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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 47   View pdf image
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March Court               1730                       47

Somerset 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 Somerset County by his ^said^ Lordships
       Commissioners and Justices of within the Same County (the peace to keep assigned) third tuesday of
       of march being the sixteenth day of the Same month and in the Sixteenth Year of his Said Lordships
       dominion &.c Ann.o Dom 1730
                                                                                  present




            The Worshipfull
 Mr William Planner
Mr William Fasit
Mr John Smith
Mr William Stoughton
 Mr John Caldwell
Mr John Handy
Mr James Dashiell
Mr John Scott
 His Lordships


Justices
                John Purnall Sherr                                                               Thomas Hayward Clerke


           John Sheldon
           petn
          To the worshipfull his Lordships Justices of Somerset County now in Court
sitting the petition of John Sheldon            humbly Sheweth that your


             Petitioner under stands Your worships are at present in want of a Cryer to Officiate in the
             room of William Marchment and your petitioner being Indefferent well qualified for the Said office
             as Cryer Humbly prays Your worships will be pleased to admitt him to ye Said Office and Your
             petitioner as in duty bound will pray &.c      Jno Sheldon

                               The petition aforesaid being Read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had
             wherefore it is considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid John Sheldon be admitted as Cryer of this
             court he first takeing the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly to be taken to the Government with
             ye Oath of Cryer and Subscribe the Oath of abjuration and test

                            Thereupon the Said John Sheldon present here in court in his proper person takes the Severall
             Oaths appointed by act of assembly to be taken to the Goverment with the Oath of Cryer and Subscribs
             ye oath of abjuration and test and is admitted &c



                         Proclamation being made in usual form and the Sher of Somerset County to witt John Purnall
Gent.m makes return of the pannell of the Grand jurors as followeth viz.t  Charles Rackliffe, Robert Jones
Samuel Hopkins Jun.r, Jacob Cordery, John Newbold, Edmond Crapper, Thomas Coffin, W.m Fasitt Jun.r Geo
McGramery, francis Landcake, Thomas Nathaniel Williams, Joseph Houston, Thomas Wright, William
Roach, Isaac Coston, George Howard, Fisher Walton, William Vaughan, John Tull

                Whereupon proclamation being made ^again^ in Usuall form and the Jurors aforesaid so as afd being
Impannelled and Severally Called Over by their names do appear as above and thereupon they are
Sworn and Charges and Sent Out to Consider &.c  Soon after the Grand Jurors being Impannelled sworn
and Charged as aforesaid Returned hereinto Court and being Severally called over appears and being asked if
they had made any bills of Indictment or presentments Return the following presentments against Sarah
Jackson, Sarah Smith, Tabitha Morris, Alexander Gordon, Dunkin Murray, John Huett Nutter thereupon
the Grand Jurors afd are discharged and ordered that they be allowed three hundred and seventy fivety pounds
of tobacco for their publick Service this Court and against the aforesaid Sarah Jackson, Sarah Smith, Tabitha
                                                                                                                                                          Morris


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