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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 181b   View pdf image
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                                  Att a Court of the Right honrble Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the
       provinces of Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c held at dividing Creek in somersett County
    by his said Lordships Justices of the peace and Commissioners Legally authorized to hold ye Same the third
tuesday of June being the Seventeenth day of the Same month in the fifteenth Year of his said Lordships
dominion &.c anno Dom 1729

                                                                Present


     The Worshipfull
 Mr Samuel Hopkins
Mr William Planner
Mr John Jones
Mr William fasitt
Mr John Smith
Mr William Stoughton
 Mr John Caldwell
Mr John MccClester
Mr John Handy
Mr James Dashiell
Mr John Scott
 His Lordship's


Justices
                            John Purnall sher                                                        Thos Hayward Cl

                   Proclamation being made in Common form and the sher of Somersett
to witt John Purnall Gentleman makes return of the pannell of the Orphan Jury as follows &.c
Edward Rownd, John Webb, Teague Riggin, Samuel Flewellin, Thomas Shiles, Chrispin Prise, Randell revell
Thomas Cary, Revell Horsey, Thomas Hearn, John Rickets sen.r Martin Kennett, Richard Sturges, Peter
Johnson, John Bosman, Joseph Hall, Thomas Selby, Benj.a Houston W.m Bratton and John Nickelson

       Whereupon Proclamation being made againe in Common form and the Jurors afd so aforesaid Impannelled
being severally Called Over as yett by their Names do appear as above and thereupon they are
sworn and Charged and sent out to Consider &c soon after the Jurors aforesaid being Impannelled Sworn
and Charged as aforesaid Return here into Court and ^being^ Severally Called Over appear but had ^not^ agreed to any
presentments  Thereupon the Jurors aforesaid are discharged &c


Elias Racklife
        Bound to
John Collins seaside
 Elias Racklife son of Elias Racklife dec.d is bound by the Court of his own
Consent unto John Collins untill he arrives to the afd of Twenty one he ye
Said Elias Racklife being                        years of age
The said Elias Racklife to Serve his said Master the full term of time afd in such Lawfull Service as he
Should Imploy him in or about the full term of time afd      Inconsideration of which Servitude the
afd John Collins present here in Court undertakes for to Learn the said Elias Racklife during his Servitude
the trade of a Shoemaker and to read and write and at the Expiration of his Servitude to give him a new
suit of Cloath and sett of Shoemakers tooles &c

                         Whereupon it is Ordered by the Court that the said John Collins give Security for to
Comply with the Covenants afd &c
                                                     Thereupon the aforesaid John Collins with Thomas Collins his security
both present here in Court in their proper persons Confessed themselves to Owe to his Lordship the
right honrble the Lord Proprietary in the Sum of Twenty pounds Sterling of their goods and Chattells
Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to be made and Levied to the Use of the said Elias Racklife
his heirs and assigns if default be made in the Condition here under written

                The Condition of this Recognizance is such that if the above bounden John Collins do &
Shall well and truely during the Servitude of the afd Elias Racklife the Younger learn him to read and
write and the trade of a Shoemaker and at the Expiration of his Servitude to give him a new Suit of
Cloathes and a sett of Shoemakers tooles and Likewise find and provide for his Said Servant Sufficient
meat drink washing Lodging and Cloathing during his Servitude mete for Such a Servant to have &
wear &.c               Then &c


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