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1726 215 and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrent and and authority hereof fail not & when you have y.e same so done you are to Certifie y.e Same under your hands and seals to us in our high Court of Chancery with all Convenient speed Wittness our Trusty & welbeloved Charles Calvert Esq.r Our Captain Generall & Lieutenant Governour in & over our s.d province of maryland this 28.th day of Febry in y.e Twelfth year of our Dominion &c Annoq.r Dom 1726 Cha: Calvert Which being Read and heard thereupon William Planner, John Jones, W.m Fasitt John Smith W.m Stoughton John Caldwell and John MccClester Gent Pursuant to the dedimus to them directed administred the severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly to be taken to the government and the accustomed Oath of Justice to Samuel Hopkins and John Scott who severally take the Same and Subscribe the Oath of abjuration and test and take their places Thereupon Samuel Hopkins and John Scott Gent adminstred the Same Oaths to W.m Planner John Jones, W.m Fasitt John Smith Wm Stoughton, John Caldwell and John MccClester who take the same and Severally Subscribe the Oath of abjuration & Test and take their places as followeth vizt
Whereupon the Court be called and sate Proclamation was made for the Sherr of Somersett County to witt Francis Allen Gent to make Return of a pannell of the grant Jurors who returns the Same as follows vizt James Rownd, Adam Hitch, Robert Collier, Stephen Hopkins, Abraham Cordery, Richard Jefferson, John Onorton, Nathaniel Crapper, Thomas Collins James Mumford, Merrick Ellis, George Benston, John Magrew, Thomas Holbrook, W.m Sillivant David Brown, Lazarus Maddox manocon, W.m Cox W.m Adams, Teage Riggin Saml roach And thereupon Proclamation being made by the Cryer according to Common form &c the Jurors afd so as afsaid Impannelled being severally Called Over by their Names do appear as above and thereupon they are sworn and Charged and Sent Out to Consider ^who^ soon after the grand Jurors afd Return into Court and being Severally Called Over appear and present to the same Court here the following presentm.ts vizt Presentm.t against Rasannah Cavanough, Rebecca Hummings, Eliz.a Mills, and Marcy Stevens, being Content that the Court Should amend form altering no manner of Substance in them ^said Presentments^ thereupon the afd Grand Jurors were accordingly discharged and ordered that they ^should^ be allowed for their Publick Service this Court four hundred pds of tobo to be paid next Levy Court and against the afd Rosannah Cavanough, Rebecca Hummings Eliza Mills, and Mary Stevens, so as afd Presented it is Ordered yt Caps Issue agt them Returnable to Next Court &c |
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