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

              the 14^th. day of August in y^e Sixth year of their Maties Reign Wm & Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland

                ffrance & Ireland King & Queen Defenders of the faith &ca. Anno Domini 1694 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Com^rs P^resent            m^r ffra: Jenckins. m^r Edmund: Howard: Cap^t. John: King. m^r Stephen: Horsey.

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  The day abovesd was read his Exce^llys Proclamacon Confirming all Magistrates & Ministers w^th Officers Civil & Millitery Conf -

   in their Offices till further Orders.

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An Ord^r for Encouragement of Batchelours read to meet at S^t.Maries y^e 4^th. day of October next

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The Order read Concerning ffines & forteitures, respective Magistrates & Officers in Court &ca. Military & vestrymen)

The Order for voteing for the Court house where to be was read the Sher. requested y^e Same again w^ch was to him delivered.

 Goddin & Truetts return to the Court read & declared that Wm Wouldhave had Sufficiently done the Bridge at Pocomoke.

Lawrence: Benstone this day by his Petion & oath made appear before this Court that Archibald White at his death Stood

indebted to Petioner the Sum of Sixteen hundred & eighteen pounds of tobacco to which sd debt Peirce:Bray in Open

Court Confessed judgm^t. as Adm^r to Sd White. And the sd Court Grants Order for the Same with Cost alias Executio.

William: White this day by his petion & Oath made appear before this Court that Archibald White at his death Stood indebted

to Petioner the Sum of nine hundred & thirty pounds of tobacco to which sd Debt Peirce: Bray as Adm^r to sd Archibald

Confest judgm^t. for the Same. And the Said Court grants Order for the Same with Cost alias Executio.

Edward: Williams Petion read & Quasht by a Coppy produced from the Record of this County.

Joane Poors Petion Read & Ordered home to her Masters Service her sd Master promissing y^t she should not want for Salve &ca.

   John: Purnel Petion & acco^t this day p^rferred & read. vide acco^ts.       p^r Contra . - - - - - is     Cr.                 lb tob.

an^o Dom M^r. James: Maynard D^r in Tobacco 

1692        To 300 gall Cyder at 6^lb p^r gall. is — – 1800            By Cr to Martin Curtis — — —              426

                                                                                                                To expenses at his house in Cyder and other

June 1692  James: Maynard also Dr in Porke                                    drinkes as appears by his booke — —                      811

                To Rum at Several times as appears in my booke – 502        Errors Excepted p^r me, Jn^o. Purnell        paid in all 1237

                m^r Peter Dent Attorney for Hannah Maynard Confest judgm^t. to the Ball of sd accots                         Left due     563

                if Assetts and the Court grants Order thereon with Cost of Sute alias Ex^u _________}                                        1800

        David: Harris this day was brought before the Court by y^e Constable of Wiccocomoco hundred by a Warrant from Cap^t Jn^o

        Winder. nothing appearing agt sd Harris,was p^r Court dismist. //

Lawrence Crawford being in Custody of the Sheriff was this day brought before the Justices in Court Sitting to whome sd Crawford

referred these following lines which he desired when read might be recorded . (viz) Gentlemen. The Substance of my answer

the Contempt is that I have ever honoured the Law Because that it as made for a good end & protected the Subject from [violence]

did imagine the Law did allow a former prosess against an Offender as ye aleadge me to be, the Crime laid to my Charge not

being of So high a Nature, but might have been answered by an Attorny, whereas this was but a bare Sumons and not - -