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John Sturges made Oath that he attended Six dayes for the

King agt Jn^o Pope before m^r Ja. Round Ord^r granted for y^e Same

John Hendry & Wm Robinson made Oath before m^r Thomas

Jones that they attend for the King each of them Six dayes agt

agt Wm Basson Ord^r granted for y^e Same . agt Tho. Oxford //

John More fferryman made Oath in Court that he attended

two & twenty dayes for John Rust dft Geo. Layfield plt

on part of the dft: Ord^r granted for y^e Sum with Cost &ca.

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              The Courts adjourned till tomorrow at 8 a Clock

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              At a Court held for the County of Somerset in y^e Province

              of Maryland by the Maties Justices of y^e Peace the 11^th

day of September in y^e 7^th year of the Reign of o^r Sovereign Lord

King Wm y^e 3^d over England &ca. Anno Domini 1695 Com^rs in Crt

Maryland Ss.          m^r ff.Jen^d m^r Ge Layfield m^r Tho.Dixon m^r Jn^o.King m^r Ar.Elzey m^r Matt.Scarbrough m^r

                                    Ja.Round, Cap^t.Jn^o.King m^r Sa Hopkins & m^r Tho.Jones - - - - - -

              ffrancis Nicholson Esq^r Cap^t.Gen^rl & Govern^r in Chief in & over this

              his Maties Province of Maryland ,y^e Islands & Territories thereunto

              belonging & Vice Admiral of the Same

To Edward Green of Somerset County Gent. Greeting —

Whereas upon the humble Petion of y^e the Said Edward Green unto [me in]

Councel sett forth that living Convenient to the Seaboard Side in Somerset

County & having a Right to the greatest part or share of those Marshes

Sand banks or breakers So [termed] adjoyning upon the Same. there

Granted a power might be granted you for the Seizing all Wrecks

thither Comeing & by Law condemnable &ca as also to preserve &

take Care of all drift Whales, Grampus’s & other Royal fishes unto

his Maty belonging being driven or Cast upon the said Seaboard

Side with liberty to try for oyle what can be got from y^e Blubber

thereof and for as much as their Maty did by their Royal Comission

under the great Seal of the high Court of Admiralty of England bearing

date at London the fifth day of March 1693/4 and in the Sixth year

of their Said Maties Reign Give & Grant unto me the sd ffrancis

Nicholson full & ample Jurisdiction of a Vice Admiral within

all the Bayes, Rivers, Creeks, harbours, Inletts, Islands, & Territories

whatever belonging to or Comeing within any the Precincts limits

or Jurisdiction of the Province afd. By Vertue whereof I Reposeing

especial trust & Confidence in your fidelity care & Circumspection

in & about the matters above petioned for) Doe hereby Constitute

Depute and appoint you the Said Edward Green Chief and only Officer

under me for the takeing Seizing Cutting up and trying y^e blubber