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At A County Cort: helld the 11th: day of Augst: in the XXXXiiith:
yeare of the Dominion of the Rt: honr:ble Caecilius Ao: Domini 1674
before his Lopps: Justices thereunto Assigned & Authorised; / ;
mr: Will Stevens
mr: George Johnson : mr: David Browne Commrs:
Present mr: John Winder . . : mr: Nicholas Rice
Nehemiah Covington & Anne his
wife Alias Ingram Plts:
agt:
Thomas Ball deft:
Sommersett Ss Thomas Ball late of this County was summoned
to answer unto the Complainte of Nehemiah Covington
& Anne his wife Alias Ingram
And whereupon the said Nehemiah & Anne his wife for them
Selves saith that she the said Anne in the time of her widowehood
Did unto ffarme Letten unto the said Thomas Ball Two hundred
& fifty Acres being part of A parcell of Land Called Kelmes folly
being orphans Land, upon Certaine Termes & Condicons Amongst
which he the said Ball was to plant & tend one hundred appletrees
forthwith & to put up A Sufficient fence about it which is about
eight yeares Since But he the said Ball hath alltogether neg
lected the Doeing thereof by wcxh: the orphant is become Damnified
And hath Dammadge the playntiffes in the behalfe of y orphans
Craves reparacon according to Lawe and Equity ; /
Nehemiah Covington
Thomas Ball Commeth and defendeth himselfe & saith it is none
of Ingrams Land that he Liveth upon but ownes that he did take
Two hundred & fifty Acres of Land of ye widowe Ingram
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