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which verdict this Court Orders to be entered as afore inserted.  Ordered the sd Layton
pay 400 pounds of porke which the Court judges to be the four fold to m^r ffra. Jenckins
Order to give Security for the said fourfold & Cost of Sute. Ordered into Sheriffs Custody
till Security given ut Supra.    Corporall punishm^t Ordered to be remitted ___________
Ord^r. likwise to give Security for good behavio^r dureing this Courts pleasure - - - - - - -
Whereupon Came the said Wm:Burch Layton & his Security Cornelius.Anderson,and the sd Layton
did by recognizance acknowledge himself to be indebted to their Maties in the Sum of tenn
pounds Sterling money of England & the sd Cornelius in the Sum of five pounds like money
due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels lands & tennements for their Maties uses &ca.
 
   The Condicon of this Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Wm:Layton
doe pay or Cause to be paid 400 pounds of Porke as awarded with Cost of Sute, as also be
of the good behaviour & abearance to all their Maties Liege:People of this Province
dureing this Courts pleasure, then this recognizance to be void & of none effect otherwayes
to be & remain in full power force & vertue
 
To the Wor^ll. the Justices of Somerset County in Court Sitting. The humble petion of
Mary Huett. Sheweth that y^r Petioner was bound by an Indenture to Serve four years
to one George Berrett in the Province of Virginia which four years y^r Supplyant hath
well & truely Served as followeth to Say three years to the Said Berret & one year to ffrancis
Roberts of this County.  There are therefore to pray y^r worpp^s that y^r Supplyant may be ordered
her freedom. & y^r Petioner as in duty will ever pray
Whereas m^r George Berrett bought a Servant name Mary Hewett of m^r Richard Bray
which Said Servant the Said Berrett axed the said Bray if the said Huett was firme and
Sound and when the Said Berrett brought the said Maid Mary home to his house the Said
Hewett made a very great Complaint & Said She was not well and her Master & Mistresse
axing what She ailed to make her goe So lame & Stradling and at last found it out that
She was very much Sore, & in Such a Condicon of the Morbis Gallicus & So farr gone that w^th
out Speedy help the Said Mary:Hewet might have perished in So much that the sd Berret
was faine p^rsently for to Seek for Cure & the Said Berrett  Sent for one Doctor Thomas=
Stulkes for to undertake the Cure of the said Mary Hewet & the said Doct^r hath undertaken
the Cure & the said Berrett is for to take the trouble upon him at his owne house & for to See
the said Mary wants for Nothing as is fitting for the said Mary which is a great deal of
trouble & Charge dureing her time of her Cure.     verte.