( 6 )         August 8^th. Anno 1692
your Excellency, or otherwayes as your Excellency shall Order or think fitt. So that your
Excellencies most humble petioner may not by his returning to his habitation be imprisoned
for thereby he will be, by lying in prison until the Court Come utterly ruined & despoiled
in his Estate & future livelyhood. C  The premises Considered y^r most humble Petioner
humbly beggs your Excellencies most Emence favour & goodness to extend towards him so far
as that he may have liberty to put in Security to answer for any Crime or Crimes that shall
be alleadged against him as aforesd, and not be, as he greatly fears imprissoned, and he as
in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca.
 
30: April 1692. Lett One of the Justices of y^e Peace for the County of Somerset examine
this matter, and take the Petioners Bayle to appear; if by Law they find it may be done
L: Copley .
Which Petion being read: The Court Continued sd Morriss in the Sheriffs Custody
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To the wor^ll Com^rs. of Somerset County.  The Petion of Elizabeth Smith Sheweth.
That whereas your worpp^s humble Petione^r being now of age according to the judgm^t.
of this Court. Humbly Craves that She may have Order for her Estate, not only what
is in the hands & posession of her guardian Thomas: Morris, but also what household
goods is in the Custody of William: Innis, and there Secured by my Said Guardian
by vertue of an Order granted to him by m^r Samuel: Hopkins for the Same. and y^r
Petioner as in duty bound shall pray      Elizabeth: Smith
       The Petion being read  This Court Orders that Thomas: Morris deliver
the said Elizabeth: Smith her Estate as prayed  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
 
To the wor^ll. the Com^rs. of Somerset County now Sitting in Court, the humble Petion of Isaac
Heaman humbly Sheweth.  Whereas your Petioner being unable to gett his livelyhood
humbly requests your worp^s. that he may be Tax free. your petioner shall in duty pray
Which Petion being read was by this Court granted. And Whereupon Came
Robert Catlin, and by way of Recognizance assumed to keep the County
clear & indemnified from all charge of the forsd Hayman.
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