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   (until Such) time as he give Security to keep the County indemnified from all Charge or trouble
that may ensue by reason of the Said Basterd Child and for his good behaviour dureing this
Courts pleasure, & to pay Officers fees. & to mentain sd Child &ca.
Whereupon Came the sd John. & his Security Henry Hall, and the said John: did by way
of Recognizance acknowledge & Confess himself to owe & be indebted to their Maties King
Wm. & Queen Mary the Sum of thirty pounds Sterling money of England. & the sd Henry
Hall the Sum of fifteen pounds Sterling ditto; due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels
lands and Tennements for their Maties uses &ca.
 
The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the above bound John:Poore, doe mentain
and keep a Basterd Child lately begottne of the body of y^e aforesd Jone:Needham, So that
this County of Somerset be nowayes indemnified thereby, as also be of the good behaviour &
abearance to all their Maties Liedge people of this Province, dureing this Courts pleasure
and also pay Cost of Sute, that then this recognizance to be void & of none effect or else
to be & remain in full power force & vertue
 
Their Maties                             The said Thomas:Selby being Calld to answer &ca.
          Contra     }         was p^r Court remitted paying fees .
Thom: Selby.Ser^nr/
   George:Noble & Jn^o:Watt made Oath to a Bill of Peter: Brushars. &ca
Ord. Sum for Cap^t. Coulbourne Evid for Michael:Holland agt Ja: Gray
   To the Wor^ll. Court of the County of Somerset. In all humillity Sheweth that I formerly
   presented to your Worp a Comission from his Excelly to be Surveyor of this County and
Tendered my Oath, but y^r worps were pleased to deferr it till y^r worps had heard from
his Excellency, which I Suppose y^r worps has had an answer to, therefore desires y^w would be
pleased to give me y^r result, there being Severall Warrants to Serve, and Cannot Safely
Execute them without being legally Sworne         J Barsestead
Petion being read the sd Barsestead was then Sworn upon the holy Evangelists according
to the tenour of his Comission to act as Surveyor justly & truly to y^e best of his Skill &ca
 
 
The Courts adjourned till Tomorrow          
 
at eight a Clock