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To the wor^ll. Justices of their Maties Peace for the County of Somerset in Court now Sitting C
The Petion of Richard:Hill humbly Sheweth. - - - Whereas y^r worps was pleased to Order
Richard: Hill to be One of the Overseers for Seeing of the high wayes at Bogatenorton
Cleared. your Petioner to the knowledge of the Neighbourhood is So lame for the most part of y^e
year that he is uncapacitat thereby to performe the Office laid upon him by y^r worshipps
your Petioner humbly Craves y^r worps would be pleased to take into y^r Consideracon my
Condition, & be pleased to Ordaine One his place & y^r worps petioner, as in duty bound shall
ever pray                                                          Richard: RH Hill his marke
 
  The abovesd Petion being read, was Considered by y^e wor^ll Court, & Ordered that John
ffranklin be Overseer in Stead & place of the abovesd Richard: Hill. _______   - - - -
 
m^r Stephen: Horsey Sitts in Court.
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Ordered Cap^t. Wm Coulbourne Mich: Williams. Jn^o.White  Bryan:Leman. & Rob^t. Catlin to
be Sumd for defence for Tho:Williams, C   done in Court. _____   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 
To the wor^ll. their Maties Justices of the Peace for the County of Somerset in Court Sitting.
The humble Petion of Margaret Towers humbly Sheweth.  That whereas your Petioners
Child: David:Gall was bound by Order of Court to James:Barry Tanner in ffebruary
Court was Seaven years, and by the Said Order of Court the Sd Barry was to learn y^e sd
Boy to read & write & the art of a Tanner, which he has done neither- but abused
him and Sold him to m^r Andrew:Whittington Contrary to agreem^t. which Child I have
now brought before your worps in hopes y^r worps will Consider the premises your
Petioner as in duty bound Shall pray. _____   The Petion being read m^r James
Barry being present, did assign all his right title & interest to the abovesd m^r Andrew
Whittington, & he the Sd Whittington in Open Court assumed to learn y^e Said David
to read and write & Tanners Trade, and to give him the sd David, when at age
One Cow and Calf.  The Court judges the Sd David to be ten years of age & Orders
him till at age to Serve y^e Sd Whittington &ca.
 
Wee of the Jury of Inquest for Orphants doe p^rsent James:Barry for abuseing & Selling
David Gall an Orphant Child.
We doe present John:Strawbridge for keeping James:ffurnis an Orphant out of his
Estate, & for Wasteing & destroying y^e Timber upon the Sd Orphants Land.
 
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