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(176) November Court Anno Domini 1747 Good and Profitt now in this Province made and used and also of the Sheriffs Bailiffs Constables and other officers who have or shall hereafter misbehave themselves 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 & things whatsoever howsoever or by whomsoever in our County aforesaid done or Committed or that shall hereafter happen to be done or Committed Conserning the Premises 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 there on against all or any Person or Persons so indicted or which shall here after happen to be indicted within our County afs.d to make and Continue until they shall be taken or surrender themselves or be out lawed and to hear and determine all and every the Felonies Petty Treasons murders Ropes upon White Woman Willfull Burning of any Dwelling house or out house contiguous to and used with any Dwelling house or any other out house whereon there shall be any Person or any Goods or Merchandizes Tob.o Indian Corn or Fodder and all other Capital offences done or perpetrated by any Negroe or other slaves to Rebel or Raise any insurrection or to murder or Pass on any Person or to Ravish any white woman or to attempt to Burn any dwelling house or out Houses Contiguous to or used therewith Trespasses Forestallings Regratings Riots Indictments and all other the matters afs.d according to the Laws Customs and Directions of the acts of assembly afs.d so far forth as they provide and where they are Silent according to the Laws Statutes 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 Statutes and Reasonable Customs of England as used and Practised within this Province but we will not that your Proceed in any of the Cases afs.d to take Life or Member Except of Negroes and other slaves but that in every such Case you send the Prisoners with their Indictments and the whole matters 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 there to be held under command you and every of you Diligently to Intend the Keeping the Peace acts of assembly Laws Customs and Statues aforesaid and all and every the Premises & that at your County Courts you make inquisition and hear and Determine as (afs.d ) |
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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
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