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And the Said William to the Said John in manner afd being indebted

did assume on him Selfe, and to the sd John faithfully promise that

he the Said William the Said Sum of fifty pounds Sterling to the

Said John, when requested would well & truely Content & pay - - -

Nevertheless the Said William his promise afd not regarding but

minding & fraudulently intending the Said John in this behalf

to deceive & defraud, the Said Sum of fifty pounds Sterling to the

Said John hath not paid, to the damage of the Said John of One

hundred pounds Sterling and thereof he brings his Sute

                        Dent p^r quer Pleg^s —              John Doe

                                                                        Rich Roe }

                    Wm Clark: D^r / May y^e 10^th 1692,

                                                                                              lb s d

              To Soe much money y^w recd in Catle & Tobacco. 50 = 00 = 00 =

                                                         John Stockly

The abovesd acco^t was this day proved in open Court by the

Oath of John Stockly, that he had recd no part of Satisfaction

for the Same //

The forsd Declaracon being read, the acco^t proved, and y^e original

Writt agt sd Clarke returned N.E. Inventus. The Plt humbly

Craved and Attachm^t might be awarded agt the Dfts goods &ca

which by this Court was granted, giving Security according to Law.

Whereupon Came the said John Shockly with his Securities m^r

Matt Scarbrough & m^r John Henry. and the sd Stockly & his —

Securities did in open Court confess themselves to be indebted

unto the sd William Clarke (viz) the sd Stockly in One hundred

pounds Sterl & his Securities in fifty pounds a piece like money

to be responsible to y^e sd Clarke according to Act of Assembly in y^e

like Cases provided on Attachments &a.

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

                                           The humble Petion of John Virgin

Whereas the Monie Road which Runs from the head of great

Mony runs near the Plantation of y^e Petione^r along his fence

Side. And y^r Petioner desireous that he may have the Priveledge

of Some of the best of his land, and y^r Petion^r humbly desires your

Worp^s Orders to turn y^e Road for y^r Petioner hath cleard a new Road

which is very well approved of by the Overseer of the high wayes

& the rest of y^r Petioners Neighbours y^r Petioner desires y^r Worp^s

to grant him the priveledge of Stopping of the other way that he

may fence in the Same, and y^r Petione^r as in duty bound shall ever pray.