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by whome o^r judge Dame him & thus Continued for a while Cursing & blaspheming
ou^r Saviour Jesus Christ as also the Said Wm: Morris of Dividing Creeke, at another
time on the Said third day of April at the house of m^r George Layfield in Pocomoke
hundred being reprehended for his horrible Curses & Oaths did then & there at y^e Said
house of m^r George : Layfield Esq^r. advisedly premeditatly Considerably audibly &
with a Loud voice (when asked how he could answer it at the tribunal Barr before the
great judge of heaven & earth, Said God dame the judge. Now their Maties Atto^rney
Comes and Sayes that the Said Wm: Morris of Dividing Creek in Pocomoke hundred hath
not only violated & in a most blasphemous nature transgressed agt the Sacred Laws of
Almighty God, but also is guilty of the Said Act of Religion, & ought to Suffer y^e pains
& punishm^ts by the sd Act inflicted upon Such horrible & grosse Offenders . ______
James: Sangster Clr Ind^ts ___
After w^ch indictm^t was read the said Morris pleaded y^e Indictm^t was false
   then the Evidences (viz) Martha: Houghes. Archibald Holmes & D^r Jn^o. Vigerous
made Oath to their former Depositions, inserted in lib B.W.Z. ____________
m^r Samuel Hopkins Testimony to the Court Concerning sd Morris, who sayes  he
heard the sd Wm: Morris Cursing & Daming, the sd Hopkins reproving the said Morris
& telling him that he must One day give acco^t to God. the Said Morris replyed God dam
the & thy God, with many more Such like expressions; this was y^e day after y^e foresd Serman
after which this Court Ordered the Sheriffe to take into Custody Wm: Morris, & him
Transmitt to the next Provincial Court to be holden at the Citty of S^t Maries with a
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Then was taken D^r. John: Vigerous & Archibald Holmes Recognizance =
Dr. Jn^o. Vigerous & Archibald Holmes y^w doe acknowled & Confess y^r Selves to owe & are
indebted unto their Maties King Wm: & Queen Mary the Sum of 20^, Sterling a piece due
to be leavied on y^e goods & Chattels Lands & Tenements for their Maties Uses &ca. ___
The Condicon  of Which Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Jn^o. Vigerous
& Archibald: Holmes, doe make their personall appearance at the next Provincial Court to
be holden at y^e Citty of S^t. Maries; then & there to give Evidence for their Maties agt
William: Morris, that then this Recognizance to be void & of none effect otherwayes
to be & remaine in full power force & vertue B . m^r George Layfield assumes in Court
that his Servant Martha: Houghes shall likewise then appear as Evid for Maties agt sd Morris