Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.     691





   Whereas Mathewe Armstrong & Steven Bond prferred a peticon Liber B No. 1
  agst James Davis for eight hundred eighty foure pounds of tob: &
  Caske Due upon bill Dated 10th November 1665
   Stephen Bond plt
              they now appeare in Courte
   James Davis def
   James Davis acknowledgeth a Judgemt upon the bill
   Whereupon the Courte ordereth that James Davis doe pay unto
  Mathew Armstrong or Stephen Bond or their order the summe of
  eight hundred eighty foure pounds of tobacco & Cost of sute


   At A Courte helld the 26th day of November for the Countie of [p. 93]
           Sommersett A° 1667 Comrs present vizt;
        Mr William Stevens mr John Winder
        Capta William Thorne    mr Henry Boston
        mr James Jones     mr George Johnson

   Whereas Peter Calloway Elyzabeth Johnson John Cooper & Sus
  anna Cooper Alias Brayfeeld was summoned by writt to appeare this
  Day to answer for their Non paymt of Fines & giving in securitie
  by ordrs of Courte past upon them Ec Tho: Ball now appeares for
  Elyzabeth Johnson & saith that she wandreth to & againe amongst
  the Indians & Layeth in the Marshes ordered that Thomas Ball Fetch
  her in & deliuer her to the next magistrate & the sd magistrate to
  giue her Coreccon For her Idlenes alsoe to pvide her a service that
  soe she may worke for her living; John Cooper being sick & weake
  was excused for Not appearing ordered tht Jn° Cooper & Susanna
  Cooper alias Brayfeeld appeare the Next Court if well Peter Callo
  way appeared in Courte

  At A Courte helid for the Coutie of Sommersett the 26th day of
           November A° 1667 Comrs present, vizt;
        Mr William Stevens mr John Winder
        Capta William Thorne    mr Henry Boston
        mr James Jones     mr George Johnson

   Whereas Mathewe Armstrong & Stephen Bond Complained that
  there was due to them from Jinkin Prise foure hundred seaventy
  seaven pounds of tobacco Ec
   Stephen Bond plt
              they now appeare in Courte
   Jinkin Prise def
   Jinkin Prise acknowiedgeth a Judgemt for the foure hundred
  seaventy & seaven pounds of tobacco: Whereupon the Courte orderth
  tht Jinkin Prise doe pay unto Mathewe Armstrong or Stephen Bond
  or their order foure hundred seaventy & seaven pounds of tobacco &
  Caske with Cost of sute