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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 87   View pdf image
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Maryland fs:  Charles absolute Lord & Proprietary of ye provinces of maryland & avalon Lord
       Baron of Baltemore &c  To William Planner John Jones William Fasitt John Smith of
       Baltemore Hundred & William Stoughton of Somersett County Gentl Greeting we do
       hereby authorize & Impower you or Either of you to administer ye severall oaths appointed
       by act of assembly as also ye oath of Justice To Samuel Hopkins John Caldwell John
       McClester John Handy James Dashiell John Scott & Robert King or any of them &
       You ye Said Samuel Hopkins John Caldwell John McClester John Handy James
       Dashiell John Scott & Robert King or any of you haveing Taken ye Said Oaths are
       Impowered to administer ye same unto ye Justices & Commissioners respectively as
       they are nominated in ye within Commission & we will y.t you & every of you haveing
       taken ye Said oaths do severally subscribe ye Test & ye oath of abjuration & for so doing
       this shall be your sufficient warrent & authority hereof fail not & when you have
       ye same so done you are to Certifie ye same under your hands & seals unto us in our high
       Court of Chancery with all Conveniant Speed Wittness our Trusty & welbeloved Charles
       Calvert Eq.r our Captain Generall & Governour in & over this our province of maryland
       this thirty first day of January in ye 11.th year of our Com.n &c annoq Dom 1725
(great Seal)                                                                                          Charles Calvert

                         Which being read and heard   thereupon the Said William Planner, John Jones
       William Fasitt, John Smith of Baltemore hundred and William Stoughton of Somersett
       County Gent Pursuant to the dedimus to them directed administred the Severall Oaths appointed
       by act of assembly to be taken to the government with the New Oath appointed by act
       of Assembly of Justice to Samuel Hopkins Jno Caldwell, Jno Macclester, John Handy and
       John Scott who severally take the Same and Subscribe the Oath of Abjuration and test and
       take their places     
                                              Thereupon Samuel Hopkins, Jn.o Caldwel Jn.o Macclester and Jno
       Handy and Jn.o Scott of Somersett County Gent administred the Same Oaths to William
       Planner, John Jones, William Fasitt John Smith of Baltemore hundred and William Stoughton
       who take the Same and Severally Subscribe the Oath of abjuration and test and take their
       places as followeth viz.t
                        Mr Samuel Hopkins
                   Maj.r William Planner
                   Capt John Jones
 Capt William Fasitt
Capt John Smith
Wm Stoughton Esq.r
 Mr Jno Caldwell

Capt Jno MccClester
 Capt Jno Handy

Capt Jno Scott



                            Proclamation being made in usuall form the Sherr of Somersett County to witt
       Francis Allen Gent makes return of a pannell of the grand Jurors as followeth viz.t
       Adam Hitch, Jno Dennis Senr, David Dredon, Mathew Hopkins, James Mumford, Thomas Purnall
       Wm Smith, Lewis Rigsby, Will.m Young, Edward Wooton, Robert Hardy, George Bozeman Senr
       Isaiah Bredall, Adam Spence Junr, Robert Hall, Adam Spence Senr, Peter Collier, Thomas
       Collins, Jacob Adams, George Collier, Jn.o Gray            And thereupon proclation being made
       by the Cryer according to Common form &c    The Jurors afd Impannelled being Severaly
                                                                                                                                 (Called)


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