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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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The Same Day Comm^rs as afore
Whereas m^r: Edward Gibbs complaineth ag^t Thomas Davis Master of y endeavour of barbadoes y^t hee hath ~
bought a Servant of y S^d Thomas named Tristram Davis & paid y s^d Thomas twleve hundred pounds of
Tobacco for y S^d Servant but cannot enjoy him as a serv^t &c Desiers y^t Attachm^t may bee grannted to answ^r
his Suit in an accon of y Case The said Edward Gibbs having made appeare before y Co^rt y^t hee hath paid y s^d
Thomas 1200^lb: tob: for y S^d: Tristram & cannot enjoy y S^d Tristram as his Serv^tDoe order attachm^t on y goods
Chattels & Debts of y S^d Thomas Davis to y value of eighteene hundred pounds of Tobacco to answ^r unto
Edward Gibbs in an accon of y Case :/: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Same Day Comm^rs: present
M^r: William : Stevens:
Coll^ll: William: Colebourne : M^r: James Dashiele
present M^r: Charles: Ballard : M^r: Will^m: Jones: Comm^rs
Whereas Mary Wilson by her selfe in her owne person appeares before y Co^rt: humbly Craves her freedome
She Saying y^t Shee hath finished y time of servitude with M^r W^m: Brereton & produceth this following
indenture w^ch is read vizt: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This Indenture made y Sixteenth Day of Octob^r: in y yeare
of o^r Lord one thousand Six hundred Seaventy two Betweene Mary Willson of y one party & Anthony
Alderson of y oth^r party Wittnesseth y^t y s^d Mary Wilson Doth hereby Covenant promise & grannt to &
with y S^d Anthony Alderson his executo^rs & assignes from y Day of y Date hereof untill her first & next
arrivall att Virginia & after for & Dureing y terme of four yeares to Serve in Such Service & employment
as hee y S^d: Anthony Alderson or his assignes shall there employ her in according to y Custome of y Country
In y like kinde, In Consideracon whereof y s^d: Anthony Alderson Doth hereby Covenant & grannt to and
with y s^d: Mary Willson to pay for her passing & to finde & allow her meat Drink apparrell & Lodging
with oth^r necessaries Dureing y S^d terme & att y end of y S^d terme to pay unto her one yeares provision
Two Suits of apparrell & one hundred acres of land according to y Custome of y Country In Wittness
whereof y parties abovenamed to these Indentures have interchangeably Sett their hands & Seales y
Day & yeare above written:/: Anthony: Alderson: Seale:
Sealed & Del: in presence of us: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Antegoe merchant m^r Thomas Perry Master arrived in y Cape of Virginia y 14^th Day of Dec^br: in y yeare: 1672
And the Def^t: M^r: Brereton by himselfe in his owne person Commeth & Defendeth: &c And saith Shee went
by y name of Lee & hee knew nothing of an Indenture & therefore requires her service for five yeares: ~
This Co^rt: orders y^t the s^d: Mary Wilson remaine in Service with m^r: W^m: Brereton untill next County Co^rt
& then if m^r W^m: Brereton cannot make appeare by Sufficient assignement y^t Shee was to Serve five years
or by his oath upon y holy Evangelist Shee was to Serve him 5 years Then y S^d Brereton to allow her
for overplus of service: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Same Day Comm^rs present:
M^r William : Stevens:
present M^r: Charles: Ballard: M^r W^m Jones - Comm^rs
M^r: James: Dashiele : M^r: W^m: Brereton:
John: Tyler: pl^t: Thomas Poole pro pl^t:
ag^t
Coll^ll: W^m: Coleborne Def^t Henry Smith pro Def^t
Somm^rsett Ss: Coll^ll: William Colebourne of this County was Summoned to answ^r unto John Tyler Carptenter in
in an accon of y Case &c. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And whereupon y s^d John by his attorney Thomas Poole Saith y^t hee y said Colebourne became indebted ~
unto him y s^d Tylo^r February last past in y yeare Annoqe Domini 1676. The full & just Summ of Two --
Thousand one hundred & ninety pounds of tobacco & Casqe as pr accompt here in Co^rt: produced more plainely
will appeare but hee y S^dColebourne fraudulently intending to Deceive him y S^d Tyler of y aforesaid --
Summ of 2190^lb of Tobacco in Caske Denyeth & Still Doth Deny to pay y aforesaid summ although often
thereunto required y pl^t saith y^t hee is Damnified & hath Damage to y value of Two Thousand nine hun
dred pounds of tobacco & Casqe & thereupon brings his suit:/: prquer: Tho: Poole: / : ~ ~ ~ ~
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