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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689
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as pr accot: appeares & since the said Elgates death weare promised pay by his Sonne
Wm: Elgate but now saith that he will not pay it without an order of Court for the said
Debt your peticoner humbly beggs yor: Worshipps order for the said debt & will pray -
The Estate of Wm: Elgate deced is Dr: lb porke
To 3 yds ½ Searge & a paire of boyes shoose is - - - = 170 =
To 1 paire of Mens Shoese is - - - - - - - = 037
207 lb porke Wm: Piper -
Upon wch: the said Wm: Piper appeares & makes oath upon the holly Evangelist the a-
bove Accot: to be a true & just Accot: & that he reced noe part nor parcell thereof =
Now at this day (to witt) the 13th: day of June aforesaid it was ordered by the said
Court that the said Wm: Elgate pay unto the aforesaid Wm: Piper the aforesaid =
Sume or quantity of Two hundred & seaven pounds of porke without Any further Trouble &a:
The same Day
Ordered by this Court that Wm: Colebourne the Tanner be find according to the Rules of Court
for speaking & Babling in Court without Leave being contrary to the Rules of Court
The same Day
The peticon of Margarett Davis to the Court in order to have her Corne & Cloathes for her time
of Servitude don & performed to Nicho: ffountaine according to Act of Assembly made & provided
Whereupon a Continuance till next Court was ordered upon which the said Margarett Davis came
& declared that shee & the said ffountaine have agreed & desires noe further proceedings There-
The same Day
The humble peticon of Wm: ONorton praieth that he might be paid out of the estate of John
Murphy deced for his worke don & performed to the said Murphey in his life time as pr account
appeares as alsoe for keeping the said Murpheys Child & servt: boy vizt
Jno: Murphey Dr: to Wm: ONorton for 28 daies worke: Wm: Onorton
for keeping of the Child & Servt: boy from January till June
Whereupon it was ordered the same Day that Thomas Morris admr: of the goods Chattles &
Creditts of the aforesaid John Murphey deced pay unto the aforesaid Wm: Onorton ffour hundred
pounds of Tobo: & Casque &a The same Day
The humble peticon of Thomas Morris in the behalfe of the Childrin of Jno: Murphey & -
Bridgett his wife late of this County deced who left a will dated the 3rd: of September 1687 but
not proved by his widdow who is Since dead & left noe will your peticoner haveing a letter of
Administracon to admr: on the goods chattels & creditts of the said Jno: Murphey & Bridgitt
his wife being informed of one James Drake that did of right belong to the estate of
the said John Murphey deced is now with William ONorton of this County who pretends he
bought him of the widdow for a hhd of Tobo: being informed that shee could not make sale
of him according to Law not haveing proved the will your peticoner being to returne an Accot:
of the estate by the 23th: day of August to the Office for probate of wills & knowing the
said ONorton to be a vexatious man at Law your peticoner canded in his indeavor: for
The good of the Chilldrin Now under his care there being one Child of Jno: Murpheys at
Nurse with the said ONortons wife at present Your peticoner humbly Craves an Order for
his pay that he may be discharged from that as alsoe from the said James Drake
who as I am credibly informed hath dealt very hard by the said James Drake causing
him to worke Naked at a New designe Some distance from his house haveing taken his Shirt
from him lets him ffare hard Soe that by the voague of his neighbours the boys life may
be rendered very uncomfortable to him May yor: worships Act for the Glory of God & the good
of the Children & your peticoner shall pray &a: Upon perusall of the foregoing peticon by
this Court & haveing well examined the same they have thought fitt and doe therefore











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