Jan^ry y^e 10^th 1693/4.                  ( 59 )

m^r Sam^ll. Hopkins letter to y^e Court being read, & Considered. It was Ordered that Stephen:Page pay Eliz.Lawrence

ffyne (viz) twenty dayes worke &ca. towards the Makeing the New near Road from y^e fferry to Snow hill & Sea Side

Edm^d: M^cdonnells 50: dayes worke last Court Ordered to & for sd Worke.

Uon Reading the Warrant agt Andrew: Chappell for accusing Jane: y^e Wife of Dormann: Olandman for

bewitching him; the Sd Jane having no Evidence agt sd Chappell y^e matter was p^r Court dismist _____

John: Ocain his Runaway time Ann^o. Domⁱ. 1687 . In: 87         3 dayes.

  June 1688. Runaway then. – – – – —                    3 dayes

  April 1689: Runaway then. – – – – – – – – –                        2 dayes

  May – 1689: Runaway then – – – - – – – –              3 dayes

  And then Carryed away with him two Nigroes – – – –                     4 dayes

  March 1690. then Runaway – – – – – – – – 25 dayes

  and then Carryed away One Neg^ro. – – – – – – 60 dayes

  October 1692: Then Runaway – – – – – – –               3 dayes

  Novemb^f 1693: Then Runaway – – – – – – –          9 dayes

                                                                                   in all. 112. dayes //

              When he run away in March 1690: Then for hurt done too.

              The Taylor Walter Evins & for bringing him home I paid

              four hundred pounds of tobacco in goods to his Content. – } tobacco 400:

                                                         Errors Excepted p^r me             John: King.

  The aforesd acco^t being read in Open Court, in y^e audience of the Said Cain, who then Confest to the Said

  acco^t And therefore Order was p^r Courte granted agt sd Cain for sd Runaway time according to Act

  of Assembly and for y^e Tobacco with Cost, alias Executio //

[ In right margin:] Memento Nigros Curret, Sonage finie dies.

Upon y^e Petion agt Amos Parsons dft. Jn^o. M^cknitt plt as appears in lib fo: 46: Both parties this day app^rd

the Sd M^cknitt in Open Court made Oath that he Stood in fear that he the sd Amos would doe him harm either

in his Body or Estate // - - - -And thereupon the Wor^ll. Court Ordered that he the sd Amos Should give good Security

for his good behaviour &ca. - - - - Whereupon Came the said Amos & his two Securityes Thomas Beauchamp

and Wm Warwick And the Said Amos did acknowledge and Confesse him Self to be indebted unto their Maties

in the Sum of tenn pounds Sterling money & his Securities aforesd in the Sum of five pounds a piece like money

all due to be leavied on their goods & Chattels Lands & Tennements for their Maties uses &ca. ___________

The Condition of this Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Amos Parsons be of the good behaviou^r & abearance

to all their Maties Liege People of this Province, & more especially to John: Macknitt dureing this Courts

pleasure as also pay his fees &ca. that then the abovesd Recognizance to be void, & of none effect, Otherwise

be & remaine in full power force & vertue. //

              Ordered likewise Said Amos Pay Costs upon y^e Ord^r & Sumons upon Contempt of sd matter

              (viz) in refuseing to obey sd Sumons &ca.