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

                         Maryland the 8^th Day of August in y^e 5^th year of their Maties Reign. Wm & Mary. &ca. an^o Dom 1673

                    Com^rs: Present         m^r ffrancis Jenckins. Cap^t. Wm:Whittington. m^r. Tho Newbold m^r

                   in Court were }      Sam^ll: Hopkins. m^r Roger:Woolford. m^r. Tho Jones. Cap^t. Jn^o. King

                                                         m^r Stephen: Horsey. & m^r Arnold. Elzey

The Court being Calld this following Comission was read. and a Proclamation to prorogue y^e Assembly .

Maryland Ss// William & Mary by y^e Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland King & Queen defenders of the

faith &ca. To all persons to whome these presents Shall come greeting. Know yee that we have Comitted to our trusty

and wellbeloved Ephraim:Wilson. Gen^t. Sheriff of our County of Somerset our said County with the appurttenances to be

by him kept dureing our pleasure So as he render unto us yearly our firme dues & answer unto us our just rights

and for all other things belonging to the Office of high Sheriff of high Sheriff of our said County, before our Chief Justices

of our Said Province of Maryland. Given at our Citty of S^t. Marys, under the great Seal of our Said Province: Witness

our Selves the fifteenth day of July in y^e fifth year of our Reign &ca annoge 1693 //

                                                                                                                   L: Copley

Maryland Ss //                                           By his Ex^ncie the Cap^t Gen^rll. &ca . A Proclamacon

Whereas the p^resent Generall Assembly of this Province Stands prorogued to y^e twentieth day of this Instant July which Said

day drawing near at hand, & no urgent or emergent occasion (relateing to the State & wellfare of this Province or other wise

Conduceing to their Maties Service)appearing for y^e Conveining of y^e Said Assembly at y^e time appointed as aforesd I have therefor

thought fitt, againe to prorogue the said Assembly, and the Same if hereby further prorogued to y^e four & twentieth day of August

next ensueing, at which Said four & twentieth day of August next, as well y^e Severall & respective members of their Maties

Counsel nominated and appointed within this Province, as also all & Singular y^e Delegates & Deputies of y^e respective Counties

of this Province by y^e ffreemen thereof thereunto elected & Chosen, are hereby in their Maties Names Straightly required (all

- -inses Sett a part) to make their personell appearance at y^e Citty of S^t. Maries, to doe & Consent to Such things as shall then

& there (by y^e favour of God) happen to be Ordeined for their Maties Service, and the good & Welfare of this their Province

whereof let all & every the respective Sheriffs of the Severall and respective Counties of this Province make publick

Proclamacon in y^e most publick & Convenient places within their respective Counties. Given at y^e Citty of S^t Marys the third

day of July Anno Domini 1693 in y^e fifth year of y^e Reign of our Soveraign Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary

                                           God save King William & Queen Mary

Isaac Boston brought his Servant Boy John:Ewin to have the Courts judgm^t whether sd Ewin is a Taxable p^rson or not

and the said Ewin is by the sd Court judged a Taxable p^rson & ordered to be put in Pocomoke List of Tythables - -

   The Severall Constables this day gave in their Lists of each Taxable p^rson in their Several hundreds.

              Edward Johnsons Petion read to be Tax free not granted. //

                 John Mears Petion read to be tax free not granted //