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Their Maties                                                  Somerset County Ss /
Contra                         }          The Grand Jury for the body of this County on y^e 14^th
Jn^o. Bishopp. B                                  of June in the year of o^r Lord 1693. at Monocan within
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within the Jurisdiction of this upon their Oaths, doe present John: Bishopp of this (County)
Labourer, for that the Said John. y^e 17^th. day of December last at Snow hill Towne (in the)
County aforesd then & there most wickedly prophanely & presumptuously did utter (      )
Swear to the Numbeer of Seventeen Execrable Oaths besides many Pette One to y^e great
dishonour of God the evil Example of others and agt the Peace &ca & agt the Laws of
this Province                             Dent Clk of p^rsentmts
 
m^r Samuel: Hopkins Sen^r. m^r Matt: Scarbrough  }   Sworn in Court aft sd Bishop & Sent up
Cap^t.Wm:Whittington & Peter: Bodkin _____         to the Grand Jury. -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
          Bill found Billa vera: Jn^o. Bennett. foremⁿ
     After the Indictm^t was read &ca.  The Sd Bishopp desired the favour of the wor^ll
  Court promiseing amendm^t. of life.  But was by the Court fined according to Law, it being
his first Offence. Order the sd Bishopp give Security for his good behavio^r. ffines & fees
Whereupon Came Sd Bishopp with his Security Robert. Pirrie. and the Sd Bishopp did by
way of Recognizance acknowledge him Self to be indebted to their Maties King William
& Queen Mary the Sum of tenn pounds Sterling money of England & the said Rob^t. Pirrie
the Sum of five pounds like money afd both due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels
Lands & Tennements for their Maties uses &ca.
 
The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the above bound John:Bishopp be
of the good behaviour & abearance to all their Maties Liege people of this Province B
dureing this Courts pleasure as also pay his fines & fees then the Recognizance to be
void & of none effect otherwayes to be & remain in full power force & vertue . C
 
Their Maties                          Somerset County Ss //
         Contra                      }    May y^e 15^th - 1693 / James & Margaret Gray are indebted unto
James. Gray &           Their Sacred Maties the Sum of tenn pounds Sterling money of
Margaret his wife      England. John:Atkins & John:White. the Sum of five pounds Sterling
~   ~   ~   ~   ~   ~         money p^r each to be leavied &ca.
The Condicon is Such that James:Gray & Margarett his Wife doe appear the next Court held
for this County to answer in their Maties Sute & abide judgm^t to what shall be alleadged (against)
them by Michael:Holland that then this Recognizance to be void, or else to remaine & b -
full force & vertue &ca.                    James Gray.  the marke ITT of Margarett Gray
Witness Ja:Brown: Chr:Jones.                                                                            Jn^o: Atkins. Jn^o:White
This done before me  Tho: Jones. //