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June Court
1732
185 Somerset County 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 by his said Lordships Commissioners and Justices of ye County afd the peace to keep assigned the third tuesday of June to witt the twentieth day of the Same month and in the 18th Year of his said Lordships dominion &c anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty two of whom were present
Proclamation being made in Common form his Lordships Commission of the peace for the County of Somerset being produced was openly read in these words following viz.t Maryland ss.t Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To Robert King, William Fasit John Smith of Baltemore hundred William Stoughton John Caldwell John MccClester John Handy James Dashiell John Scot, James Martin William Lane, Thomas Williams Henry Ballard and David Willson of Somerset 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 Somerset and to keep and Cause to be keept all and Singular the Reasonable Good Laws and Statutes of that part of the Kingdom of Great Brittain Called England and all Laws and Ordinances of this Our province made for the Conservation of the peace and Quiet Rule and Goverment of the Kings Subjects within our said County and to Chastize and punnish all persons offending against the Same Laws Statutes and Ordinances or any of them as According to the forme of those Laws Statutes and Ordinances or any of them Shall be fit to be done and to Call before you or any you all those who in our County aforesd shall threaten to do any Bodily harm to any of the Kings Subjects or to burne their Houses or otherwise break our peace and Misbehave themselves to find Sufficient Security of the peace and good Behaviour to us and the Said Subjects and if they shall Refuse to find such Security that then you Cause them to be Committed into Safe Custody untill they Shall be Delivered by due Course of Law from thence alsoe we have assigned you and Every three or more of you of whome we will you the s.d Rob.t King, William Fasitt, John Smith Ball.t Hundred William Stoughton and John Caldwell ^or^ one of you always to be one our Justices to Enquire by the Oaths of Good and Lawfull men of our County aforesd by whome the truth of the premisses may be the better known of all and |
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