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Kent County Court, Proceedings, 1714-1716
Volume 766, Page 67b   View pdf image
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                                         March Court 1714/15
   of her time She is now obliged to Serve her Said Master . that then She .
   Serve one whole Yeare for the trouble and disgrace as afd being her part
   as halfe and for her fine w.ch her afd Master [illegible] is to pay the County .
   ordered by this Court that M.r Thomas Bowne afd deliver the afd Eliz.a
   to this Court at the Expiration of her time   to make Satisfacion for the .
   Charge the County is to pay the officers of this Court
   ordered by the Court   that the Said Elizabeth go to her Masters Service &ca.

                                                                                                     Jams Smith Clk .


   M.r Thomas Bowne prays that the Child that was delivered of his
   afd Servant woman may be taken care of by the Court and put out~ .
   ordered that if any person will take Care of the afd Child that it be putt .
   out [to them]., they will Come and acquaint the Court
   after which Comes into Court M.r Ebenezar Blackiston and Saith that
   if the Court will make him Satisfacion . he will take the Said Child as it’s
   a boy . And this Court doth put the~ Said Boy to the afd Ebenezar Blackiston
   till he Comes to the Age of Twenty one years And the Said Ebenezar doth
   oblige himselfe that the Said Boy Shall be taught to Read write and .
   Cypher and also the Art of Navigation as farr as Mercatur Sayling So -
   that at the Expiration of his time he may Read in the bible write a fare
   legiable hand and to be made perfect in Navigation as far as Mercatur Sayling
   Mercatur Sayling Inclusive the Sd Boy is now about one month old —
   and ordered by this County that the Said Ebenezar be allowed the Sume
   of Twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco for the Account of takeing the
   Same Child . and doth Acknowledge that he will keep the Said Child
   from any more Charges that may Accrue to the County ——       -



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