( 122 )     9ber y^e 10^th an^o 1692
Ordered by the Court that m^r James Sangster give Security for Germaine Gillettes
app^a next County Court to be held the Second tuesday in Jan^ry an^o. 1692 to answ^r  to maties &ca.
    Whereupon Came the Said James Sangster and p^r Recognizance did acknowledge
and Confess himself to owe & be indebted to their Maties in the Sum of tenn pounds
Sterling money due to be leavied On his goods Chattells Lands & Tennements for
their Maties uses &ca: _______
 
The Condition of the abovesd Recognizance is
Such That if the abovesd Germaine. Gillett doe make his p^rsonall; appearance at our
next County Court to be holden the Second tuesday in January then & there to answer
to Such matters & things as shall be Objected agt sd Germaine On behalf of their Maties
then this Recognizance to be void & of none effect, Otherwayes to be & remaine in
full power force & vertue. ___________  - - - - - - -  _________   - - - - - - - - -
 
     Their Maties                                                         Somerset Sc. The Jurors for their Maties
   Contra                                  }                      being Sworn upon the holy Evangelists
  Thomas: Porter                                at a Grand Jury held for the body of this County
~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~                            in June Court, doe p^rsent & find that Tho:Porter
of Wiccocomocoe hundred & within the Jurisdiction
Of this Court, not having the fear of God before his eyes but by the Instigation of the
divell, did in anno 1690. Scoure & rainge the^r. woods Maties fforrest, without liberty
or Lycence from the authority of this their Maties Province, and in the Said year about
the plantacon of m^r Wm. Brereton in Wiccocomocoe hundred as aforesd, did then & there
Clandestinely & felloniously take up Steal & Cary away One Gray Stone horse of
the value of nine hundred ninety & nine pounds of tobacco & the Said Horse by the
Said Porter So taken & Stolen. did ear marke the said Horse, the the Said horse did B
Dock, the more felloniously to Conceal the Said theft from the Owner & Cause the
Owner or others not know him, & the Same horse, So felloniously Stolen, the Said Porter
did dispose of & Sell as his own propper goods in An^o. 1691. Contrary to the Law of Amighty
God, and Gods dishono^r, Scandall & evill Example to all their Maties good Subjects to the
great detrement of the Inhabitants & breach of the Laws of this Province, and agt