North Carolina—ss.
At a Council held at the Council Chamber in Edenton the 28th day of July 1726
John Blount Esqr a member of this Board being Dead the Honoble the Governor Nominated John Worley Esqr to succeed him which the Major Part of this Council agreeing to the said Worley Qualifyed himself by taking and subscribing to the several Oaths by Law Appointed for the Qualification of Publick Officers as allso the Test and his place at the Board accordingly
Adjourned to Monday next
Monday August the first 1726 met againe
Ordered that a New Commission of the Peace Issue for the precinct of Pasquotank Directed to John Palin Esqr John Solley Robt Lowry David Bayley Nathl Hall Gabriel Burnham William Willson William Ludford John Relph John Armour
Ordered That Evan Jones be added to the Commission of the Peace for the precint of Craven.
Ordered That the present Assembly be dissolved and that a Proclamation Issue for that purpose accordingly
Ordered That a New Commission of the Peace Issue for the General Court of this Province Directed to the old Members except Mr Lloyd and that Henry Bonner and Thos Speight Esqrs be added
Ordered that a New Commission of the Peace Issue for the precinct of Beauford and Hyde directed to James Leigh Simon Alderson Gyles Shute Robt Turner Joshua Porter Samuel Slade Robert Payton Thos Worseley Junr John Worley Junr Roger Kenyon Wm Cordent
Read the Petition of James Hamilton Shewing that some time agoe James Howard obtained a Patent for 440 acres lying in Bertie Precinct on a hotsky Ridge which is not seated as the Law Directs & Therefore prays a Lapse patent may be granted him for the same
Ordered that a patent Issue as prayed for
A Caveat having been Entered by Mr John Bonde Admr of the Estate of Thos Boyd Esqr deced against Letters being Granted on a Writting that is now set up for the last Will of Boyd which being produced by the Persons named Executors therein It is the Opinion of this Board that the parties on each side produce their Evidence for and against the Probat of the will And that this Board veiwing the sd writing gave it as their Opinion that the sd Will or Writing was the proper hand writing of the sd Boyd
And the council for the Executors objected against the other Partys producing any Witnesses Tending to prove a Revocation thereof unless the same be to prove a Revocation in writing pursuant to the Stat of the 29th Car 2d Entituled &c