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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1714-1716
Volume 766, Page 124b   View pdf image
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                                         March Court 1715
   and the Commissioners therein appointed is desired to attend to
   here the Same Read which was as folls vizt.
   Charles absolute Lord & Proprietarie of the Province of Maryland
   and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &ca To James Harris Nath.ll
   Hynson William Pott Edward Scott Wm Comegys Michael Miller
   William Blay Lambert Wilmer and Henry Lowe Junr— of Kent
   County Gent~ Greeting Know yee that we have assigned You and
   every of you jointly & Severally our Justices to keep our peace within -
   our County of Kent and to make and Cause to be kept all ordinances
   and Statutes as well of that part of ye Kingdom of great Britain Called
   England in force in this Province as of this our province of Maryld
   for ye good and Conservation of ye Peace and quiet rule & Government
   of our people within our Said County in all and every the Articles ——
   therein expressed according to ye form force and Effect of the Same &
   to Chastize and punish all or any person or persons offending against
   any the Said ordinances or Statutes according to the Direction thereof
   and to Call before you or any of you all those who in our County afd.
   Shall threaten to do any bodily harm to any of our good people or
   to burn their houses or otherwise break our peace and misbehave
   themselves to find Sufficiently Security of ye Peace and good behavr.
   to us and our good People and if they Shall refuse to find^SuchSecurity
   that then you Cause them to be Committed in Safe Custody untill they
   Shall find the Same also we have assigned You and every three or
   more of you of whom we will you the Said James Harris Nathaniel
   Hynson William Pott and Edward Scott or one of you all wayes to be
   one our Justices to enquire by ye Oaths of good and Lawfull men of
   our County afd by whom the truth of the prmisses may be the better
   known of all and all manner of felonies Witchcrafts Enchantm.ts—
   Sorceries Arts magick Trespasses engrossings regratings forestallings
   and Extorcõns whatsoever & of all & other misfeazances & offences
   whatsoever of which Justices of our peace Lawfully may or ought
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