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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 237   View pdf image
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             March Court        1729                     237

makes return that he had done the Execution of the Judgmt afd as to the Corporall punishmt afd he was Commanded
also the said Margery Rewark present herein Court is ordered to Give Security for all the Officers their fees due by
Occasion of the premisses  Thereupon a Certain John Caldwell of Somersett County Gent present here in Court
undertakes for the Said Margery Rewark to pay the Severall Officers their fees dy due by Occasion of the premisses afd
&c


His Lordship
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Jones Records
Somersett County ss
                                 The Jurors for his Lordship the Right honrble the Lord Proprietary
of the province of Maryland for the body of Somersett County upon their Oath do
present that a Certain Jones Records of allhollows parish in Somersett County planter alias ^dictus^ Jones Records
late of allhollows Parish in the County afd at a Court held at dividing Creek the third tuesday of
June Ann.o Dom One thousand Seven Hundred & twenty Nine was appointed Overseer of
the road that Leads from the Widdow Robesons Over the Beaver Dam to the Indian river
and ye Same Jones Records refuses to Clear the Same road According to his Said Order
Against the form of An Act of assembly in Such Case Made & provided & Against the
Peace of the LD P.r                                          Dashiell Prosecutor P.r LD P.r

             Thereupon Command was given to the sher of Somersett County that he should take the said
Jones Records if &.c to answer &.c  And afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Jones Records in
his proper person and being by the Sher sett to the barr Indictm.t Read is Instantly demanded how
he would acquitt himselfe of the premisses afd above upon him Imposed Submitts with a protestation
of his Innocency and because he will not plead with his Said Lordship he putts himselfe upon the favour
of the Court &.c
                               Wherefore it is considered that the said Jones Records be taken to Satisfie his Said
Lordship of his fine by Occasion of the premisses afd which same Jones Records then and there present in
Court afd prays he may be admitted at fine with his said Lordship by Occasion afd and thereof he
putts himselfe in mercy of his said Lordship and the fine of the said Jones Records is assessed by the
Justices to one hundred pounds of tobacco toward the defraying of the County Charge &c


Henry Mecabe appears according to the tenour of his recognizance and is discharged he
paying the Severall Officers their fees &c

Michael Sillivan appears according to his Recognizance Entered into for his good behaviour
and appearance at this Court and is discharged he giving Security for the paying of the Severall
officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd   thereupon Henry Mecabe present here
in Court undertake for the Said Michael Sillivan to pay the Severall Officers their Fees due as
afd &c


His Lordship
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Alice Hopkins
We do present Alice Hopkins of the parish of Stepney for bearing
of a bastard Child some time in the Year 1729    Levin Gale Informer
                                                                William Selby foreman
Thereupon Command was Given to the sher of Somersett County that he should
take the Said Alice Hopkins if &c to answer &c  and afterwards in the Same Court Came the
said Alice Hopkins in her proper person and being by the sher sett to the barr presentmt reads
pleads Guilty and Submitts to the mercy of the Court &   Wherefore it is Considered by the Court
                                                                                                                                        here


 
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