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The Said Luffe assumeing in Court to pay all the charges accrued by reason of Said Servant
 
Grand Jury returned.  Ordered process issue upon their p^rsentm^t. Ord^r. to mend for me
Wee the Grand Jury find James: Barry & Jane his now pretended Wife p^rsentable for living
in adultery by the information of Donnam Olanman. On y^e backside of y^e presentm^t
was writt. You Gent^lm. of the Grand Jury y^w are desired to present James: Barry & Jane p^rtended
wife to the sd Barry, the Said Jane She told & Confessed to Jn^o. Dorman & his wife to Gideon
Tillmas wife & to Mark Quillain; that she the said Jane was never married to the aforesaid
James Barry  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
 
Their Maties.                            The Examination of George: Cooper y^e first of 7ber 1692
          Contra     }         who Confessed before us viz C    That about the latte^r end of
George: Cooper     September an^o.1691: Moses ffenton took him up for a runaway to who
~   ~   ~   ~   ~          he then Confessed himself Soe (with a Nigro Man & a Nigro Woman
       in his Company and that they had a boat, two guns & a Sword, & that
Mosesffenton, had their guns & Sword, & having been above a day in their Custody, he togeather w^th
the Nigroes made their Escape & runaway; takeing with them from Moses ffenton about 2 a barrel
of Salt fish. 1. paire of Leather breeches. 1. p^t . botle &ca                    Signum
George. C  Cooper
The abovesd Examination was taken y^e day & year abovesd
before us.  ffra: Jenckins & George: Layfield . B                        }
 
Maryland  Somerset County  Ss. /
ffrancis: Jenckins & George: Layfield Gent^l. two of their Maties Justices of the Peace for this
County &ca  To m^r Stephen: Luffe, high Sheriffe of the Said County Greeting.  Wee Send y^w here-
with all the body of George: Cooper. Labourer, who upon his Examination hath Confessed himself
a Runaway in Company of Two Nigroes, & that he was formerly taken up by Moses ffenton from
whom he made his escape, taking diver things from the said Moses &ca  C     .C     C
These are therefore in their Maties Name to require y^w to take into y^r Custody the Said Cooper
& him Safely keep, So that y^w have his body before o^r Justices of o^r next County Court to answer
to what Shall be then & there Objected agt him in their Maties behalf & hereof fail y^e not given
under our hands & Seals this first day of 7ber. 1692                                   ffra: Jenckins  „  Sealed
Wee doe hereby impower & require Moses:ffenton forthwith to Convey    Geo: Layfield  „  Sealed
y^e Sd Prisone^r. to Edward Hooper Constable to Convey to m^r Stephen Luff high Sheriffe or his Deputy
as wittness the day & year abovesd.  ffra: Jenckins:  Geo: Layfield