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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 27b   View pdf image
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Sommerset ss                        27

Att a Court of his Lordship the Right Honourable Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province
of Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.a held for Somerset County at dividing Creek the third Tuesday of November
to witt the Eighteenth day of the same month anno Dom One thousand seven hundred and forty by the said Lord Proprietary
his Justices the peace in the Same County to keep assigned of whom were present





The Worshipfull
 Coll Robert King
Capt John Scott
Capt James Martin
Capt William Lane
Capt Thomas Williams
Capt Henry Ballard
Coll George Dashiell
Capt Thomas Gillisse
 Capt Isaac Handy
M.r Mitchell Dashiell
Capt Samuel Hopkins
Capt John Williams
Capt Samuel Wilson
Capt Robert Jones
M.r John Miller
His Lordships



       Justices
          John Handy sherife                                                                                 Thomas Hayward Clerk

                                        Whereupon the Court being Called and sat as above do proceed to the Execution of their
Commission in form following            Thereupon Proclamation being made the Sheriffe of Somerset County to witt John Handy
Gentleman makes return of a pannell of Grand Jurors as follows viz.t Alexander Lackie Joshua Caldwell Isaac Williams
Phillip Wingate James Stephan Bredall Absalom Hobbs George Layfeild Jonathan Surgiss Cannon Winwright Thomas
Gibbons John Johnson Thomas Hearn Joseph Gray John Hitch William Jones James Anderson William Langsdall Charles
Davis and James Neirn   And Thereupon Proclamation being made in Common form &.a the Jurors afd so as afd Impannelled
being severally Called Over by their Names doe appear as above and were sworn to Enquire and Charged and sent
Out to Consider &.a
                                     Soon after the grand Jurors aforesaid being Impannelled Sworn and Charged as aforesaid
return here into Court and being severally Called Over appear and present to the Court here the Severall Bills of Indictment
viz.t against Mary Housley, Rose Roach, John Coffin ^Jane Herman^ and Benjamin Grumble  thereupon the Grand Jurors aforesaid are
discharged and Ordered that they be allowed five hundred pounds of tobacco for this publick service this Court to be allowed
of in the County Charge and against the afd Mary Housley Rose Roach ^Jane Harman^ and John Coffin so as aforesaid Indicted  It is
Ordered that Capias Issue Returnable here at Next Court &a


       Ordered by the Court here that Robert Jenckins Henry Gent his Lordships attorney Order out all such subpenas
as he should think Necessary to testifie to the Grand Jury at this Court on behalfe of his Lordship against any person or
persons whatsoever &a


                         Pursuant to an act of assembly of this Province of Maryland now in force the Justices of Somerset
County in Court Judicially Sitting did assess the Rates and prices of Liquors and Other accomodations in form following vizt

Rum p Gallon and so for a greater or Lesser quantity 
Country Brandy p Gallon and so pro rato
Cyder and quince Drink p Gallon and so pro rato
French Brandy p Gallon and so pro rato
White wine and Clarett p Bottle
Port wine p Bottle
                                             Caried Over
 Currancy
£0..10..00d
  0..  7..00
  0..  1..00
  0..16..00
  0..  5..00
  0..  4..00



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