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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 233b   View pdf image
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            Somersett ss   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 said Lordships Justices Commissioners and Justices of the peace to keep assigned) third tuesday
of march being the seventeenth day of the same month and in the 15 year of his said Lordships Dominion
&.c  anno Dom 1729


                                                        Present


The Worshipfull
 Mr William Planner
Mr John Jones
Mr John Smith
Mr John Caldwell
 Mr Jno Macclester
Mr John Handy
Mr James Dashiell
Mr Jno Scott
 His Lordships

Justices
                   John Purnall sher                                                      Thomas Hayward Clk



                      Proclamation being made in usuall form the Sherr of Somersett County (to witt)
John Purnall Gent makes return of the pannell of Grand Jurors as followeth viz.t William Selby
Martin Kennett, W.m Bozman Sen.r, Jones Records Will: Polk Day Scott W.m Turpin Sen.r Thomas Renchor
Jos: Porter, John Brittingham, Robert Collier Edward Rownd, Richard Stevens, Thomas Claywell, Thomas
Pridix Christopher Glass James Thompson Robert Hill Bartho: Fisher

          Whereupon Proclamation being made againe in Common form and the Jurors afd so as afd being
Impannelled and severally Called Over by their Names do appear as above and thereupon they are
sworn and Charged and sent out to Consider &.c soon after the after the grand Jurors being Impannelled
sworn and Charged as afd return hereinto Court and severally Called over appear and being asked if
they had agreed to any bills of Indictm.t or made any presentments Return the following Indictmt
and presentments against William Stoughton, Ann Carzy, John Lee ^Martin Lewis & Eliza Davis^ and thereupon the grand Jurors
afd are discharged and ordered that they be allowed five hundred pounds of tobacco for their publick service
this Court to be paid next Levey Court and against the afd Persons Indicted and presented it is ordered the
that Capias Issue returnable to next Court &c

Coll: Levin Gale Produceth a Commission (from Michael Howard Esq.r attorney Gen.l of the province
of Maryland) as Clark of the Indictments for somersett County who is approved of he taking the
severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly to the Government and Subscribing the Oath of abjuration
and test   thereupon the said Levin Gale took the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly
with the Oath of prosecutor and Subscribed the Oath of abjuration and test and is according admitted
to practice &c


William Waters Junr
       Pet.n
 To the worshipfull the Justices of Somersett County Court the humble Petition
of William Waters Jun.r sheweth
that your petitioner is possessed of a tract of Land Called Waters ^his^ river the
       boundarys of which are decayed therefore humbly prays your worships to appoint Commissioners to
       Examine Wittnesses Concerning ^the^ Bounds of ^the^ said Land in order to perpetuate the same and as in
       duty bound he shall pray &.c            W.m Waters                                                            Whereupon


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