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Mr Robert Pirrie brings into Court Sarah Robinson Orphant to John:Robinson decd Wm:Tompkins is Adm^r to sd

Robinson. The sd Pirrie assumes to learn sd Sarah to read, knitt Sew & Spin, and to give the sd Sarah a two year old

Heifer when sd Sarah attains to y^e age of twelve years. This Court adjudged sd Sarah to be six years old,& puts the sd

Sarah Apprentice to the sd Pirrie. - - - - - - - ________ - - - - - - - - _______ - - - - - - - ________ - - - - - - -

William. Tompkins brings Robert Robinson Orphant of y^e Said Jn^o Robinson decd, and the sd Tompkins assumes in

Open Court to give Said Robert a Cow & Calf when y^e sd Robert attains to Sixteen years of age & to keep them & the increase

for y^e sd Roberts use, & to learn him to read & Write. The Court adjudges sd Robert to be eleaven years old & puts said

Robert Apprentice to the sd Tompkins . - - - - - - - ______ - - - - - - - ________ - - - - - - _____ - - - - - -

William:Poynter brings into Court Rebecca:Robinson. Orphant of Jn^o.Robinson decd,& y^e said Poynter assumed in

Open Court to give sd Rebecca a two year old Heifer when y^e sd Rebecca attained to twelve years of Age & take up sd Heifer

and her increase for y^e sd Rebecca & to learen her to read spin knitt & Sew. The Court adjudged sd Rebecca to be nine years

of age & puts sd Rebecca Apprentice to y Said Poynter.

John:Wale brings into Court John:Robinson , Orphant of John Robinson Decd, and the said Wale assumes in open Court

to teach the said Orphant to read & Write, and to give him a Cow & Calf next Spring & to keep the Same w^th her increase for

the Said Orphant The Court adjudges sd Orphant to be twelve years of Age & put sd orphant Apprentice to sd Wale

            Ordered By y^e Wor^ll. Court that Wm: Tompkins See all the abovesd given Creatures delivered & marked for

              the propper use & behoof of y^e abovesd Orphants of Jn^o:Robinson deceased

                                                                                                                                 // Courts adjourned till tomorrow

                       At a Court held by their Maties Justices of the Peace for the County of Somerset in the Province of

                       Mary the 9^th day of August anno Domini 1693.

Com^rs p^rsent m^r ffra. Jenckins. m^r Tho:Newbold. m^r Sam^ll: Hopkins. m^r Thomas: Jones. Cap^t John: King

in Court were m^r Stephen: Horsey. m^r Arnold: Elzey.

To the worships Justices of their Maties Peace in Court Sitting. The humble Petion of Wm:Lawrence humbly Sheweth

That whereas your Petioner last Court was Sumoned to attend the Jury, y^r Worps Petioners Wife being Newly brought to (bed)

of a Child & none at home but four or five Small Children, Could not neither durst leave my Wife in the Condicon she (then)

was in, Craves your worps would be pleased to remit my ffine, my Wife lying then in Such a dangerous Condicon & y^r

worps y^r Petioner as in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca.

                                               The abovesd Petion being read was to y^e sd Lawrence - - - - - granted

            Their Maties               Maryland

                      agt }    Complaint made to me by Margarett. Gallahoe . Agt Thomas Quillaine

              Thomas: Quillaine                                                                  verte.