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March Court
1733
(122) and of all Other Misfeazances and offences whatsoever of which Justices of Our Peace Lawfully may or Ought to Enquire by whomsoever or howsoever in our County aforesd Done or Committed or which may hereafter happen to be Done or Committed and also of all of them who in Our County aforesaid in Riotous manner have gone or Rode or Shall hereafter presume to Go or Ride with armed force against Our Peace to the Disturbance of the Kings Subjects and of all such who in Our County afsd 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 against the Acts of Assembly for the Common Goods and Profits now in this Province made and Used and also of the sheriffs Bailiffs Constables and Other Officers who have or shall hereafter Misbehave them selves 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 aforesaid and of all and every the Articles Matters and things whatsoever howsoever or by whomsoever in Our County afs.d 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 yet 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 Taken or Surrender themselves or be Out Lawed and to hear and Determine all and Every the Felonies Witchcrafts Enchantments Sorceries Arts Magick Trespasses forestallings Regrateings Riotts Indictments and all other the Matters aforesaid According to the Laws Customs and Directions of the Acts of Assembly aforesaid so far forth as they provide and where they are Silent According to the Laws Statuets and Reasonable Customs of England as used and practised within this province and the said Delinquents and Every of them to Chastise and punish by fines Ransoms Amerciaments Forfeitures and Otherwise According to the Laws Customs and Directions of the Acts of Assembly aforesaid so far forth as they Provide and where they are Silent According to the Laws Satutes and Reasonable Customs of England as used and practised within this Province But we will not that you proceed in any of the Cases afsd 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 Our Said County be it whensoever or wheresoever to be holden thereto to be Tryed and we Command you (and |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
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