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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 61   View pdf image
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August Court               1735                   (61)

to Chastise and punish by fines, Ransoms, Amerciaments, forfeitures & otherwise
According to the Laws Customs & directions of the Acts of Assembly afores.d so far forth
as they provide & where they are silent according to the Laws Statutes & reasonable
Customs of England as used and practised within this province But we will not
that you proceed in any of the Cases afores.d to take life or member but that in every
Such Case you send the prisoners with their Indictments & the whole matters
depending before you to our Justices of assize Nisi prius & Goal delivery at the
next Court of oyer & Terminer to be held for 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 the peace Acts of Assembly Laws Customs
& Statutes afores.d & all & every the premisses & that your County Court you make
Inquisition & hear & determine as afores.d doing therein what to Justice appertains
according to the Laws Customs & directions of the Acts of Assembly afores.d so far
forth as they provide & where they are silent according to the Laws Statutes &
reasonable customs of England as used and practised within this province

And further We do constitute ordain and appoint you the said John Hall,
Richard Tilghman, Mathew Tilghman Ward, John Rousby, Benj.a Tasker
Philip Lee, John Rider, Mich.l Howard, George Plater, Edm.d Jennings & Charles
Hammond Esq.rs & Robert King, John Smith Balt hundred, Will.m Stoughton, John
Handy, James Dashiell, John Scott, James Martin, William Lane, Thomas
Williams, Henry Ballard, David Willson, Edward Rownd, Charles Ratcliffe
George Dashiell, Thomas Gilliss, Isaac Handy & Mitchell Dashiell or any three
or more of you as afores.d to Issue out writts precepts process & attachments &
hold plea of all actions popular & of all actions personall of what sort soever
wherein the demand doth not Exceed the sum of one thousand pounds sterling
or thirty thousand pounds of tobacco and all actions personall now depending
before you & after Judgement Execution to award in all such Cases & actions afd
According to the Laws customs & directions of the acts of assembly afores.d so far
forth as they provide & where they are silent According to the Laws statutes
& reasonable customs of England as used & practised within this province
in which said Actions to be tryed  We do constitute ordain & appoint you the
said John Hall, Richard Tilghman, Mathew Tilghman Ward, John Rousby
Benj.a Tasker, Phillip Lee, John Rider, Michael Howard, Geo: Plater, Edm.d
Jennings & Charles Hammond Esq.rs & Robert King, John Smith, Balt hundred
Will.m Stoughton, John Handy, James Dashiell, John Scott, James Martin
                                                                                              (William


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