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Their Maties     Somerset County Ss

         Contra     } The Grand Jury for the body of this Court at a Court held in the Said County y^e Second Tuesday in Jan^ry

Susannah: Church Last Doe Present Susannah: Church of this County Spinster for that the Said Susannah hath wickedly

                                             and Sinfully Comitted fornication and born a Basterd Child to the dishono^r of God y^e Evill Example

                                             agt the Peace &ca.       Dent Clk p^rsentm^ts.

The foresd Indictm^t being read to which the sd Susannah then pleaded guilty and Said the foresd Basterd Child was gott & born in

Accamack in the Collony of Virginia. Whereupon y^e Wor^ll. Court demanded Security of the sd Susannah to keep this County

indempnified from all Charge & trouble that might ensue by her & her Basterd Child and that she should depart this County

within two months after the date hereof . - - - - - - - - And thereupon Came Thomas Powell and did in Open Court

promise to keep sd County indempnified as abovesd and that sd Susannah should depart in time as sd. and that he would

pay for sd Susannah 200^lb.tobacco to m^r Dent & to y^e Clk of y^e Court 100^lb. tob for their fees w^ch m^r Round assumed for sd Powell

 Abram: Knott. Plt                       No appearance nor Declaracon fyled. The dfts Atto^rney (Pirrie) humbly Craves

                agt              }          a Non Sute w^th Cost w^ch. p^r Wor^ll. Court was granted alias Executio.

 Edm^d: M^cdonnell Dft

     Edward: Jones Plt.               Upon return of Sciori facias being made known. And the Said Strawbridge being

                  agt                  }         3 times Called. but no reason shown &ca. former judgm^t was Confirmed

     Jn^o: Strawbridge Dft

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     Andr.Whittington Plt             Somerset County Ss

                                agt        }      Thomas: Clifton was attached to answer unto Andrew Whittington of a plea of debt

     Thomas. Clifton. Dft.          And Whereupon the Said Andrew by Peter Dent his Attorney Complains that Whereas

    - - - - - - - - - - -                 the Said Thomas the 21^th. day of ffebry in the year of o^r Lord 1692/3 at Monocan

Within the Jurisdiction of this Court by his Certaine Note Subscribed with the propper hand of him the Said Tho. Clifton

and here in Court p^rduced may appear and the Said Thomas to the Said Andrew in manner aforesd being indebted did assume

upon him Self. and to the Said Andrew faithfully promise that he the said Thomas the Sum of Seven paire of good Sufficient

mens or Womens Shoes on demand would well and truly Satisfie & pay Nevertheless the Said Thomas his promise

and Assumption not regarding but minding and fraudulently intending him the said Andrew in this behalf

Craftily and Subtily to deceive and defraud the Seven paire of Mens or Womens Shoes according to the tenour of

the Said Note hath not paid but hath hitherto denyed and doth Still deny to the damage of the Said Andrew

of One thousand pounds of tobacco & thereof he brings his Sute. &ca. Dent / Pleg. &ca. Jn^o Doe

                                                                                                                                               Rich Roe

       Declaracon being read issue joynd the Dfts Attorney (m^f Pirrie) Confessed judgm^t. according to Dec^l

       Ord^r granted for y^e Same with Cost als Executio //

  John: Jones Plt.                         No appearance p^r Plt nor Decl fyled. the plts Attorney ( Dent)

              agt                    }         humbly Craved a Non Sute w^ch p^r Court was granted w^th Cost als Executio.

  Sam: Worthington Dft

  Wm: Shankland Plt.              Somerset County Ss //

                  agt                          }            Archibald: Holmes late of Somerset County Cooper was attached to answer

   Arch: Holmes Dft                     Wm: Shankland Cooper in a plea that he render unto him twelve hundred pounds

                                                         of tobacco which he oweth & unjustly deteineth. &ca.