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                            At a Court held for y^e County of Somerset in the Province of Maryland

                            by their Maties Justices of the Peace thereunto appointed the 13^th

                            of August anno Domini 1695

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Com^rs p^rsent        m^r ffra. Jenckins m^r Tho. Dixon m^r Sam^ll Hopkins m^r Ja. Round , m^r

                            Geo Layfield m^r Jn^o King m^r Stephen Horsey m^r Arnold Elzey

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Their Maties agt. The sd Upshot being bound to appear at this

John Upshott    ] Court to answer to their Maties &ca. he the

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sd Upshott appearing & upon examination

&ca did produce this following Certificate (viz) These presents may

Certifie all persons whome it Concerns that John Upshott & Mary Thomas

were joined together in Matrimony according to the form of y^e Church of

England & the Customes of Virginia this 19^th day of July 1695 by me

                                                                        Tho. Teackle

Ordered that John Upshott give Security for his good behavio^r & appearance

next Court &ca. Whereupon Came the sd Upshott & his two Securities viz Jn^o

& James Henderson & the sd Upshott did acknowledge himself to owe and be

be indebted to their Maties the Sum of 50^£ Sterling & the sd John & James –

Henderson in the Sum of 25^£ like money a piece & all due to be leavied on –

their goods & Chattels Lands & Tennem^ts for their Maties uses &ca. —

The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Jn^o Upshott

be of the good behavio^r & abearance to all their Maties Liedge Peoples of this

Province but more especially to Jn^o Thomas as also make his p^rsonal appearance

at the next Court held for the County afsd as also pay his fees then this Recogniz

to be void otherwayes to be & remain in full power force & vertue —

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Their Maties agt           Ordered the Sheriff take into Custody y^e body

Rose Mason — }          of Rose Mason, till she give Security for her –

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~           appearance next Court to answer to their Maties &ca.

Whereupon Came Thomas Quillaine & p^r Recognizance did acknowledge

himSelf to owe & be indebted to their Maties the Sum of 10^£ Sterling money

of England due to be leavied on his goods &ca. - - - - - - -

The Condicon of which Recognizance is Such that if the above bound Tho.

Quillaine do see forth comeing Rose Mason afd So that she appear before y^e

Justices to answer as afd, then the Recog. to be void, or else remain in force &ca.

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m^r John ffisher this day was Sworn Deputy Clk of this Court

The Last Acts of Assembly were this day published in open Court .

        By his Exc^lly the Govern^r &ca May y^e 28^th 1695

Ordered that the Justices of the Severall County Courts within this Province

finish & determine all Causes now depending in y^e sd Courts either this next

June Court or in August Court after at farthest, under y^e pain & peril that

may fall thereon, & that the Sheriffs Cause this Order to be read in open Court

                                           Signed p^r Order Hen. Denton

Vera Copia Wm Whittington sheriff //          read in Court