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by the plte whereupon the plte brings this Sute agt: William Elgate Junr: as the ad=
ministrator of the goods & Chattles of the aforesd: Elgate Senr: deceased
Tho: Poole pro quer Pled: de Pross Jno Doe
Maryland Somr:set Ss Richard Roe
William Elgate Senr: deceased Dr: to Wm: Burch for work Don as followeth 1686 lb tob
Imprs: 9 Dayes worke removeing of his goods at 20lb: tobacco pr Day . . . . . . 180
4 dayes mauling & sawing . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
2 dayes Tooling of sleepers and making morter . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2 dayes in Caryeing of apple trees & planting them . . . . . . . . . . 40
2 dayes of gathering Corne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2 dayes in gathering pease & digging potatoes . . . . . . . . . . 40
10 dayes worke at his new plantacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
3 dayes in killing of hoggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
2 dayes agoeing to towne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1 day amauling of Trunnells & Stakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1 day adrawing of board timber my horse & my Selfe . . . . . . . . . 40
1 day digging making of mortar & digging a Spring . . . . . . . . . 20
1 day a Careing of Seeg & Serving about his house . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 dayes in Caryeing of Loggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
1 day a falling of poles & makeing a yard . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Summe Totall 880
Whereas William Burch declared in his declaracon for worke Done for Wm: Elgate Senr:
deceased & made oath to his accot: before the Cort: that he had done that worke in y accot: mentioned
After regulacon by this Cort: made of the worke being to much Charged pr diem Doe finde
yt: there is due to the plte Six hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco And ordered that Wm: Elgate
the administrator pay to William Burch or his order the said Summe of Six hundred
& Sixty pounds of tobacco / ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Same day Commrs: as afore except mr: Wolford
Collo: Henry Darnell major Nicholas Seawell
ordered yt: the Clr:ke draw a Letter to the honr:ble{ Collo: Wm: Diggs & Collo: Clement Hill}
Concerning mr: ffrederick Ellis The Letter vizt
May if please yor: honnrs: to be informed that on Tuesday last being the 10th: Instant in Cort: Sitting
Came mr: ffrederick Ellis and delivered A letter in which you were pleased to recommend
him to us for Cryer of his Lopps: Cort: here, but the said mr: Ellis (although desired to Stay
expecting more Commissioners then number five) Did passionately without result recall
the said Letter and departed not only Slighting but Conculcating both the Commissionrs:
and the office for its meanness where upon the next day was Continewed or: poore Cryer
all which was thought needfull from yor: honnrs: most humble servants that were in
Cort: Setting Capta: David Browne: mr: Wm: Brereton: mr: Robert King: mr: James Dashiell & Capta:
Stephen Luffe by whose ordr: the Clarke was ordered to Signe this Edm: Beauchamp Cler: Cur
from or: Cort: house in Somr:set County y
12th: day of January Annoq Dom: 1687
The Same day Commrs: as afore
Somr:set County Ss Know all men by these presents that I John Lewis Junr: of Accomack County in virga:
doe Constitute my wellbeloved freind John Taylor of the same County of Somersett
and Province of Maryland in my name & Stead to be my Attorney in all Lawfull
occasions Controversies debates for to receive recover Sue implead imprison any
person or persons whatsoever that may any wayes owe or be indebted unto mee
Ratiefieing Confirming and allowing all and whatsoever my Said attorny Shall doe
or Cause to be done in and about an estate Left by my Brother William Redulphus
of this County of Somr:set & for to give discharge or discharges for mee & in my name
allowing
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