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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 87b   View pdf image
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       November Court               1735                87

Seventy Years of age and Scarcely able to do any labour and hath Lost the Use of one of his Leggs that he is
not able to walk at some times Your petitioner prays that your worships will set him tax free and your
petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray                                                William Cox

       The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood  wherefore it is Considered that the
aforesaid William Cox be discharged from paying of Levys for the afd negro Jonas as by the petition afd
is praid &.a


John Followes Recogn
& Lycence to keep Tavern
 John Follows of Somerset County Inholder Came hereinto Court in his
proper person and prays that he may be admitted to keep an ordinary or house
                                     of Entertainment at the head of Manocan in Princes Ann Town in Somerset County for
the case and Conveniency of ^the Inhabitants^ travellers and strangers as to them respectively shall seem mete which is by
the Court here granted unto him he giving ^good^ Security according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided
&a   Whereupon the said John Follows with George Denwood ^in his security^ of Somerset County Gent present
herein Court in their proper persons acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his Lordship the Lord
Proprietary of the province of Maryland ^&a^ in the Sum of five pounds Currt money of said province of
their goods and Chattells Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to be made and Levied to the Use of his
said Lordship his heirs and Successors if it happen that the said John Follows do (and shall) not pay unto
his said Lordship the sum of Fifty shillings Currant money of Maryland Yearly and every Year he shall
keep such ordinary or house of Entertainment as afd &a

    Likewise the said John Follows and George Denwood his security both present here in Court as
aforesaid acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his Lordship the Right honourable the Lord
Proprietary of the province of Maryland in the Sum of Forty pounds Curr.t money of Maryland
of their goods and Chattells Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to be made and Levied
to the Use of his said Lordship his heirs and Successors if it happen that the Said John Follows do
not keep good Rules and orders and do not suffer Idle Loos and disorderly persons to tipple
game or Committ other disorders or Irregularities in his ordinary or hous of Entertainment during
the time he Shall keep the Same Contrary to the true Intent and meaning of the act of assembly
in such Case made and provided &a


Thomas Goddarts
         petn
           To the worshipfull Justices of Somerset County in Court sitting  The petition of
Thomas Goddart most humbly sheweth
                                                               That Whereas your petitioner is possessed
with a tract of Land Lying in somerset County Called Partners Choice the bounds whereof is decayed soe
that Your petitioner prays your worships to appoint Commissioners to Examine Evidences to prove
                                                                                                                                                 or


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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