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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 18b   View pdf image
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                                                                                (18)                        Aprill Court 1723
       Are Impowered to administer the same to the Justices and Commissioners respectively as they are Nominated
       in the Within Commission and wee Will that you and Every of you and every of you haveing taken the said Oaths
       do severally subscribe the Test and Oath of abjuration and for so doing this shall be your sufficient
       warrent and authority hereof fail not [illegible] and when you have the same so done
       you are to Certifie the same under your hands and seals unto us in Our high Court of Chancery with
       all Convenient Speed Wittness our trusty and well Beloved Charles Calvert Esq.r Capt Gen.ll and governour
       in Chiefe in and over this Our Province of maryland the 17.th day of Aprill in the Eighth Year
       of Our Dominion &.c Ann Dom 1728
                                                                         Chas Calvert                        (greatt Seal)


                   Upon Reading the afd Commission and dedimus Potestatum the said Joseph Gray administred
       the severall Oaths in the said Dedimus Potestatum mentioned to Charles Ballard W.m Fausett John Smith
       William Stoughton John M.ccChester and John Handy and the said Charles Ballard administred the same
       Oaths to Joseph Gray Samuel Hopkins William Whittington W.m Planner John Purnell and John
       Jones and they all severally subscribed the Test and Oath of abjuration as ^by^ the same dedimus Potestatum
       they were directed and thereupon they take their Plaints on the Bench as follows vizt





The Worshipfull
                          Present
Maj.r Charles Ballard
M.r Joseph Gray
M.r Samuel Hopkins
M.r William Whittington
Capt W.m Planner
M.r John Purnell
Capt John Jones
Capt W.m Fausett
M.r John Smith
W.m Stoughton Esq.r
Capt John Macchester
M.r John Handy

His Lordships



    Justices
                   Joseph M.ccChester Sherr                                             Thomas Hayward Clk

       Thomas Hayward Clerk tooke the severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly with the Oath of Clerk and
       subscribed to the Oath of abjuration and test &c
         
             W.m Tazewell Levin Gale George Dashiels and Alexd Hall Gent Practitioners of the Law in this
       Court tooke the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly and they all severally subscribed the Oath
       of Abjuration and test &c

       Samuel Merchement Cryer of this Court took the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly and subscribed
       to ye Oath of abjuration and test &c

       Joseph Gray of Sommersett County Gent Brings a negro Boy into this Court Named Mercelles who was
       Imported into this Province in the Sloop Called            Thomas Handy Master and Prays the Courts
       approbation of the said Mercelle's age   The said Negro Boy Called Mercelles afd Present here in Court &c
       the Court doe adjudged the said Negro Boy to be of ye age of six years this term &c

           John Leatherberry appointed Overseer to Clear a road from Jarves Jenckins to George Hutchins
       at ye New ferry over Wickccomoco River &c


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