll. & Govr.r in Cheife of
   our Sd Province att Annopolis the 25th Daÿ of Maÿ annqe fourth year
   of Our Reigne &ca annoq Dñi 1705
   Marÿland Ss)                                          Jo Seÿmour
   Anne bÿ ye Grace of God of England Scottland ffrance & Ireland Queen Defender of the
   faith &ca To Thomas Ringold and John Wells of Kent Countÿ Gentn Greetting ~
   wee Doe herebÿ authorize and Impower yw. or anÿ of yw. to administer the oathes
   appoÿned bÿ an act of parliamt. to be taken instead of ye oathes of allegiance and Su=
  :premacÿ the oath of abjuration and ye accustomed oath of Justice To Coll; Thomas
   Elias King and Nattll Wright & Jno Sallter or anÿ of them and ye Sd Coll. Thomas
   Smith Nattll, Wright and John Sallter or anÿ of yw haveing taken ye Sd oathes are
   Impowerd to admiñister ye Same unto ye rest of ye Justices and Comissionrs. respectivelÿ
   as theÿ nominated in yw wthin Comission and we will yt yw and Everÿ of yw Doe Sub=
 =Scribe the test and ye afsd oath of abjuration and for yor Soe Doeing this Shall be yor
   Sufficient Authorÿtie, hereof faile not and when yw have the Same Soe Done yw are
   to Certifie ye Same undr. yor hands and Seals to us in our heigh Court of Chancerÿ
   wth all Convenient Spped Wittness our trustÿ and well beloved John Seÿmour
   Esqr. Capt. Generall and Govr.r in Cheife over our Sd Province att Annopolis the
   25th. Daÿ of Maÿ in ye 4th year of our Reigne &ca annoq 1705
                                                                  John Seÿmour — ——
     Which Comission being in open Court The afsd Justices are Sworn in Due form
      Except Mr J:Whittington who refuses to take ye oathes and Mr Phillip Hoppkins
      Which Sd Hoppkins Saÿeth yt he will give ye Govr.r his reasons whÿ he
      wo’ld take ye afsd oathes —
  —————
                                         The Court adjourns for one hour
       mett againe to adjournmt att prsent
   The | Cnoll Thomas Smith | Mr John Wells |    Gentn |
   Worshipfull |       Leut Coll Elias K | | Justices |



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