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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 44   View pdf image
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Somersett County fs:
                                     Att a Court of the Right honrble Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of
the provinces of maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c held at Dividing Creek in
Somersett County by his Lordships Commissioners and Justices of the peace the seventeenth day
of August in being the third tuesday of the same month and in the tenth year of his said Lordships
Dominion &c Ann Dom 1725
                                              Present


The Worshipfull
 M.r Samuel Hopkins
M.r William Planner
Mr John Jones
M.r William Fasitt
M.r John Smith
 William Stoughton Esq.r
M.r John Caldwell
M.r John MccClester
M.r John Scott


his Lordships
    Justices
The above Court held by vertue of the following Commission viz.t

                Maryland fs:   Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of
Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c    To Samuel Hopkins, William Planner
John Jones, William Fausitt, John Smith of Baltemore hundred, William Stoughton, John
Caldwell, Jn.o Macclester, John Handy, James Dashiell, John Scott, and Robert King of Somersett
County Gentlemen Greeting  Know Ye that we have assigned you and Every of you Joyntly
and Severally Our Justices to Keep Our Peace within Our County of Somersett and to make and
Cause to be Kept all Ordinances and Statutes as well of that part of the Kingdome of Great Brittain
Called England as of this Our province of maryland for the good and Conservation of the Peace
and Quiett Rule and Governm.t of our people within our said County in all and Every the articles
therein Exprest according to the form force and Effect of the same and to Chastize and Punish
all or any person or persons offending against any the said Ordinances or Statutes according to
the directions thereof and to Call before you or any of you all those who in Our County afd shall
threatten to do any bodyly harm to any of our good People or to burn their houses or otherwise
break Our Peace and misbehave themselves to find sufficient Security of the peace and good
behaviour to us and our good people and if they Shall Refuse to find Such Security that then you
Cause them them to be Committed into safe Custody untill they shall find the same  Also we have
assigned you and Every three or more of you whom we Will you the Said Samuel Hopkins, Wm
Planner, John Jones, William Fausitt, and John Smith or one of you always to be one Our
Justices to Enquire by the Oaths of good and Lawfull men of Our County afd by whom the truth
of the premisses may be the better Known of all and all manner of Felonies Witch Crafts Enchantments
sorceries arts Magick Trespasses Engrossings Regratings forestallings and Extortions whatsoever
and of all and other Misfeazances and Offences whatsoever of which Justices of our Peace
Lawfully may or Ought to Enquire by whomsoever in Our County afd Done or
                                                                                                       (Committed)


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