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                        Courts adjourned till tomorrow: 8 a Clock

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                            At a Court held for the County of Somerset in the

                            Province of Maryland by their Maties Justices of y^e

Peace this 14^th=day of 9ber in y^e 7^th year of the Reign of our

Sovereign Lord King William the third Over England &ca.

Anno Domini 1695 // - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Com^rs p^rsent m^r ffra Jenckins, m^r Ja. Dashiell, m^r Tho. Dixon

                      m^r Matt Scarbrough. m^r Tho. Newbold, m^r Samuel

Court        Hopkins, m^r Ja. Round, m^r Tho Jones. m^r Edm^d Howard

Calld        m^r Geo Layfield, m^r John King.

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To the Wor^ll Justices for the County of Somerset in Court now Sitting

The humble Petion of James Traine & Margaret Traine

Sheweth . That whereas y^e Petioners are at age to Chuse

their guardians, Petions y^r worps that wee may have y^r

Priveledge of the Law & y^r Petioners as in duty bound

Shall ever pray &ca. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

     The forsd Petion being read, the Court demanded what age

      the sd James & Margaret was , the sd James answered

      that he was eighteen years old & the sd Margarett

      fifteen, years old which being by the wor^ll Court Considered

      doe Grant the Petion afd and thereupon the sd James &

      Margaret doe in open Court make Choice of Jn^o Meclaster

      to be their Guardian w^ch by y^e sd Court is to them granted

And Ordered that sd John Meclaster Guardian as afd give good

Security for the foresd Orphants Estate as p^r Law required.

Memorand John West Clk of the Court made Oath this day

to two fynes of Wm Jenckins & one of Mary Basketts w^ch was

Omitted in the last List carried in 8ber 1695 to y^e Govern^r

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Ordered That the Second Tuesday in December next be

the day appointed for laying this County Levy — – –

Ordered by the Wor^ll Court that a Bridge be built over y^e head

of S^t Martins River, according to the propositions & dementions

given by m^r Sam^; Hopkins & m^r Ja. Round,who is by this Order

qualified to agree for the Same &ca. — Order Sent p^r sheriff

Ordered that a Punchion Bridge be made w^thin John

Hendersons District by y^e impassable Branch betwixt [Pills field]

& John Williams’s //. Ord^r Sent p^r Sub Sher