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The Condicon of the aforesd Recognizance is Such that if the above bound James. Weatherley doe pay his fines awarded

as also be of the good behaviour and abearance to all their Maties Liege people of this Province dureing y^e Courts pleasure

and likewise doe pay the fees acrued thereon then the Recognizance to be void & of none effect otherwayes to be

and remaine in full power force & vertue.

To the Wor^ll Justices of their Maties Peace for y^e County of Somerset in Court now Sitting - - The Petion of Jn^o Cropper

humbly Sheweth - - - That whereas y^r Petioner had a plantation left unto him by his ffathers last Will your Petion^r

last Court was in Open Court proven to be Jn^o Cropper his Heir. Your worpps Petioner Craves y^r worpps would be pleased

to Order me the posession of my Plantation and y^r Petioner as in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca. - - - - - - - - - -

                The abovesd Petion being read, twas y^e Courts opionion not to lye before them . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Co^ll. David Browne. Plt.                    Somerset County Ss //

                     Contra                    }            Robert: Catling of this County of Somerset & Province of Maryland

                                                                        Planter was Sumoned to answer unto David Browne of the

Robert: Catling. Defendant.                   Same County in a plea of debt &ca. - - - - - - - - - -

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Whereupon the Said David by his Attorney John: Strawbridge Comes and Saith that the Said Robert became indebted

unto the Said Browne in the full & just Sume of one hundred fourty eight & One half pounds of good Sound Merchantable

Neat Porke as doth appear by a Certain Instrument under the hand & Seal of the Said Robert bearing date the fifth

of October 1691. and upon the non payment of the Said Porke as in Said Instrument is expressed, did bind him

Self his Heirs Execcutors & Adm^rs firmly in the Sume of five hundred pounds of Merchantable tobacco in Manokin

River by the last of November ensueing the date of the Instrument at the house of the said Browne But the Said

Robert no way regarding his promise but fraudulently intending the sd Brown in that behalf to deceive hath not

paid the Sume aforesd, whereupon the plt Saith he is damnified & hath losse to the value of two hundred ninety and

Seaven pounds of Porke & hereupon brings his Sute                                              Jn^o Doe

                                                         Strawbridge p^r Que^r // Pleges do p^rosecs   Rich Roe }

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Maryland Ss //

Know all men by these presents that I Robert Catling Planter of Somerset County am holden & firmly bound unto David Browne

in the full & just q^t. of five hundred pounds of good Sound Merchantable leaf tobacco in Caske to Contain y^e Same to be paid unto

the Said David Browne or his Heir Exters Adm^rs or Assigns Convenient in Manokin River by y^e last of November next

to the Said Browns house to the which payment well & truely to be made I bind my Self. Heirs, Exters & Adm^rs firmly

by these presents. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this 5^th day of October an^o Domini 1691 ==

The Condition of this Obligation is Such that if y^e above bound Rob^t.Catling Shall well and truly pay or Cause to be

paid unto the abovesd David Browne at his house or to his Heirs Extors or Adm^rs or Assigns the just quantity of one hundred

fourty & eight ½ pounds of good Sound Merchantable Neat Porke before the time abovesd. That then this present

Obligation to be void & of none effect otherwise to Stand and remaine in full force & vertue.