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N.E.I.      Cap^s agt John: Dyer of Accomack to answer unto Wm: Robbinson: Tanner plea of Trespas on y^e Case .

  Cepi       Cap^s agt Henry:Read of Somerset County Cordwinder & Perthenia his Wife Adm^rs of the goods Chattels and

                Credits of John: Smock of this County lately deceased to answer unto Rob^t: Pirrie in an accon of the Case.

                Subp^a Jennett Pirrie Agnes Wallace & Thomas Wilson Evid for m^r Sam. Davis agt Sam^l. Johnson dft :

                                                At a Court held by their Maties Justices of the Peace for y^e County of Somerset in the

                                                Province of Maryland the 12^th- day of June in the sixth year of their Maties Reign

                                                Annoq Domini 1694 - - - - - - - - _______ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Com^rs.   Present // m^r ffrancis: Jenckins. m^r James: Round. m^r Edmund: Howard Cap^t John: King

                            & m^r Anold Elzey .

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              The Court being Calld. The sheriffs Comission & Writt of Asistance was read     Provincial Rules

              The Rules of the Provincial Court was this day read. as also a Proclamacon } this day read

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Maryland Ss / Whereas according to an Act of Assembly of this Province intitled an Act for the Registring

              of Births, Marriages & Burials. It is Enacted that within two months after y^e Birth of any

              Child person Marryed or y^e death of any person within this Province That the Birth of the Child

              born by the Parents & the time of the marriage of any Person Marryed by the party married & y^e

              time of y^e death of any person dying by y^e Extr. or Adm^r be entered upon Record by y^e Clerk of y^e County

              Court &ca. And whereas the inhabitants of the Several & respective Counties are very Slack & negligent

              in entering the Same according to the tenour of y^e sd act These are to Will & require y^e Inhabitants of the

              Several & respective Counties to bring in a just & true acco^t. of the Children born y^e persons marryed and

              the persons deceased, and to enter the Same upon Record with the Clerk of y^e County Court in which they

              doe inhabit & dwell & for the future to enter the Same within the time limited as by y^e sd act is required

              whereof they are not to fail under the penalty in y^e sd Act mentioned, & for default to be prosecuted

              accordingly whereof every person by their Maties Special Comand are to take Notice. Given under my

              hand this eleaventh day of May anno Domini 1694

                                                                                                    Thomas: Lawrence

To m^r John: West Clk of Somerset County

to be read in Court in June next. —                                read in Court y^e day abovesd

Cap^t. Henry: Smiths two Servant Boyes this day was by m^r Ephraim: Wilson brought before y^e Justices in

Court Sitting to have their ages adjudged. — The first was Thomas: Benson, which after a full view

made was judged to be betwixt Sixteen & Seventeen years of age comeing in with out Indenture

The Second By. (viz) John: Browne. which after full view thereon made, was by y^e Justices judged

to be fourteen years of age: he Comeing in the Country without Indenture.

Mary Cullen brought her Sonn this day before the Justices in Court Sitting, desireing he may be bound over

apprentice to Mary: Curtiss his Name is Edward. Culen aged Six years next September And the Justices

Do likewise put y^e sd Edward Apprentice to y^e sd Mary: Curtis till 21 years of Age. Mary Curtiss obliges