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november 14th-- 1691 ( 141 ) James Inglish & William: Mason this day in Court tendered two Securities for prosecution of their writt of Error (viz) :Peter: Elzey and James: Smith. the sd Smith being no freeholder there for that Security was not thought responsible -- Where upon this Court Orders that mr ffrancis Jenckins & Capt. John: King should take Security of the said Inglish & Mason. _____ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Sheriffe of our County then produced to Court this following precept, viz By the Provinciall Court. Ocber 9th 1691 Ordered that you apprehend & take into your Custody the Bodies of William: Mason and James: Inglish. of yr County accused for hogg stealing, & them in Safe & Secure Custody you keep, untill they tender and give Bond with Suffitient Security to prosecute their writt of Error = lately by them Sued out of the high Court of Chancery, & hereby enjoyning that the Bond aforesd be taken before two of the Justices of your County, and the Sureties to Suite as they shall like of. pr Ordr. Cur. To mr Stephen Luffe high Sheriffe W Taylard Clr. Pro Cur of Somerset County -- These. this should have been placed in yr 13th. day proceeds. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Somerset County Ssc. Know all men by these presents that wee John: ffrancklin and Edward: Hammond doe Oblige our Selves to deliver to John: Hammond by the first day of May next each of us one good Suffitient Cow and Calf to be by the said John: Hammond kept for his daughter Rhodiah: Hamond with all their future increase, And in Case the sd Rhodiah should dye before she should come to age then the said Stock of Catle to descend to her Sister Anne: Hammond as wittness our hands and Seals this 14th day of November 1691. Before Sealing & Signing we doe declare the sd Stock be to them and their Heirs for Ever as before given & desire it may be Recorded -- -- Wittness hereof John: ffrancklind Sealed Peter Dent. E H William: ffasitt. Edward : Hammond Sealed Somerset Sc. Whereas your worpps was pleased to Order the Subscribed to inquire into the Charge of a Nigro Child belonging unto the Estate of Edwd. Smith late of this County decd being in the hands of Dr John Vigerous. we have in Obedience to your worpps. Order Obeyed, & what we can gather in the matter is not Satisfactory in So much that we Can render no report but if yr worps please to examine mr Matt Scarbrough & mr Wm. Innis they may render Satisfaction according as required -- -- John: ffranklin Tho: Poynter. Ordered that Ellis Coleman & mr Jno. ffranklin give report to next Court of the foresd Charge of Nigro -- ffrancis: Joyce having attended Seaven dayes being Sumd as Evidence for Matthew Scarbrough Craves your worpps Order for attendance ffrancis: Joyce // 9ber 14th. Sworne before me Edmund: Howard. |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1691-1692
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