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June
Court 1731
79 aforesaid have lain or shall hereafter presume to Lye in wait to maim or kill any of the Kings Subjects and also of all Ordinary Keepers and Other persons who have Offended or hereafter Shall presume to Offend in the abuse of weights or measures or against the acts of assembly for the common Good and profitt now in this Province made and Used and also of the Sheriffs Bayliffs constables and Other Officers who have or Shall hereafter misbehave themselves in the Execution of their Offices or have been remiss or negligent in the execution thereof or shall hereafter happen so to be within our County afd 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 happy 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 take 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 afd to make and Continue untill they shall be taken or surrender themselves or be outlawed and to hear and Determine all and Every the felonies witchcrafts Enchantments, Sorceires, arts Magick Trespasses forestallings Regratings Rots Indictments and all other the matters afd according to the Laws Statutes and ordinances afd and the said Delinque^n^ts and Every of them to Chastize and punnish by fines Ransomes and merciamen^ts^ forfeitures and other wise according to the Laws Statutes and ordinances afd but we will not that you proceed in any of the Cases afd maid to take Life or member but that in Every such case you send the prisoners with their Indictments and the whole matters Depending before you to our Justices of assize Nisiprices 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 there to be tryed and we command you and Every of you Diligently to Intend the keeping of the peace Laws Statutes and Ordinances afd and all and Every the premises and that at your County Courts you make Inquisition & hear and Determine as aforesd Doing therein what to Justices appertains according to the Laws Statutes and ordinances aforesd and further we do Constitute ordain and appoint you the said Samuel Hopkins, William Planner, John Jones William Faucit John Smith, W.m Stoughton John Caldwell John Macclester John Handy, James Dashields John Scott Rob.t King James Martin & Will.m Lane or any three or more of you as aforesaid to Issue out writs precepts process and attachments and to hold plea of all actions popular and of all Actions per^s^onall of what sort soever wherein the Demand doth not Exceed the sume of one hundred pounds Sterling or thirty Thousand pounds |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
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