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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 258   View pdf image
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March Court        1726                     258

Merrick Ellis of Somersett County Gent Comes into Court in his proper person and
makes Oath that his servant woman Named Elizabeth White had absented herselfe out
of his service one hundred days and prays the same Court that she may be adjudged
to serve him for the same Runaway time according to act of assembly in such Case made and
provided whereupon the premisses by the Court being Considered It is therefore ordered
and adjudged by the Court that the afd Eliza White serve her said Master Merrick Ellis the
full time of two whole years and a halfe to Commence at the Expiration of her now
servitude the said two years and a halfe's Service being by the Court adjudged full Satisfaction
for all runaway time afd Costs Charges and troubles in her Sickness and tobacco paid
on acco.t of the same &c


His Lordship
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Aaron Jordine
 Somersett County fs
                          The Jurors of the Right honrble Charles absolute Lord and
proprietary of the provinces of maryland &.c upon their oath do present that
       Aaron Jordine late of Coventry parish in County afd the Sixteenth day of novem Anno Dom
       one thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Six at the place afd in the County afd with force and
       armes in and upon a Certain Peter Fitzgerrell in the peice of god ^and^ &.c being did make an
       assault and affray and him the said Peter Fitzgerrell then and there with force and Armes
       did beat wound and Evill intreat so that he did Dispair of his life and other harmes unto
       him did to the great Damage of the said Peter Fitzgerrell and against the peace &c
                                                                                  Dashiell Cl of Indictments
             on the Back side of the foregoeing bill of Indictm.t it was thus Endorsed vizt   J Bella vera Jos MccClester
                   Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he should take
       the said Aaron Jordine if &c to answer &c and afterwards in the same Court Came the said
       Aaron Jordine and being by the Sherr Sett to the Barr is thereupon Instantly demanded how
       he would acquitt himselfe of the premisses afd says that of the premisses afd he is guilty thereof
       and putts himselfe upon the favour of the Court and is willing to pay his fine for the fact afd

             Therefore it is Considered by the Court that the afd Aaron Jordine be taken to Satisfie the said Lord
       proprietary of his fine by occasion of the trespass and assault afd; and the fine of the same Aaron
       Jordine is by the Justices taxed to six pence to the use of his said Lordship thereupon the said Aaron
       is discharged paying the fine afd and the severall Officers their fees due by occasion of ye Premisses &c


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
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