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The same Day
mr: William Stevens . . : mr: David Browne
Present mr: George Johnson . . : mr: James Dashiell Commrs:
mr: John Winder . . . : mr: Edward Smith
John Townesend Presents this ffollowing Peticon wch
is read vizt; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
To the worpll: Commrs: of Somersett County
The humble peticon of JohnTownesend
Humbly sheweth
That whereas yor: petr: Stood engaged to the Rt: honr:ble y Lord
Proprietary for and in the behalfe of Elizabeth Houghton
the wife of Elizabeth Houghton late of this County for her
good behaviour in the summe of twenty pounds Sterling
yor: petr: not knoweing any way wherein the said Elizabeth
hath demeand her Selfe since the time of your peticonrs:
engagemt: your peticonr: humbly Craves to be dissmist
from his said engagement And as in duty bound Shall
Pray
After the reading the said Peticon Edm: Beauchamp
Clerke to this Cort: Complaines and saith that the said
Elizabeth mentioned in the peticon is gonne out of
the County not having satissfied her ffees due
to the Clerke And therefore humble Craveth ordr:
ffor his ffees due to him of her security
John Townesend ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Cort: taken the premisses into theire Serious Consideracon
Doe order that the said John Townesend pay the Clerkes ffees
due to him from Elizabeth Houghten And that the said
John Townesend is dissmist and disschardged from his engagemt:
of twenty pound Sterl to y Lord Proprietary at A Cort: helld
the 10th: of Janr: Annoq Domini 1671 ~ ~ ~ ~
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