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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 24   View pdf image
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November Court   1730                                     24

Measures or against the acts of assembly for the Common Good and profitt now in this province made and Used and also of the
Sherrifs baylifs Constables and Other Officers who have or Shall hereafter misbehave themselves in the Execution of their Office
or have been remiss or negligent in the Execution thereof or Shall hereafter happen to be within Our County aforesaid and of
all and every the articles matters and things whatsoever howsoever or by whomsoever in Our County afd done or Committed or
that Shall hereafter happen to be done or Committed Concerning the premisses or any of them and to Inspect all Indictments
before you or any of you taken or to be taken or before Our Late Justices of the peace within Our Said County had and
taken and not Yett determined and process thereon against all or any person or persons so Indicted or which Shall hereafter
happen to be Indicted within Our County aforesaid to make and Continue untill they Shall be take Surrender
themselves or be outlawed and to hear and determine all and Every the felonyes witchcrafts Enchantments Sorceries
acts magick, trespasses, forestallings, regratings, riots Indictments and all Other the matters aforesaid according to
the directions of the acts of assembly of Our Said province so far fourth as they provide and where they are Silent
according to the Reasonable Customs of England and the laws and Statutes thereof as are or Shall hereafter be
enacted agreeable to the Usage or Constitution of the Same province and the said delinquents and every of them
to Chastize and punish by fines Ransoms Americaments forfeitures and Otherwise according to the directions
of the acts of assembly of Our said province so far forth as they provide and where they are Silent according to
the Reasonable Customs of England and the Laws and Statutes thereof as are or Shall hereafter be Enacted
agreeable to the Usage or Constitution of the Same province but we will not that you proceed in any of the Causes
aforesaid to take Life or member but that in every Such Case you send the prisoners with their Indictments and
the whole matter depending before you to Our Justices of Assize nisi prius and Goal delivery at the next Court
of Oyer and Terminer to be held for this Our Said County be it whensoever or wheresoever to be holden thereto
be tryed  And we Command and every of you diligently to Intend the keeping of the peace acts of assembly
customs Laws and Statutes and all and every the premisses and that at your County Courts you make Inquisition
and hear and determine as aforesaid doing therein what to Justices appertaines according to the directions of the
acts of assembly of Our Said province so far forth as they provide and where they are Silent according to
the Reasonable Customs of England and the Laws and Statutes thereof as are or Shall hereafter be enacted
agreeable to the Usage or Constitution of the Same province and further we do Constitute Ordain and appoint
you the said Samuel Hopkins, W.m Planner, John Jones, Wm Fasit, John Smith, Wm Stoughton, John Caldwell
John Maclester, John Handy, James Dashiell, John Scott and Robert King or any three or more of you as aforesaid
to Issue out writts preceipts, process and attachments and to hold plea of all actions popular and of all
actions personall of what sort soever wherein the demand doth not exceed the Sum of One hundred pounds
Sterling or thirty thousand pounds of tobacco and all actions personall now depending before you and after
Judgment Execution award in all such cases and actions aforesaid according to the directions of the acts of
assembly of Our Said province so far forth as they provide and where they are Silent according to the
Reasonable Customs of England and the Laws and Statutes thereof as are and Shall hereafter be enacted
agreeable to the Usage or Constitution of the same province in which said actions so to be tryed we do Constitute
Ordain and appoint you the Said Samuel Hopkins, W.m Planner, John Jones, W.m Fasit, John Smith, Wm
Stoughton, John Caldwell, John MccClester John Handy, James Dashiells, John Scott & Rober King and none
others to be Judges alsoe by these presents we do Command the Sherr of our Said County of Somerset that
at the Severall Courts to be held for Our Said County he give his attendance and Cause to Come before you
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