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Whereupon Comand was given to the Sheriff to bring here twelve good & Lawfull men of his Balywick that the matter in hand

might be the better understood a List or pannell wherein were returned as followeth (viz) Richard: Chambers William

Planner Sen^r. Jn^o.M^cknitt.Robert Smith. William Law Wm:Alexander Jun^r. Wm: Curre ffrancis Joyce. Richard:Holland

Wm:Lawrence Jn^o.M^cbride Stephen: Costine 12) who being legally Sumoned returned & Sworn upon the holy Evangelists

who having heard the foresd Declaracon as also three Evidences upon their Oaths examined, as also the following

lines read receives their Charge & are Sent forth in Order to determine the matter. - - - - - - - - - - - -

              These p^rsent shall Oblige me the Subscriber to pay unto John. Kirke or Order thirteen bushells of

              Salt upon demand as Wittness my hand this 4^th day of June 1689.

                                                                                                           her

Testes John: Lane.                                                            Jane. J. Cooper

                                                                                                         marke.

              And this day (viz) the day aforesd Came the Jurors of the aforesd Jury And being demanded

              all unanimously agreed of their Verdict the plt & defendts likewise calld the verdict is read in

              these express words following (viz) The Jurors finds for the plaintiff.

                                                                                                                   Richard: Chambers foreman

         The Court Orders the foresd verdict to be entered & Confirms the Same. - - - - - - - - -

          Evid. Sumd & Sw. for y^E plt were Jn^o. Lane. Wm.Scott & Sam. Wheatley. Order y^e Jurors fees - - -on

Nehemiah: Covington brings his Servant Thomas: Hall to be adjudged of his age: The said Hall comeing into

this Country without Indenture as he declared, And after full view, the Court adjudged the Said Thomas Hall

to be thirteen years of age.

                                                         Courts adjourned for a quarter of an hour.

Court Calld again Com^rs present. m^r ffr: Jenckins Cap^t. Wm: Whittington. m^r Thomas: Newbold

                                                                        m^r Edmund: Howard & Cap^t. Jn^o: King. - - - - - - -

     Margaret: Drue p^r Complaint.              The sd Margarett having offored Sundry Complaints agt her Said

                          Contra.  }           Master, but makeing nothing appear. Was Ordered tenn lashes on

     Cap^t.Hen:Smith:her Master                   her bare back well laid on; which was p^r Sheriff executed . _____

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            Thomas: Jones Plt.                      Somerset County Ss. //

                        Contra             }             Richard: Wharton of this County was attached to answer unto m^r

              Richard Wharton Dft                  Thomas: Jones in a plea of trespas on the Case - - - - - -

                                                                                 And whereupon the plt by Edward:Jones his Attorney Comes &

                                                                                 Sayes that the deft became indebted unto the plt in the Sum of

                                                                                 Two hundred pounds of Tobacco for goods belonging to the