March 14^th. an^o 1692/3              174
     Said River as is well knowne to Some of y^r worps  Thomas Manlove hath wasted &    
destroyed & now intending all together to defraud the said Orphant of the sd Land lying on the
South Side of the Branch hath thereof made Sale yo^r petioner therefore humbly Craveth y^r  (worps)
to look into it, that the Orphant be not wronged, And grant y^r worps Order that the sd Land
may be run out, according to Pattent,that the sd Orphant may reap y^e benefit of her own, which
others unjustly detain, posess & enjoy and not by any right, & y^r worps Shall never want the
harty prayers of the Widdow & the fatherless.   Ursula: Heth . -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
 
Petion being read.  It was the Courts opinion the matter not to lye before them
 
   The humble Petion of Stephen Page. to y^e wor^ll. Court of Somerset County this day Sitting
   being March the 15^th 92/3// humbly  Sheweth  That whereas Margaret Kenneday your
Petioners hired Servant, was attached impleaded & prosecuted before y^r worpps for hogg
Stealing & was found guilty of Stealing Six or Seaven Swine, when y^r Petione^r  & his wife
were in Accamack, And whereas y^r worpps Petione^r is frequently threatned & demanded
to pay the Charges of the Said Sute, which he humbly conceives in reason & equity he
ought not to doe but that the Said Kenneday Should pay & bear the Charges thereof as being
the principall in the Said wicked exploit, and as y^r Petioner appearing upon the Said
Tryal before y^r worpps a Clear & innocent person & alltogether ignorant of the sd fact B
Comitted untill prosecution was made agt the said Margarett & others Concerned w^th her
now your worpps petione^r humbly prayes your aid for remedy in the premises, that he may
be no more for the future molested & agrieved with the Said illegall demands to his real
damage in paying what is not his due, but that on the Contrary, y^r worps will please to - -
p^r cribe Such regulations whereby the innocent may goe free & the guilty be punished
your Petione^r. Shall as in duty bound ever pray &ca.      Stephen: Page
Page pd (3 ?)
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To their Maties Wor^ll. Justices of the Peace for the County of Somerset in Court Sitting. The humble
Petion of Thomas:Williams Sheweth  That in September Court last past y^r worps thought fitt
to bind y^r Petioner to his good behaviour (and) which your petioner no wayes (has misdemeaned)
himself, humbly prayes his Said Bonds may be (remitted) Likewise y^r Petioner has (stood bond)
for Charles Johnsons behavio^r  and therefore humbly Craves that he may be discharged (   ) not
being willing to Stand bond for the Said Johnson any longer And as in duty bound Shall ever
(pray, &ca)      
The abovesd Petion Read, and the said Bonds Still Continued