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Gentlement

These Serve to informe y^w that One John:Chancelo^r. of our hundred is listed as a Tytheable, whose age as he tells me is Sixty

four years and m^r Pirrie informs me that he was discharged two years agoe upon acco^t of his age from paying Taxes

and my opinion is that he is rather an Object of Charity, not being able to provide for him Self; I remain y^r Serv^t to Comd

August y^e 2^d. 1693 //                                                                                                James: Round

                               To the wor^ll Court of Somerset in Court Sitting –

              The abovesd Petion being read was not granted by y^e wor^ll. Court but y^e sd Chancellor Continued a Tythable p^rson

To the wor^ll Court now Sitting the humble Petion of Martin Curtis humbley Sheweth. Whereas Cap^t.Jn^o.Osborne

of this County was when he dyed justly indebted to y^r Petioner the Sum of Six hundred thirty & three pounds of tobacco

upon acco^t. for which y^r Petioner Craves an order agt Cap^t. Wm:Whittington as the Relict of Cap^t.Osbourne

decd. and as in duty bound Shall for Ever pray. //                                 No Result p^r Court only sd Whittington demured to pet^r

To the Wor^ll. their Maties Justices of the Peace for the County of Somerset in Court Sitting. The humble Petion of George Noble

humbly Sheweth - - - Whereas your Petioner understanding that last Court y^r worps were pleased to order that I should

pay the Charges that accrued in an accon of their Maties Contra Sam^ll.Worthington, which Seemeth Strange to y^r Petioner

not knowing any Law or president that any Should Suffer for telling the truth, for it well known to y^r Worps that the

Information I gave to y^e Grand Jury was made good by his own Confession in Open Court, Seeing my information was truth

to lay then before the Grand Jury to find it presentable or no, which they did, Therefore y^r Petioner humbly Conceiveth that

I am Clea of his fault, never understanding that Cryers ever kept Sheriffs books, or that Sheriffs acted or were ruled in

Chargeing their fees by Cryers, neither did I ever receive any fees for keeping Sherifs books, therefore not bound to Suffer

for his fault or Erro^r. finding it enough to Suffer for my own. hoping y^r Worps will impartialy Consider y^e p^remises

your Petioner in duty bound Shall pray &ca. - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

                                               The petion abovesd was read in Court but not granted

              Ordered p^r y^e Wor^ll. Court, that Joy Hobbs be Sumd to app^a. tomorrow being Aug^o y^e 1693. before the

              Justices in Court Sitting to render a further acco^t. of his List of Tytheables of Mony hundred. //

To their Maties Justices of the Peace for Somerset County the humble Petion of William:Scott Sheweth y^r Whereas

Robert: Dukes of this County deceased, doth Stand indebted unto y^r Petioner, the Sum of five hundred & thirty pounds

of tobacco, which Sume of tobacco y^r Petioner humbly Craves y^r worps Order against Thomas. Dixon, Adm^r of all & Singular

the goods Credits & Debts of the Said Robert: Dukes. And y^r Petioner as in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca.

                                                The Adm^r not being p^resent, no result was given

To the Wor^ll Court of Somerset County now in Court Sitting. - - - The humble Petion of Samuel:Worthington

Sheweth That y^r Worps would be pleased to admitt unto y^r Petioner the Oath of an Attorney of this Court and your

Petioner as in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca. Petion to y^e sd Worthington was granted & y^e sd Oath Adm^rd

             Ordered p^r Court that 50^lb:tobacco be allowed y^e Clerk of y^e Court for an Attorneys Lycence to plead & Oath