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(due) to be leavied on their goods & Chattels Land and Tennements for their Maties
uses &ca. .
The Condicon of the abovesd Recognizance is Such that if the aboves bound Edmund
Beauchamp be of the good behavio^r & abearance to all their Maties Liege people of
this Province dureing this Courts pleasure, as also from time to time and at all times &
here after Defend & keep this County harmless & indemnified from all charge and
trouble by means of One Basterd Child born of the body of Hannah Holland that then
the Recognizance to be void & of none effect, Otherwayes to be & remaine in force & vertue
 
       To the wor^ll. their Maties Justices of the Peace for Somerset County. The humble ___
   Petion of Nicholas Carpenter humbly Sheweth unto y^r worp^s. That Whereas your
Petione^r had a Nigro woman named Katherine w^ch. he bought from Cap^t. Jn^o. King lately
So it is may it please y^r worp^s that the Said Nigro Woman did runn away from y^r Petione^r
this p^rsent year before the Constable came to take an acco^t of the Tytheables, & never hath
been Seen nor heard of Since being 3. or 4. months agoe that y^r Petione^r with all other
the Neighbourhood doth veryly believe that the Said Nigro is Certainly dead. _________
 
The p^rmises Considered, may it please y^r worp^s. to Remitt the Tax & publick Leavy
for this year of the Said Nigro Woman, She being runaway & dead, before the list
of the Tytheables was taken up, & never Since Seen. & as in duty bound. y^r Petione^r
Shall ever pray.  &ca ..
     Which Petion was read, & by this wor^ll Court granted
 
        Ordered p^rCourt that Jn^o: Starrett be dismist from petty Jury.
 
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M^r. Thomas: Jones Plt                                              Somerset:                     
Thomas: Quillaine of this Courty was attached
Contra.                             }     to answer unto m^r Thomas:Jones in a plea of trespass
upon the Case. & Whereupon the Said m^r Thomas=
Thomas:Quillaine Dft           Jones by Peter his Atto^rney Complaineth that
whereas the Said Quillaine upon the first day.