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Now y^r Petioner humbly craves y^r Worpp^s Order for y^e Confirmacon

of the Same, which for the good of the Orphants, as in duty bound

                                                                        Shall ever pray.

The afd Petion being read was by the Wor^ll Court Considered and

Ordered, that the foresd John Trahearne & James Trahearne

be both put Apprentice to y^e Said Geoge Lane, till they attaine

to one & twenty years of age each of them. The sd Lane –

in Open Court obliging him Self to learn them both to read

& when at eighteen years of age each of them to give them

a Cow & Calfe. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Ordered by the Court that George Layfield Esq^r pay unto

m^r ffra Jenkins three thousand eight hundred pounds of tob

it being in Consideracon of 8^£: 4^s: 1^d: which the sd Jenckins

had expended for the Counties & for y^e Court house use &ca.

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By Vertue of an Order of this Court bearing date November 14^th

anno Domini 1695. This Day appeared Rowland Beavins

Senior & Junio^r as also Robert Smith Likewise appeared King

Daniel King of Pocomoke & four of his great Men, in

Obedience to the foresd Order (viz) to determine & make

Report of & Concerning the sd Kings Land, and whether

that one John Parker of this County hath made any infringm^t

or built within the sd Kings bounds or not. And they the

Said Rowland Beavins Senio^r & Junio^r with y^e sd Robert Smith

doe Report & Say to the Wor^ll. Court, that in obedience to the

foresd Order of Court, they have inspected into the sd King

Daniels Lands, & have rightly found out his lines and

bounds, & doe find that he the sd John Parker hath built

nigh half a mile within the sd Kings Land & bounds –

Whereupon this Court having well Considered y^e premises

Doe Order that he the sd John Parker from hence forward

wholy desist from any further proceeding or building upon

the foresd King Daniels Land. the matter thereon Consisting

of the Peace & Welfare of this Province. &ca. — — —

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Upon Petion to this Wor^ll.Court by Edward Stevens to be admitted

ferry man of Pocomoke River. it is this Considered & Ordered

that he the sd Edward be admitted fferryman as prayed, giving

Security. ------ Whereupon Came the sd Edward Stevens &

he two Securities Richard Tull & Walter Taylor. & the sd

Edw^d did acknowledge himself to be indebted to the King in y^e

Sum of Six thousand pounds of tobacco & his Securities in