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127 Sommerset ss.t 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 for Somerset County in the Court house at dividing Creek in the Same County the third Tuesday of November to witt the Fifteenth day of the same month Anno Dom One thousand seven hundred and thirty Seven by the said Lord Proprietarys his Justices the peace in the Same County to keep assigned of whom were present
in usual form the Sheriffe of Somerset County to witt John Henry Gentleman returned here a pannell of Grand Jurors according to act of assembly this day by him to be returned which being Called came as followeth viz.t John Waters William Roach John Finch James Jones Thomas Williams Jun.r William Gray manocan John Brittingham Richard Chambers James Houston Daniel Jones Hutton Hill William Nelson Robert Watson Michael Godden Peter Claywell Jun.r John Jones and Robert Wood thereupon Proclamation being made again in Common form and Jurors afd so as afd Impannelled being Severally Called did appear as above and were Sworn and Charged and sent Out to Consider &.c Soon after the Grand Jurors afd being sworn and Charged as afd return here into Court and being Severall Called Over did appear and return to the Court here the following Indictments and Presentments viz.t Indictment against Donnock Dennis John Woolford Ann Hughs Mary Mackfarline Sarah Trewitt Elizabeth Taylor Joan Collings Wonney McClemmey W.m Conner and presentments against Thomas Fletcher Richard Stephens W.m Olliphant Isaac Jackson Sarah Walston and Humphry Chapman thereupon the Grand Jurors afd are discharged and allowed Fifty Shillings Curr.t Money for their publick Service this Court to be paid in the County Levy and against the Severall persons so as afd Indicted and presented it is Ordered that Capias Issue against them returnable to the third Tuesday of march then next following viz.t Panthur Laws Constable of Manny hundred being Sworn as bailiffe to attend the Grand Jurors untill he Should be discharged &c |
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