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Trontham  Capias agt John: Rowell Cordwinder to answer unto James. Barry Tanner of a plea of Trespas of the Case acco^t left

Cepi //     Cap^s agt Christopher Jones Adm^r of all & Singular the goods Chattels & Credits Christopher Chipindale late of this County

                decd to answer unto John Lake of the same County in Plea of Trespas on y^e Case. – – – – – – –

                Subp^a Stephen Costin Evid for Wm: Smullen Plt agt Jeremiah: Harris dft. — — — — — —

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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 thereunto authorized the 13^th day of November Anno Domini 1694 ___________

Com^rs present         m^r ffrancis Jenckins, Cap^t Jn^o Winder m^r James Dashiel, m^r James Round m^r Samuel: Hopkins Cap^t –

in Court were           John: Kings and m^r Stephen: Horsey .

Upon Motion made to this Court by m^r ffrancis: Jenckins. That m^r Lawrence Crawford One of their Maties Overseers

of y^e high wayes had absented himself & left this County. It was then by the Justices in Court Sitting Considered

and Ordered that m^r Alexander: Maddux Should Succeed in Stead & place of sd Crawford as an Overseer of their Maties

high wayes and therein to Officiate according to Act of Assembly and as the Court shall Order &ca. - - - - - -

                                By his Ex^ncie the Governor & Councel. &ca.

                                    October y^e 18^th 1694 .

Resolved & Ordered that the Courthouse lately begun to be built in Somerset County by Order of the Commissioners of y^e

Said County be out of hand finished, And that the Courts be there held & kept. And that an Order of this Board of the 30

of July last past relating thereto be Null & Void.

                                                                                Signed p^r Order. Hen: Denton Clr Concil.

John: Kirke this day brought before y^e Court John: Holland Basterd Sonn of Hannah: Holland, and desired that

their Worp^s would Confirme him to sd Kirke till one & Twenty years of age the sd John Holland then being three

years old the tenth day of December next after y^e date abovesd. the sd Kirke promised to give him one years

Schooling and one [ ] heifer with all her increase when at ten years of age & to keep the same for his use

which being Considered their Worp^s Confirms y^e sd Holland to sd Kirke as prayed &ca.

Upon Petion of Wm: Browne for relief &ca. The worp^ll Court Orders that sd Browne be allowed four a hundred pounds

of Tobacco out of the next County Leavy. And also Orders four hundred pounds more to Marmaduke Mylove. —

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M^r Francis: Jenckins Plt.           Somerset County Ss. //

Law: Crawford Defend^t }         Lawrence Crawford late of Somerset County Gent^l. was attached to answer unto

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~              ffrancis Jenckins of y^e Same County Gent^l. of a Plea that he render unto

                                                                him Twenty thousand pounds of good Sound Merchantable tobacco & Caske

which to him he Oweth & unjustly detaineth l&ca And whereupon the Said ffrancis by Peter Dent his Attorney Saith

that the Said Lawrence the 24^th day of ffebruary in the year of o^r Lord 1690/1, at Monocan within y^e jurisdiction of this

Court by his Certaine Bond in writeing Obligatory which the Said ffrancis with the Seal of the Said Lawrence Signed brings

here into Court the date whereof is the day & year aforesd, acknowledged himself to be bound to the Said ffrancis in thle

Said full & just Sum of Twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco to be paid to the Said ffrancis upon demand upon Pocomoke

River, to the which payment well & truely to be made the Said Lawrence bound himself firmly by the sd Bill Nevertheless

the Said Lawrence the Said Sum to the Said ffrancis hath not paid to the damage of the Said ffrancis of thirty thousand pounds

                                                                                                                                                         Verte //