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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
Volume 846, Page 221b   View pdf image
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              November Court             1734             221

unto his Lordship of and Concerning what should be Objected against him on his said Lordships behalfe and do not
depart the Same Court without Leave thereof and if he is not in the meane time of the good behaviour toward
his said Lordship and all his good people and more Especially toward the said Mary Stilley &a


John Mecudy
      pet.n   @
Francis Porter
 Somerset ss
                        To the Worshipfull Justices of Somerset County in Court now sitting
the petition of John Mecuddy most humbly sheweth that whereas a
Certain Jonathan Porter a minor was by the Consent if his mother
bound an apprentice to your petitioner some time in may one thousand seven hundred and
thirty three to serve your petitioner the term of three years and a half as will appear by
the Indenture of the said Jonathan since which the said Jonathan Porter hath served
your worships petitioner about one year and four months of the Indented time af.d after
which the said Jonathan taking a distaste or dislike to something or another left his
Service and your petitioner ever since the month of September last and is detained from
his service by his brother Francis Porter not withstanding the said Jonathan was
Ordered to his service againe by Cap.t John Scott one of your worships the premises
Considered I humbly pray your worships to order the said Jonothan to return to his
service againe as formerly and your petitioner as in duty ^bound^ shall ever pray &a
                                                                                                 John Meccuddy

       Thereupon it is Commanded the sheriffe of Somerset County that he ^should^ summons the afd Francis
Porter if &a so that all Excuses set apart he ^might^ be and appear Immediately here in Court ^before the Justices thereof^ to answer
the Petition afd &a  afterwards to witt the ninteenth day of November one thousand seven hundred &
thirty four Came hereinto Court before the Justices thereof the said Sheriffe and made return that he had
Sumoned the said Francis Porter as afd he was Commanded &a

       Whereupon Came hereinto Court as well the afd Francis Porter as the afd Petitioner in their
proper persons and the petition afd being read and the severall allegations as well on the
part of the said Francis Porter as on the part of the petitioner and what ^the^ Severall Evidences
delivered upon Oath in relation to the premisses all being heard and ^fully^ understood and Mature
deliberation thereupon had and Likewise the Indenture by which the afd petitioner held
the afd Jonathan Porter as an apprentice being Inspected by the same Court &a

       Wherefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd Francis Porter return the said
Jonathan Porter to his sid Master and ^think he^ detaine him no longer from his Service and Likewise
the Indenture by which the said John Mecuddy the petitioner holds the said Jonathan Porter as
an apprentice is adjudged ^by the Court here to be^ good and that the said John Mecuddy Comply with the same
Indenture as on his part ought to be Complyed with &a  whereupon the said Francis Porter
                                                                                                                         prays


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
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