Mary Stevens	Mary Stevens of Somerset County Inholder Came here into Court in her
Lycence to keep	Proper person & prays that She may be permitted to keep an Ordinary or
Tavern	House of Entertainment in ye. County afd. at her own house for ye. use
	and Conveniency of Travellers and Strangers as to them Respectively shall

seem meet which is by y^e. Court here unto her granted she giving Se^rty as y^e. Law Directs
to keep good Rules & orders in her Ordinary or house of Entertainment as af^d. &^c.
Whereupon y^e. said Mary Stevens together with Littleton Dennis & William Allen
of Somerset County Gentlemen her S^rtys all present here in Court in their proper person
Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his Lordship y^e. Right Hon^rble y^e. Lord &
Prop^ry of y^e. Province of Maryland in thirty Pounds Current Money of s^d. Province of their
Bodies Goods or Chattles Lands and Tenements Joyntly & Severally to y^e. use of his
Said Lordship his heirs & Successors to be made & Levied if it Happen y^t. the said Mary
Stevens do not keep good Rules and orders & do suffer Idle Loose and Disorderly Persons
To Tipple, game and Commit Disorders or other Irregularities in hir Ordinary or house
of Entertainment Contrary to y^e. true Intent & meaning of y^e. Act of Assembly in Such Case
Made & provided And so forth

Nathaniel Thrift	Nathaniel Thrift of Somerset County Inholder Came here into Court
Lycence to keep	in his proper person & prays that he may be permitted to keep an ordinary
Tavern	Or house of Entertainment in ye. County afd. at his own House for ye. use

And Conveniency of Travellers and Strangers as to them Respectively Shall seem meet which is
by y^e. Court here unto him granted he giving Se^rty as y^e. Law Directs to keep good rules and
Orders in his Ordinary or house of Entertainment as af^d. &^c
Whereupon y^e. said Nathaniel Thrift together with John Hoffington & John Elzey of
Somerset County Gentleman his Se^rtys all present here in Court in their proper persons
Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his Lordship &^c. Right Hon^rble y^e. Lord Prop^ry of
y^e. province of Maryland in thirty pounds Current money of said province of their Bodies
Goods or Chattles Lands and Tenements Joyntly & severally to y^e. use of his Said Lordship
his heirs & successors to be made & Levied if it happen that the said Nathaniel Thrift
do not keep good rules and orders & do suffer Idle Loose or Disorderly Persons to Tipple
game & Commit Disorders or other Irregularitys in his Ordinary or house or
Entertainment Contrary to the true Intent & Meaning of y^e. Act of Assembly in
Such Case made & provided &^c.