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August Court
1725
44 Committed or which may hereafter happen to be done or attempted and also of all those who in our County afd in Riotous manner have gone or Rode or shall hereafter presume to goe or Ride with armed force against our peace to the disturbance of our people and of all such who in our County afd have Lain or Shall hereafter presume to Lye in wait to main or Kill any of our said People And also of all ordinary Keepers and such Other persons who have offended or attempted to Offend or hereafter shall presume to Offend or attempt to Offend in the abuse of weights or measures or in selling of any Liquors according to the form of the acts of assembly for the Common good and profitt now in this province made and used And also of the Sherifs Bailiffs Constables and Other Officers who have or shall hereafter misbehave them Selves in the in the Execution of their officers or have been fearfull Remiss or Negligent in the Execution thereof or shall hereafter happen so to be within Our County aforesaid And of all and Every the articles Matters and things whatsoever howsoever or by whomsoever in Our County afd done or Committed or that shall hereafter happen to be done or attempted Concerning the premisses or any of them and to Inspect all Indictm.ts so before you or any of you taken or to be taken or before our Late Justices of the peace within our said County had and taken and not yett determined and process thereon against all or any person or persons so Indicted or which Shall hereafter happen to be Indicted within our County afd to make and Continue untill they shall be taken surrender themselves to be Outlawed and to here and determine all and Every the felonys witch Crafts Enchantments sorceries arts Magick trespasses forestallings Regratings riots Indictments and all other the matters afd according to the Laws of Great Brittain and this our province had & used or to be had & used and the Said delinquents and Every of them to Chastize and Punish by fines ransoms amerciaments forfeitures and otherwise according to the said Laws and Customs of the said Kingdom and province and form of the Statutes and acts of assembly thereof had and used or to be had and used but we will not that you proceed in any the Cases afd to take Life or member but that Every Such Case you send the prisoners with their Indictm.ts and the whole matters depending before you to Our Justices of our next Provinciall Court to be held for this Our province be it whensoever or wheresoever to be holden there to be tryed And we Command you and Every of you diligently to Intend the Keeping the peace ordinances and Statutes and all and Every the premisses and that at your County Courts you make Inquisition and here and determine as afd doing therein what to Justice appertaines according to the Laws and Customs of the said Kingdom and province afd And further we do Constitute ordaine and appoint appoint you the said Samuel Hopkins William Planner John Jones William Fasit John Smith William Stoughton John Caldwell, John Macclester, John Handy, James Dashiell, John Scot and Robert King or any three or more of you to Issue out Writts Preceipts process and attachments and hold plea of Oyer and terminer of all actions popular and upon the Statute and of all actions (personall) |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
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