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

or any three or more of you as aforesaid such and so many good and Lawfull men of his baylywick out of Each and every
hundred thereof by whom the truth of the matter in the premisses may be the better known and Enquired of Lastly you shall
cause to be brought before your Courts and Jurisdiction belonging that the Same may be inspected and by due Cours of law
determined Wittness Our dear Brother Benedict Leonard Calvert Esq.r our Lieu.t Generall and Chiefe Governour
in and Over this Our province of maryland this 28th day of October in the Sixteenth Year of our dominion &c annoq.r
Dom 1730                                             Benedict Leonard Calvert

                      On the backside of the Foregoeing Commission it was thus endorsed viz.t

Maryland ss   Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore
&.c  To William Planner, John Jones, William Fasitt John Smith of Baltemore hundred William Stoughton and John
Caldwell of Somersett County Gentleman Greeting we do hereby Authorize and Impower you or either of you to
administer the Severall Oaths appointed by act of Assembly as also the Oath of Justice to Samuel Hopkins, John Maclester
John Handy James Dashiell John Scott and Robert King of the Same County Gent or any of them and you the said
Samuel Hopkins John Maclester John Handy James Dashiell John Scott and Robert King or any of you having
taken the Said Oaths are hereby Impowered to administer the Same to the Justices and Commissioners respectively
as they are nominated in the within Commission and we will that you and every of you having taken the said Oaths
do Severally Subscribe the test and Oath of abjuration and for do doing this Shall be your Sufficient warrant and
Authority here of fail not and when you have the Same so done you are to Certifie the Same under your hands
and Seals to us in Our high Court of Chancery with all Convenient Speed Wittness Our dear Brother Benedict
Leonard Calvert Esq.r Our Lieu.t Generall and Chiefe Governour in and Over this Our province of maryland this
28.th day of October in the Sixteenth Year of Our Dominion &c  annoqr Dom 1730
                                                                   Bendt Leond Calvert                     (Great Seal)

       Which being read and heard thereupon William Planner, John Jones, William Fasitt and John Smith Baltemore
hundred ^Wm Stoughton & John Caldwell^ Gent pursuant to the dedimus to them directed administred the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly to be
taken to the Government and the Oath of a Justice to William Stoughton, John Caldwell, John Handy James Dashiell &
John Scott who Severally take ye Same and Subscribe the Oath of abjuration and test and take their places and
thereupon afterwards the Same John Handy, James Dashiell and John Scott administed the Same Oaths to William
Planner, John Jones W.m Fasitt John Smith Baltemore hundred William Stoughton and John Caldwell who take the same
and Severally Subscribe the Oath of ajuration and test and take their places as followeth viz.t



The worshipfull
 Mr William Planner
Mr John Jones
Mr William Fasitt
Mr John Smith
Mr William Stoughton
 Mr John Caldwell
Mr John Handy
Mr James Dashiell
Mr John Scott
His Lordships Justices
                   John Purnall sher                                                                     Thomas Hayward Cl

       Proclamation being made in usuall form and the Sherr of Somerset County to witt John Purnall
Gent makes Return of the pannell of Grand Jurors as followeth vizt   Capell King, Parker Selby, Day Scott
Stephen Waltom, Thomas Holbrook, W.m Cord, Christopher Nutter, John Townsend Jun.r W.m Nutter, Jones Records
John Huett Nutter, John Ricketts George Benston, John Newbold, John Flemon, Thomas Pullett, John Lamberson
Christopher Piper Samuel Handy, Philip Selby Joseph Howston, Samuel Trewitt, John Jerman

          Whereupon proclamation being made again in Common form and the Jurors afd so as afd being Impannelled &
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 Grand Jurors being Impannelled sworn and Charged as afd return hereinto
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