June 14^th. 1692 } ( 217 )
- - - - - - - - - - - By the Prov^ll. Court. April 8^th: 1692
The King & Queen.
agt } Ordered by the Court that the Sheriffe of S^t. Maryes County deliver up the sd Criminals
James: Inglish into Custody of the sheriffe of Somerset County, who is here by the sd Court Comanded to
& Wm: Mason } Secure them, So that he have their bodies before the Justices of the next Somerset County
- - - - - - - - - - - Court to be proceeded agt according to the tenour of a former judgm^t. of the Court agt them
the said Mason & Inglish upon presentment lately award.
To the Comissione^rs & Sheriffe Copy p^r Ord^r
of Somerset County these


The abovesd Order being Read. m^r Peter Elzey. became Security for the sd Inglish & Masons
appearance at the next Court to be holden for this County. or when the next last Acts of Assembly are
produced here.


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Somerset County the 14^th. June 1692
To the wor^ll. Court Setting this day Alexand^r. Humber Petioneth & Sheweth. That whereas he
Served ten years with m^r Selby. three years with Richard Holland & with Thomas: Oxford. and for this three
years past by a hurt that I gott in m^r Selbyes Service, two hhds of tobacco raling out of the Cart upon -
me, and bruising my Stomack, I have ever Since laboured under great pain & illness, which hath of late So -
increased upon me that I am now brought So low and wasted, that I am in no wise , able to help my Self, but
must needs perish, without Some Charitable asistance. I your worp^s. Petioner, doe therefore humbly implore
y^w to Cast an eye of Compassion upon me, as the good Samiratane did, on the poor wounded impotent man &
extend your Charitie towards me a litle in this my helpless condition. which is well enough known to be no
feyned thing, but that I am a real Object of pitty & Charity, & in the eye of reason, can but Subsist a litle
longer with life, So it will not be much I shall need. the Lord Open your hearts to extend your mercy to me
and I shall pray allmighty God to requite every one of your worshipps his marke
Alexander H Humber
The abovesd Petion being read & Considered, this Court doth allow, to those persons that shall have
the Care & keeping the sd Alexand^r. Humber till November Court and finding him a new Shirt; the
Sum of Six hundred pounds of tobacco. but if the sd Alexand^r. dye before that time, then the p^rsons
aforesd to be allowed pro rato.


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George Collins fine remitted for not tending Grd Jury in March


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Wm: Meads. Plen^t. Conutus: Bense Somoned on the part of the dft in March Court an^o. 1692
Hen: Ayres. Dft. Attended Six dayes to witt from Munday that he went to Court living remote
till Satterday following Canutus Bense
May y^e 21 Canutus Bense made Oath before me his marke
1692 } upon the holy Evangelist to the truth of y^e abovesd. ffra Jenckins