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Rose Mason being Sumoned to appear this Court to give Evidence for

the King agt Peter Watson, was this day Calld, & for want of her app^a

it was Ordered by y^e Wor^ll Court that the sher take into his Custody y^e body

of sd Rose & her in Safe Custody keep, until she give good Security for her

p^rsonall appearance at y^e next Court to be held for this County at Deviding

Creek the 2^d Tuesday in June, to answer unto what shall be objected against

her on behalf of our Soveraign Lord the King &ca. Coppy Sent /

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        The Courts adjournd till tomorrow at Eight a Clock

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                            At a Court held for the County of Somerset in the Province

                            of Maryland by his Maties Justices of the Peace there unto

              appointed the 11^th day of March anno Domini 1695/6.

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Com^rsp^rsent m^r ffra Jenckins, m^r Tho Dixon, m^r Matt Scarbrough, m^r Tho Newbold

              m^r Sam Hopkins, m^r John King, m^r Stephen Horsey.

To the Wor^ll Justices of the Peace for Somerset County in Court Sitting

                            The humble Petion of Thomas Dixon showeth &ca

That the Estate of Philip Adams Stood justly indebted unto y^r Petioner

the just Sum of Seven hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco. And likewise

the estate of Sam Long Stood indebted to sd Petioner the Sum of five

hundred twenty four pounds of tobacco, all which y^r humble Petioner Craves

order for agt y^e Adm^r as in duty bound shall pray &ca.

The Petion being read, John Long the Adm^r of the foresd Sam Long in open

Court Confest judgm^t to the sd Dixon for five hundred 24 & Sixty pounds

of tobacco for which this Court grants Order for w^th Cost alias Executio.

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The aforsds Petion being read Thomas Adams Adm^r of Philip Adams

this day in open Court Confest judgm^t to the sd Dixon for the foresd Seven

hundred & Sixty pounds of tobacco for w^ch this Court grants order for w^th Cost

His Matie         The Defend^t this day appearing and also Jane Jones

       contr. }   and the sd Jane made Oath in Open Court that he y^e

Jn^o Fynch       Said ffynch was the ffather of her Basterd Child —

~ ~ ~ ~         Whereupon it was considered & Ordered that Jn^o ffynch

doe pay to y^e said Jane five hundred pounds of tobacco for the time past for

Nurseing the fd Basterd Child, & further ordered that the sd ffynch receive

the sd Child & it to take care & provide for So that the County thereby be no

wayes damnifyed, & that he give good Security for the Same & for his fine

& fees // Whereupon Came the sd ffynch & his Security Charles Mullen

And the ffynch & Mullon did confess themselves joyntly & Severally to be indebted

unto our Soveraign Lord the King his Heirs & Successors the Sum of two thousand

pounds of tobacco a piece, due to be levyed on their goods & Chattels lands & Tenem^ts

for his Maties uses &ca.                                 Verte //