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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 43b   View pdf image
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    March Court                   1736                    43

George Smith Late of Somerset County planter Came here into Court in his proper person according to a Certain Writt
of attachment against ^him^ Issued for his not appearing before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset he being
Legally Summoned thereto for not burning of tobacco according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided

    And forasmuch as the said George Smith hath nothing to object that was Materiall but was willing to pay
his fine for the same &c  Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd George Smith be fined to his Lordship
for and by Occasion of the premisses afd Twenty Shillings Curr.t money of Maryland &c


Richard Carey Late of Somerset County planter Came here into Court in his proper person according to a Certain
writt of attachment against him Issued for his not burning of tobacco according to act of assembly in Such Case made
and provided   And for as much as the said Richard Carey hath nothing to Object that was Materiall but
was Willing to pay his fine for the same &c  Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd Richard
Carey be fined to his Lordship for & by occasion of the premisses afd twenty Shillings Curr.t money of Maryland &c
whereupon the said Richard Carey is ordered to give Security for the payment of the Several Officers their fees due
by means of the premisses afd  Whereupon Littleton Townsend of Somerset County planter present here in Court
undertook for the said Richard Carey to pay the Severall Officers Fees due by means of the premisses afd
in Case ^he^ the same Richard Carey doth not pay the same &c


    Forasmuch as a Certain Sarah Ainsworth of Somerset County had not burnt so much tobacco
as by Law she was Obliged to burn but was Willing to pay her fine for the Same &c

                Wherefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd Sarah Ainsworth pay unto his
Lordship the Lord Proprietary for her fine for and by occasion of the premisses afd twenty Shillings
Curr.t money of Maryland and is ordered to give Security for the payment of the Severall Officers their Fees
due &c  Thereupon John atkinson of Somerset County planter undertakes for the Said Sarah Ainsworth
to pay the Severall Officers their Fees due by means of the premisses afd in Case the said Sarah Ainsworth doth
not pay the Same &c


His Lordship
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Alexander Thorns
      Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he should attach Alexander
Thorns late of Somerset County planter if he Should be found in his bailywick and him should
safe keep so that he Should have his body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court
of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek in the Same County the third tuesday of November anno Dom
One thousand Seven hundred and thirty Six to answer unto his Lordship of and upon Such things which on
his said Lordship behalfe should be then and there objected against him and further to do and receive
what the Same Court should Consider of him as also to answer his not burning of One hundred and fifty
pounds of tobacco p Taxable in the Years one thousand seven hundred and thirty four and thirty five
according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided &c at which day here Came the Sheriffe of the
County afd to witt Joseph McClester Gent and returned that he had attached the said Alexander Thomas
                                                                                                                                                    whose


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