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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 86   View pdf image
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                            Att a Court of the Right honrble Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province
       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 fifteenth day of march being the
       third tuesday of the Same month and in the tenth year of his Lordships Dominion &c anno Dom
       1725
                                                       Present



The Worshipfull
 M.r Samuel Hopkins
Maj.r William Planner
Capt John Jones
Capt William Fasitt
 Mr Jno Smith
M.r John Caldwell
Mr Jn.o MccClester
Capt Jn.o Scott
 His Lordships


Justices
                Francis Allen Sherr                                                   Thomas Hayward Cl

       The above Court held by vertue of the following Commission &c

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 Willm
       Fasitt, Jn.o Smith of Baltemore hundred William Stoughton John Caldwell, Jn.o MccClester
       Jn.o Handy, James Dashieles, Jn.o Scott, and Robert King of Somersett County Gentl 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 Kingdom of great Brittain Called England
       as of this Our Province of maryland for the good and Conservation of the Peace and Quiet
       Rule and Government of Our People within Our ^said^ County in all and Every the Articles therein
       Expresed 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 threaten
       to doe any bodyly harm to any of our good people or to burn their houses or otherwise to
       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 to be Committed into Safe Custody till they Shall find the Same  Also we
       have assigned you and Every three or more of you of whom we will you the Said Samuel Hopkins
       William Planner John Jones, William Fasitt 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
       Enchantment Sorceries arts Magick trespasses Engrossings regratings Fore Stallings 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 or howsoever in Our County afd done or
       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 maim or Kill any of Our
       Said People and also of all ordinary Keepers and Such Other persons who have Offended or
                                                                                                                                     attempted


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