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Trespassed & grieviously Endamaged the whole County by Erecting of a Water mill under
pretence of a public benefitt, & thereby without Law, Order of Consent of grand Enquest hath
altered, Damed up  & Spoiled their Maties high way lying on Monokin River & Stopped up
Two Navigable Creeks with his Dam: That Severall of their Maties Subjects are thereby ruined (with)
their lively hoods, besides the extream damger hath allready happened to the Inhabitants having
Occasion to ride that way, & is likely to happen, if y^r worpps doe not Speedily prevent the Same
Since it is a publick annoyance & erected for a private Interest to procure a public damage. There
fore y^r worps Petione^rs humbly Craves that y^r worps would inspect into the miserable Condicon we
Shall be in , when the Laws are not regarded, nor Order of the Court Obtained, but that y^e sd  Smith or
his Attorney Should doe what Seems good in his or their own eyes, having no regard to y^e public-
and y^r Petione^rs Shall in duty pray . __________    - - - - - -              Tho: Wilson.
        Andrew: Whittington
After w^ch Petion was read the Court demanded             Richard Chambers.
of m^r Henry Lynch how he would be tryed. the            Sam^l: Tomlinson
Said Lynch answered the Court he would appeal to the Provincial       { Roger. Burkum
Court which appeal was by the Court granted.  And Ordered                Wm:    Wilson
           Henry: Philips.
That the Said Lynch give good Security to prosecute sd appeal with effect. Where upon Came y^e
Said m^r. Henry: Lynch with his Securities viz Stephen Luffe & Teague Riggen Jun^r. &
the sd Lynch did acknowledge & confess himself to be indebted to their Maties in the Sum of
fifty pounds Sterling & the said Luffe & Riggen did acknowledge themselves indebted likewise
in the Sum of twenty five pounds Sterling money all due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels
land & Tennem^ts. for their Maties uses &ca.  _____   - - - - -   _____   - - - - - - - -   _______
The condition of which Recognizance is Such that if the sd Henry Lynch above bounden doe at
the next Provincial Court prosecute an appeal granted him this day w^th effect, agt the Inhabitants
above mentioned then the Recognizance to be void & of none effect Otherwayes to be & remaine
in full power force & vertue . ______
          which sd appeal to sd Lynch & Securities upon Complaint to Court
           was dismist ________   - - - - - -   __________________
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Wm: Beddard. Plt.                                                     The Dft Plt & Defend^ts being called.  The
     Contra                      }        plt having filed no Declaracon. y^e dft craved
Jn^o.Goddin & Aaron Bishopp           a Non Suit which by this Court was granted.