( 41 )                    7ber 15: 1692
 
Whereupon Came the foresd Peter Whaples with his two Securities viz Cap^t Wm Coulborne
& Hough : Porter. And the sd Peter did by Recognizance in Open Court Confess himself to be
indebted to our Sovereign Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary their Heirs & Successours
the sum of twenty pounds Sterling money of England & the sd Cap^t Coulbourne & Hough Porte^r
in the Sum of ten pounds apiece like money. 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 Peter Whaples be of
the good behaviour & abearance to all their Maties Liege People dureing this Courts pleasure
then the Recognizance to be void & of none effect, Otherwayes to be & remain in full power
force & vertue  _____________   - - - - - - - - - - - - -    ______________   - - - - - - - - - - -
 
Likewise Came the sd Peter Whaples with his other Securities viz m^r John: Webb & m^r Ro^b
Pirrie. and the Said Peter. did acknowledge him Selfe to owe & be indebted to the wor^ll Justices of
Somerset County Court the Sum of five thousand pounds of Tobacco, & the sd Webb & Pirrie did
acknowled themselves to be indebtedto sd Court the Sum of five & twenty hundred pounds of tobaccoor
porke    due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels lands & tennem^ts, for the Courts use &ca. ________
The Condicon of this Recognizance is Such that if the above bounden Peter Whaples doe well
& truly performe & pay fifty dayes worke with diet & tools, when by the Justices of Somerset
County Court Shall demand as also all Court charges, which Charged the sd Pirrie assumed in Court
to pay. then the Recognizance to be void, Otherwayes to be & remaine in full powe^r force & vertue
 
Their Maties                          Somerset Sc.  The Jurors for their Maties being Sworn upon the
        Contra       }        holy Evangelists at a Grand Jury held for y^e body of this County
Thomas: Porter          do Present & find: That Thomas: Porter of Wiccocomicoe hundred
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -         & within the Jurisdiction of this Court not having the fear of God before
his eyes but Instigated by the devil, upon the Sabbath or Lords day before
August Court 1691, did most wickedly & grossely abuse the Said Sabbath & go into the Marish
Upon the Said Wiccocomoco River & over agt the Landing place of Wm: Elgate, did then & there
kill & felloniously Steal two Barrows & One Sow belonging to m^r ffrancis Jenckins of this County
&ca of the value of eight hundred pounds of tobacco, And then & there Others of the Said m^r ffrancis
Jenckins his hoggs did Criple wound & lame, that Severalls of the sd hoggs were Never Seen.To the
great hurt & damage of the Said m^r ffrancis: Jenckins, the hurt of the good people of this Province
dishounour of Allmighty God, breach of the Laws both humane & divine and agt their Maties People