( 9 )        August 9^th  An^o. Domⁱ  1692
The Court being three times Calld.
Came Co^ll David Browne with his Servant Patrick Meclaster to be adjudged of his age C
the said Patrick having no Indenture. this Court judges the said Patrick to be between C
Seaventeen and eighteen years of age.  The Said Brown produced a Certificate which was
read in Court but returned back to him againe . - - - - -     C     - - - - - -       C     - - - - -
 
Elisha: Nichols, Servant to Cap^t. Wm. Whittington, was this day brought before the Court to have
her age adjudged.  And this Court judges the said Elisha to be betwixt twelve & thirteen years
old, and to Serve till Sixteen years of age being an Orphant . C     - - - - -      C     - - - - - -
 
John: Trubshaw Sonn of John: Trubshaw decd. is by this Court put Apprentiss to Archibald
Smith who promises to learn Said John to read. the said Archibald alleadgeth that sd John is three
years old, and this Court assents to the Same . - - - - - -   C    - - - - - - -   C   - - - - - - -   C   - - -
 
John: Henderson, William: Henderson. James: Henderson & John: Williams. brought into
Court the last will & Testament of James: Henderson deceased, affirming to Court that being
parties concerned, are all unnaminously agreed with what is inserted in the Said Will  C  - - - -
     which agreem^t. was requested to be recorded, which p^r Court is granted .
 
To the wor^ll. Justices of their Maties peace for the County of Somerset in Court Sitting y^e Petion
of John:Bishopp humbly Sheweth. C      . That whereas your petioner was attached to answer
the wor^ll.Court for concealing of a tytheable, your petion^r craves your worp^s would bring y^e petion^r
to an hearing concerning the Same & your petioner as in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca. C
after which Petion was read. Thomas Selby told the Court that he did not question but that
he could prove that the sd Bishopp had detained this County Taxes three years . C     - - - - -
 
Their Maties             Somerset County Ss.  The Jurers for their Maties being Sworn upon y^e
       Contra.         holy Evangelists at a Grand Jury held for the body of this County y^e Second
Jn^o.Bishopp           Tuesday in November last past, doe present & find, that John:Bishopp of
-  -  -  -  -   -  -  -          Bogatenorten hundred & within the Jurisdiction of this Court not ignorant
of the fine & penalty by Law inflicted upon all Such persons Masters of families ---     that
Shall keep back or conceal any (one or) more of their Tythables belonging or residing in their C
families; The said John Bishopp this instant year, To Roberts Cade Constable of the sd hundred
for the yeare 1691. did wittingly & willingly Conceal One Tytheable intending their by to defraud