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` ( 161 ) Or his Assigns, doe within One year next after the decease of the sd Children or either of them, pay or cause to be paid unto the aforesd Coll. William: Culbourne, or his Assigns the debt or debts due unto the party or parties So deceased to the use of the Children of the sd Richard:Bright, which shall then be alive, to be equally distributed amongst them. that then the above written Obligation shall be void & of none effect, Otherwise to Stand in full force and vertue in Law. Signed Sealed and delivered Samuel: Alexander. ? Sealed in the presence of: Wm: Coulbourne Jr. Andrew: Alexander: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Their Maties Somerset Ss. John: Lynch Servt. to mr Lawrence: Crawford was attached to answer what should Contra. be Objected agt him in their Maties behalf the Second tuesday in August.And whereupon their John: Lynch. Maties Attorney comes and Sayes that mr Peter Dent of this County Gent had Several goods and Servt to mr Law Crawford B Commodities being at the Plantation belonging to mr Howard of Pocomoke River within the - - - - - - - - - - - Jurisdiction of this Court: and in May and in the begining of June last past the sd Peter Dents Storehouse at the sd Plantation was broken open and out of the Same Stolen and Conveyed away about Six gallons of Rum and 12lb. of Suger, and the sd goods So Stolen upon the 3d Satterday of May the sd John:Lynch & and George Negro was apprehended coming from the sd Plantation with a Gourd full of Rum and Some Suger, the quan(tity) at that time unknowne, and upon Enquiry and examination of the sd Lynch and Negro George, they did much vary in their discourse & examinations, So that it is evident that the sd Lynch and Nigro did felloniously Steal & carry away the sd Rum and Suger to the value of 300lb of tobo. pounds of tobacco. Contrary to the good laws & institutious of this their Maties Province, the Scandall and evill example of the good people of this Province & agt the publick peace their Maties Attorney Craves judgmt may be entered agt the sd Offenders, and that they Suffer the pains & punishment due for Such Offences according to Law. Ja. Sangster. Clr Indtmts. The aforesd Indictment being Read in Court. to which the sd Lynch said guilty. telling ye Court that Hough Conner Sent him for the Rum. upon which judgmt. was referrd till next Court, & the Said Lynch Ordered then to appear. whereupon mr Lawrence Crawford did assume in Court to produce ye Said Lynch at time asd. promising that if sd Lynch died in the interim yt he ye sd Crawford would pay all damages. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Heugh Conner. Being present at the Barr in Court when the sd John: Lynch was Examined, was Ordered by this Court to be put into the Sheriffs Custody, till he gave Security for his appearance next Court to answer what should should be objected agt him on behalf of their Maties &c. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Whereupon Came the abovesd Heugh Conner & by Recogniz. did acknowledge him self indebted to their Maties in the Sum of tenn pounds Sterling money of England, and his Security ffrancis: Joyce in the Sum of five pounds like money due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels Lands & tennemts for their Maties uses &c. The Condition of which Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Heugh Conner doe make his personall - appearance before their Maties Justices of the Peace at the next County Court to be holden the 2d tuesday in November, then & there to answer to their Maties &c. that then this Recognizance to be void & of none effect otherwayes to be & remaine in full power force and vertue. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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