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              At a Court of adjournment held by their Maties Justices of the Peace for y^e County of Somerset

              in the Province of Maryland the 29^th day of Jan^ry Anno Domini 1694/5. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Com^rs Present/ m^r ffrancis Jenckins. m^r James Dashiels m^r Thomas Dixon m^r John Bozman. m^r Tho: Jones

                            Cap^t John King & m^r Stephen Horsey . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

       m^r James Dashiels m^r John Bozman & m^r Stephen Horsey was this day Sworn in Court to y^e New Comission &ca 

Andrew Poole Orphant of Thomas Poole was this day in Open Court by the Justices thereof put an Apprentice to

Richard Davis till sd Andrew attaine to the age of One & twenty years the sd Davis promiseing to learn sd -

Andrew to read and to give him a Heifer three years before he is [free] . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

              The Laws made last Assembly was this day read }

              ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Courts adjourned till tomorrow at 8 a Clock

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              At a Court held of Adjournm^t held by their Maties Justices of the Peace for y^e County of Somerset in the

              Province of Maryland the 30^th day of Jan^ry anno Domini 1694/5. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Com^rs p^rsent m^r ffra: Jenckins m^r John Bozeman m^r Tho Dixon m^r Tho Jones m^r Jn^o King m^r Ste:Horsey, m^r Arn:Elzey

                   m^r Arnold Elzey was this day Sworn in Court to the New Comission as y^e dedimus did direct .

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              Yesterday The Sheriff made return of these following Justices which were Sumd to appear this Court according

                to an Order dated y^e 8^th day of Jan^ry last and there only app^d m^r Dashiel m^r Bozman m^r Horsey & m^r Elzey w^ch were

                Sworn as abovesd.

Upon Motion made to the Wor^ll. Justices abovesd by John Kellam, Concerning Worke done by him to Nauswungo Bridge &ca

It was then Considered & Ordered by y^e Justices that John Porter Hough Porter & Rowland Beavins Consult w^th

Maj^r William Whittington about sd worke and Bridge and View the Same and make Report thereon to the next County [Court]

to be held the Second Tuesday in March next . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Robert Atkins late Servant to Richard Ackworth this day produced a Coppy from the Records of this County bearing

date an^o 1686 (viz) June y^e 8^th y^e day upon which sd Robert was judged in Court to be thirteen years old and

he the sd Rob^t affirming that he Came into this Country in 8ber or November before sd judgm^t yet the sd Ackworth said

that he had not Served him nine years till Next March which being Considered by the Justices aforesd it was by them

Ordered and with the Consent of sd Ackworth that the sd Robt be free and have his Corn & Clothes as p^r Act &ca.

                                                                                                                                                     alias Executio

Upon Petion of Nicholas Cornewell to the Wor^ll Court abovesd, as also an account agt his Servant Edward Hogg of

Sixty one dayes that he the Sd Hogg had runaway from his sd Master aforesd, which sd runaway time he the

Said Hogg did in Open Court Confesse too. And therefore the Court doeth Order that he the sd Hogg make good

the foresd Runaway time according to Act of Assembly alias Ex^cu.