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March
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1726 218 Guardian she Complying with the Laws in Relation to Guardiants &c Whereas a Certain Elizabeth Downs a Servant being Convicted of bearing a bastard Malato Child Conta &.c and for as much as there is due to the use of Somersett County seven years service for such Inordinate Copulation &.c Now hereat this day to witt the twenty first day of march anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty six the said Eliz.a Downs being returned to the Coty Court of Somersett to be sold to the biggest order not Exceeding Seven years according to Law &c Whereupon the afd Elizabeth Downs is Sold to Coll Arnold Elzey for Seven Years to Commence from the day of the date of these presents &.c In Consideration whereof the said Arnold Elzey is to pay to the Use of the County afd the Sum of two thousand pounds of tobo &c
money to be Levied upon their bodys goods and Chattells Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally for the use of the afd James Smith the Younger his heirs or assigns if it Shall happen that the afd John Langston fail in the Condition underwritten The Condition of the above recognizance is such that if the abovesaid John Langston his heirs or assignes do well and truely pay or Cause to be paid unto the abovesaid James Smith the Younger his heirs or assignes the Sum of four pounds ten Shillings Curr.t mony there being so much due to him from his said fathers Estate to be paid him when he shall arrive to full ^age^ according to Law and the dec.ds Will then the above Recognizance to be void otherwise &c
Ralph and James Jones of the Same place Planters all present in Court in their proper persons acknowledged themselves to Owe and stand Justly Indebted unto Susannah Ralph and Mary Ralph orphans of the afd John Ralph dec.d in the Sum of Sixteen pounds four Shillings and ten pence Curr.t money of their bodys goods or Chattells Lands and tenements to the Use of the afd Susannah and Mary Ralph their heirs or assignes Joyntly and Seperately to be made and Levied if it happen the afd Ann Ralph fail in the Condition underwritten The Condition of the above Recognizance is such that if the above bounden Ann Ralph her heirs or assignes shall well and truely pay or Cause to be paid unto the above bound Susannah |
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