( 109 )

Nameing my accusers or my accusation both which I suppose it ought to have done, the Law in reason not desireing to

Extort an answer from any person without advisement for if it be allowed in Causes of fellony & murder, may be well

allowed in lesser Causes. And if this be not answer Sufficient, I must Submitt to your Worps pleasures As to the Complaint

of the Orphants. I was allwayes willing to be Shutt of it and now is willing to Surrender the whole except my owne

which is the third of the whole & will now pay y^m two thirds if they give me bond to Save me harmeless from those that

are under age. m^r White might have given my wife his whole estate, unless it had been expressed in the Deed or Will –

in Lew of the personall estate for I cannot give away my Wifes Estate, unless doing my Self a manifest injury therefore

your worpps may use your pleasure. Lawrence: Crawford. //

              The wor^ll. Court having Considered the p^remises, doe upon sd Crawfords Submission remitt his bond of Contempt

                but as to the Orphants Bond & Order the Court Confirms & Continues              - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

m^r William Anderson as Attorney to M^r. ffrancis. Makemie p^r Petion p^rfers the following Bills Suplicating Order thereon

This Bill bindeth me James Maynard of Somerset County in the Province of Maryland my Heirs Extors & Adm^rs to pay or

Cause to be paid unto ffrancis: Makemie of the Same County & Province his Heirs Extors Adm^rs or Assigns the Just Sum or quantity

of Twelve hundred pounds of good Sound Merchantable leaf tob in Caske due to be paid & delivered unto the sd ffrancis

Makemie or his Certain Attorney at or before the tenth of October next ensueing upon Some Convenient Landing apointed

by Act of Assembly on Pocomoke River it being for a valuable Consideration by me in hand allready received in Witness

hereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & fixed my Seal this fourth day of March Annoq Dom. 1692/3 .

Signed Sealed & delivered in the p^rsence of us                                                      James: Maynard ❂ Sealed

  Henry Scholfield

  John: Dreden

                                This Bill Bindeth me James: Maynard of Somerset County in the Province of Maryland my

Heirs Extors & Adm^rs to pay or Cause to be paid unto ffra: Makemie, his Heirs Extors or Certain Attorney the full & just

Sum of thirty bushels of good clean Merchantable Wheat due to be paid & delivered unto sd Makemie or his Attorney

as aforesd at or before the frst day of November next ensueing at the Mill at Rehobeth Towne it being for a valuable

Consideration by me in hand allready recd, as witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this 4^th day of

March Annoq Domini 1692/3                                                                                James: Maynard. ❂ Sealed

Signed Sealed & delivered in the p^rsence of us

Henry: Scholfield

Ruth R Smith

     Signum                               m^r Peter Dent Attorney to Hannah y^e Adm^rx of sd James Maynard decd, in Open Court

                                                Confest judgm^t. for the Debt in two sd Bills. viz for 1200 lb of tob. & 30 bush. of wheat if

                                                assetts: And this Court grants Order thereon with Cost alias Executio

John: Tarr. Plt —                        Somerset County Ss: Hannah Maynard late of Somerset County Adm^rx of the

                                           }            goods Chattels & Credits of James Maynard lately deceased was Sumd to answer

Hannah: Maynard dft                unto John: Tarr, in an accon of the Case &ca. And whereupon the Said John

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

by Robert: Pirrie his Attorney Saith that whereas James Maynard lately deceased in the month of July in th year of o^r

Lord 1692 &ca and in the month of August in the year of o^r Lord 1693 &ca. at Snow hill within the Jurisdiction of this

was indebted unto the Said John in the Sum of three thousand Six hundred pounds of tobacco being the ball of a [C -]

acco^t for Cyder & Caske by the Said John to the Said James Maynard at that time & Since Sold & delivered as p^r [a-]