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His Matie Contra          Upon Complaint made to this Wor^ll

John Stockeley }       Court agt y^e Dft. It is therefore Ordered

~ ~ ~ ~ ~           that the Sheriff of this County take into his

Custody the body of the Said John Stockeley & him Safe keep So y^t

he be & p^rsonally appear before the Justices of o^r County Court to be held

at Deviding Creek the Second Tuesday in March next then and

there to answer unto Such matters & things as shall be then objected

agt him on behalf of our Soveraign Lord the King &ca.

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   David Jenckins & m^r Scarbrough this day p^r Recognizance did –

acknowledge themselves to be indebted to our Soveraign Lord y^e King

(viz) the sd David in the Sum of 10^£ Sterling money & the sd m^r Matthew

Scarbrough in y^e Sum of 5^£ like money, due to be levyed on their goods

&ca for their Maties use &ca

The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the above

bound David Jenckins shall make his p^rsonall appearance at our

next County Court to be held at Deviding Creek the second tuesday in –

March next to answer unto Such questions & things as shall be –

required on behalf of the King &ca then the Recognizance to be void

& of no effect, otherwayes to remain in full power force & Vertue

His Matie Contra        Somerset County Ss.

Hen. Smith & Eliz.}    The Grand Jury for y^e body of this County

Neugen Dfts —               at a Court held for the County afd on their

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~           Oaths, doe Present Henry Smith Planter

and Elizabeth Neugen both of this County, for that they the Said Hen.

& Elizabeth not haveing the fear of God before their eyes but

moved by the instigation of the Divell, for a long time have —

unlawfully Cohabited together Contrary to the Peace and against

the Act of Assembly in that Case provided //

                                                                    Dent Clk p^rsentm^ts

   The Indictment being read & the Evidence Sworn it is y^e Courts

judgm^t that the Dfts are guilty according to sd Indictm^t. —

& for want of Security for their fines to the King Corporall punishm^t

is awarded (viz) fifteen lashes to the sd Henry & ten to the sd Eliz

on their backs well laid on, which was executed p^r sheriff as p^r return

of y^e Order &ca. // Security being required for the fees accrued –

Whereupon Came Richard Tull Innholder & p^r Recognizance did

acknowledge him Self to be indebted to the Officers in this Court one

thousand pounds of tobacco for y^e paym^t of y^e sd Henry & Elizabeths

fees accrued in the foresd p^rmisses &ca.

His Matie Contra        Somerset County Ss.

Jn^o Tayler Dfend^t }     The Grand Jury for the body of this County on

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~           their Oaths doe p^rsent John Taylor late

of this County for that he the sd John not haveing the fear of God before

his eyes but moved by y^e instigation of the devill, Some time on or about

the 24^th Day of October in the year of our Lord 1695,within the

Jurisdiction of this Court in a Violent manner, did Seize the body

of Elizabeth Cowin & by force, did endeavour to Comitt a Rape