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                            The Courts adjourned for one hour — – – –

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The Court Sitts again y^e Same Com^rs as afd, only m^r John Bozman added

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Ordered that the Constables of every hundred take up all New Residents

& Cary them before a Magistrate to give Security for their Taxes –

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Ordered that John Broughton be put into the sheriffs Custody for the contempt

and for swearing p^r information of m^r Jn^o Bozman - - - - - - -

Ordered that Cap^t Jn^o King & y^e Clk search for Consealed Tytheables

in y^e Register & make report thereof to this Court &ca.

The Constables this day delivered in their Severall Lists of Tax^ble p^rsons

              This Courts adjourned till tomorrow morning 8 a Clock .

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

              Maryland by their Maties Justices of the Peace thereunto

              authorized this 14^th day of August anno Domini 1695

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Com^rs p^rsent m^r ffra Jenckins, m^r Tho Dixon m^r Jn^o Bozman m^r Sam^ll

                   Hopkins, m^r Ja. Round, m^r Jn^o King, m^r Ste. Horsey, m^r Arn. Elzey

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m^r ffra. Jenckins plt        The sd plt in open Court produceing y^e dfts

Jonathan Towers dft }    Bill under his hand & Seal for five hundred

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four pounds & a halfe of tobacco & having likewise made probate of

the Same the Adm^rx Margarett Towers p^r her Attorney Sam^ll Worthington

Confest judgm^t for the Same w^ch this Court grants order for w^th Cost &ca.

John Webb plt                 The plt in Open Court having produced y^e dfts

Jonaⁿ Towers dft}          Bill under his hand & Seal & made probat of

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                 the Same for four hundred pounds of Porke the

Adm^rx Margrett Towers p^r her Atto^rney Sam^l. Worthington Confest –

judgm^t for y^e Same, & this Court grants Order thereon w^th Cost &ca.

John Edgar plt                 The plt in open Court having produced the dfts Bill

Jonaⁿ Towers dft }          under his hand & Seal & made probat of the Same

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~               for three hundred thirty & nine pounds of Porke the

Adm^rx Margrett Towers p^r Sam^; Worthington her Attorney Confest judgm^t

for the Same & this Court grants Order thereon with Cost &ca. – – – –

m^r James Round plt       The plt having made appearant p^r acco^t. provd

m^r Jonaⁿ Towers dft}    that there is eleven hundred Sixty three pounds

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~           of tobacco due from y^e dfts estate the Adm^rx Margaret

Towers p^r Sam Worthington her Attorney Confest judgm^t for the Same &

this Court grants Order thereon with Cost &ca. – – – – – –

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Thomas Powell plt.        The plt p^r acco^t & probat that y^e Estate of y^e

Jonaⁿ Towers Defend^t } sd deft stood indebted to him one hundred & eight

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~           pounds of tobacco y^e Adm^rx Margaret Towers

by her Attorney Sam Worthington, Confest judgm^t for y^e Same, and

this Court grants order thereon with Cost &ca. – – – –