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                At a Court held by their Maties Justices Justices of the Peace the 11^th: day of September ffor y^e County of Somerset

                in the Province of Maryland in y^e 6^th year of their Maties Reign Wm & Mary King & Queen of England &ca. An^o Dom 1694

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Com^rs p^rsent m^r ffra: Jenckins. m^r Ja: Round. Cap^t. John: King. Cap^t Arnold Elzey .

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Upon Petion of Eliz: Murmurenough to this Court is was Considered & Ordered that a Sumons be issued for John: Strawbridge

to app^a. before the Court at 12 a Clock tomorrow to answer Complaint of sd Elizabeth & Ordered sd Sher: Sum Wm Hayman Wm

Cary: Eliz. Poole June Poole & Thomas Highway. Evid for sd Eliz agt sd Strawbridge. _______________________________

  John: Scholfield Petion read his fine reimitted paying fees & Ordered to attend this Court.

Sarah: Warren. this day brought her Sonn John:Warren. desired it might be put Apprentice to James Givan. And the sd Givan

promises to learn the Said John: to Read & Write, and also to give him a Two year old Heifer with her totall increase sd____

Heifer to be marked & the mark Recorded & to be delivered to & for sd Johns use at the age of Sixteen years, he the said

James:Givan to keep sd Heifer & encrease till sd John: attain to age of One & twenty years. the sd John his Mother

now Sayes was Six years old last ffebruary: And therefore the sd Court does Confirme the Same to him the sd Givan till 21y^rs

Upon Petion of John:Rust to this Court it Ordered that sd Rust bring his Servant to next Court w^th him &ca.

Upon Motion made ‘tis Ordered that all Esq^re Layfields accons on Dockett be Continued till next Court.

                                                                Courts adjourned till tomorrow at eight a Clock

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

                                the 12^th. day of 7ber in y^e sixth year of their Maties Reign Wm & Mary &ca. Anno Domini 1694

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Com^rs p^rsent           m^r ffra: Jenckins. m^r Roger: Woolford. m^r Ja: Round. Cap^t. John.King & Cap^t. Arnold Elzey

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Mr James: Round Plt   Somerset County Ss. John:Rousella late of Somerset County was attached to answer unto James

Jn^o Rousello. Dfend^t }Round Gentl. of a Plea of Trespas on the Case. &ca. - - - - - - - - ________ - - - - - - - - ______

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~          And whereupon the Said James Round by Peter Dent his Atto^rney Complaineth that Whereas the

                                                Said John. the 21^st day of October in the year of o^r Lord 1687. at Pocomoke within the Jurisdiction of

this Court was indebted to him the Sum of Seven hundred Seventy two pounds of tobacco as well for the ballance of a Certain

acco^t of Sundry goods & Merchandizes by the Said James to the Said John Sold & dellivered, As also the Sum of two hundred forty

five pounds of Porke for Sundry Merchandizes, Sold & delivered unto the Sd John to the sd James in manner aforesd being

indebted ,did assume upon himself & to the Said James faithfully promise that he the sd John.the Sd Sum of Seven hundred seventy

two pounds of tobacco and two hundred fourty five pounds of Porke when requested would well & truely Content and pay

Nevertheless the sd John the Saidtwo Sums of Seven hundred Seventy Two pounds of tobacco & two hundred fourty five pounds of

Porke to the sd James, hath not Contented & paid to the damage of the Said James of two thousand pounds of tobacco & thereof

he brings his Sute. &ca. Dent //                            Pleg. &ca Jn^o:Doe

                                                                                                        Rich Roe