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Whereupon Came the sd Jane Jones & her Security David Griffis and the sd

Jane & David did Confess themSelves joyntly & Severally to be indebted unto

our Soveraign Lord the King in the Sum of 800 pounds of tobacco a piece due to

be levied on their goods &ca for his Maties uses &ca.

The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the abovesd Jane Jones

doe well & truely pay unto our Soveraign Lord the King the Sum of four

hundred pounds of Tobacco as a ffine for Basterdy with all officers fees that

then this Recognizance to be void & of none effect else to remaine in force &ca.

                            Courts adjourned for half an hour.

Court is Calld} viz m^r ffra Jenckins m^r Matt Scarbrough. m^r Geo. Layfield

& Com^rs Sett        m^r Sam Hopkins, m^r Ja. Round, m^r Tho Jones, m^r Jn^o King

again }      ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Grand Jury appears and are dismist. giving their p^rsentm^ts

              ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jeremiah Townsend Petion Read for remitm^t from Bonds of behavio^r

Proclamacon was made & the sd Bonds remitted as prayed &ca.

George Layfield Plt            Attachm^t being issued made retournable to

Adm^r of Vincent Low Dfts} this Court and returned as followeth viz

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jan^ry 11^th 1695/6. Attached in the hands of

Maj^r William Whittington effects to the full value & Charge within

mentioned p^r me John King Corroner //

The Garnishee appearing in open Court & Confest to have effects in his

hands belonging to the estate of the sd Low to the Value of three

thousand Two hundred pounds of Porke & Twelve hundred pounds of

Tobacco. The which Two Sums of Porke & Tobacco afd this Court –

Orders Condemnation with Execution thereon &ca. — — —

Somerset County Ss //

To all Christian People whome these p^rsents may or doe Concern Know yee

that I John Williams of the County afd, for divers reasons & good Consideracons

me thereunto moveing, doe freely give after my decease unto My Two Grand

Sonns, to Witt Isaac Williams & John Williams the Sonns of my Sonn

John Williams deceased all that Tract or percell of Land whereon I

now live in Manner & form following, that is to Say I doe freely bestow

on my aforesd Grand Sonn Isaac the Plantation whereon I now live with

an equall share of the Land, and the other half of my Land I doe freely

give unto my afd Grandson John Williams with the half of the Orchard of

my afd Plantation given unto Isaac Williams, while Such time as in

possibility my sd GrandSon can raise an orchard upon his part which is

the upper part of the afd Devident or Tract of Land, To have & to enjoy

the Same to them & their Heirs for ever, Only allwayes Excepted y^t

my Daughter in Law Jane Williams To have her lifetime in y^e afd

Plantation or on any part of the aft Tract of Land, in Confirmacon of

which, I have here unto Sett my hand & Seal this sixth day of Jan^ry an^o

Domii 1695/6.                                                 John Williams ❂

Signed Sealed & delivered

in p^rsence of us —                Proved by the Oath of Jn^o Webb & Jn^o Hend[erson]

John Henderson                  Jan^ry 15^th , 1695/6 in Court

Wm Timons }               Teste         J West Clr Cur

John Webb