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A Deed Past ffrom Ralph Dralcutt to George Williard for ffiveteen hundred acres of land lying in Wilstown the Deed beareing Date the first Day of October 95
Edward Downing being bound over to Answer Att this Court the Complaint of Elizebeth Rutter ffrancis baldwin sarvant that he did lye with her, the said Edward Downing denied And would Travis It the same Juery as A bove only James Swaford and Isack ffew In the roome of Thomas and ffrancis Baldwin that was obiected against by the said Edward Downing : The verditt of the petty Juery Is as ffolloweth : wee of the petty Jury Doe find the prisoner Edward Downing not Guilty: Henry Hollingsworth foreman The Court order; that he be Cleared paying the Charges
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Elizabeth Rutter being brought to the Court and her master ffrancis Baldwin Complained that she had Run a way and that he was Att great Charges In finding her, and what Time she was absent and for her misdemeniors the Court orders that shee shall serve her said master or his asigns the full time of one yeare and halfe after the expiration of her Indenturs After the expiration of her Indenturs If she behave herselfe well or other wise to serve halfe a veare more which will be To years.
Samuel Noves and henry Barns being bound over to Answer Att this Court for severall misdemeniors they weare Called and Appeared and submitted themselves to the bentch the order of Court Is that they pay all Charges and behave them- selfs well for the ffuture and he Discharged.
Ordered that Execution be Awarded Alt next Court Against Isarell Taylor Att The suite of John Busbye and Joseph Taylor Apon the Judgment obtayned Against him Att the Court held the first month 1691/5 unless the said Isarell Taylor shew Cause to the Contrary In the meane time or Att the said Court
George Pecocke being bound to Appeare Att this Court to Answer what he had Don with A Girle whose name is Martha Rowell he goen with her to mary land and Apon the Attestation of George Oldfild and Richard Car that she was well in Mary land he was Discharged paying the Charges :
Dennis linch Appeareing Att this Court to Answer An Atteachment of Isarell Taylor by his goods and Chattls and the said Isarell Taylor not Appeareing and no Decleration filed the Court Grants A non suite and orders that the said linch have his Goods Delivered to him:
A Deed Past by John holston and James Swaford for one hundred Acres of land lying in Edgment to Moses Musgrave the Deed beareing Date the last Day of the seventh month 1695 And the said Moses Musgrove morgages the same Deed and land to the said John holston and James Swafard for the payment of sixty pounds
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A Deed Acknowledged by Caleb Pusye to Thomas Coe- bourn for A Plantation Contayning seventy five Aeres of land lying and being In midletowne the Deed beareing Date the Tenth Day of the fourth month 1695
The Grand Jury Brought In their presentment: ye first Day of the eight month 95 wee the Grand Inquest for the County of Chester have perused the Accounts with the Dub- lycates of both the levies and finding them faire stated and alsoe the County In Arears Philip Roman fforeman :
The Grand Jury that was Sommond to Appeare Att this Court was Called And Appeard Walter Martin: John Hurl- bert : Thomas Worrolaw: Henry Hastings: Humphry John- son : William Thomas: Joseph Need: Mathias Morten: John Smyth: Thomas Cartwright: Nathaniell Newland: John Hoagskins: Morton Mortenson: George Willard: George Chandler : George Lowns: ffrancis Worlye:
Edward Dangger was Attested Geager And Packer and Culler of this County of Chester
Chester: ye 2ª of october 1695: wee the Grand Jury by the kings Authority ffinding that the County is in Dept by the accounts that the last Grand Jury presented that the County Tresurer is oute of Purse & others in the Consarns of the County Charge & that the prison is not yet finished & severall wolfs heads to pay for: we the Grand Inquest have taken it into our Consideration to lay an A seasement apon the County ffor to pay the Judges expences which is to be payd to Joseph Wood Sheriff of Chester County and what was Disburst by the said Tresurer of sd County Consarning the building of the Prison and to ffinish the said County prison with as much expedition as may be and the said levie to be raised as followeth on All Reall and personall Esteats Att one penny pr pound and three shillings per head freemen: (viz) Every Acre of Clear® land and being in Tillage Att one pound pr Acre and for every hundred Acres of Ruf land by the River at Ten pounds per hundred and for every handred Acres in the woods Att five pounds per hundred: for All horsis and mares
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from 3 years ould & upward Att 3 pounds: for every Colt one yeare ould and upwards 20 shillings: for all Cows and oxen from 3 years ould and upwards 2£: 103: 004: for all Cattle one yeare ould and upwards Att one pound ffor all sheep a yeare ould and upwards Att six shillings a peece ffor All meale negroes from 16 years ould and upwards to sixty Att 25 pound pr negroe for all ffemeall negroes from 16 years ould to sixty Att 20 pound per negroe: for Chester mill Att one hundred pounds,
Joseph Cceborn Att 50 pounds Darbye mill Att one hun- dred pounds hartfoord mill Att 20 pounds Concord Mill Att 10 pound.
Jasper Yeates for his Esteate And Calling 200 pounds Caleb Pusye for his Esteate and Calling 100 pounds
Jeremiah Collett tor his Esteate and Calling Su pounds
Nathaniel Newlin for his Calling 20 pounds All ordinary keepers for theyr Callings 20 pounds ffor All handecrafts that follow noe plantation for Calling 3 shillings a peece sub- scribed by us this present Grand Inquest
Att A Court held Att Chester ffor The County The Tenth Day of The Tenth month and by AJornment the Eleventh and Twelft Days of ye same 1695.
John Simcock President Jasper Yeates George fforman John Blunstone Jonathan Hayes Samuell Levis
Justices Present
Henery Hollingsworth Deputy Sheriff John Childe Clarke
After Proclimation made & silence Commanded In his ma- Jesties name: The Constable were Called & Appeared : Thomas Marcy being supervisor ffor the Township of mar- poole Returned by Daniell Broome: Richard Tomson and Joshua Morgan ffor not Appearing to Doe their labor one the Roade ways : The Court orders that they shall be fined Accord- ing as the law Directs In that Case
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The Grand Inquest was Called and Appeard Except Thomas Worrolaw being Ill Could not Appeare: Robert Barber: James Bayliss and his wife Jeane Bayliss: and James Swaford weare Attested to Give in theire Evidences to the Grand Jury of what they should Require
The Inhabitants of the Township of Radnor Presented a Petticion to this Court ffor A Roade way ffrom David Mere- deths Plantation to havorffoord meeting house: sixty. foote The Court orders that the Grand Jury laid oute the said Roade before the next Court.
A Deed Acknowledged by David Loyd Attorny ffor Daniel Humphris and Humphry Ellis: To David Lawrance Contayn- ing sixty Acres and Another parsell of land Contays ninety Acres, It being In the weltch Tract the Deed bearing Date the thirtieth of September 1695: An Baynton and Thomas Howell and Rogger Jackson were Attested to Give in theire Evidences to the Grand Jury of what they should Require
A. Deed Acknowledged by John Morgan Attorny ffor his Brother Evan Morgan To Henry Lewis of Havorfoord ffor Eighty Acres of land with Appurtenants the land lying In the said Township the Deed beareing Date the third Day of the Tenth month 1605.
A Deed Acknowledged by William Brainton Senior To John Willis and his wife hester ffor one hundred Acres of land lying in Burningham The Deed beareing Date the Tenth Day of the Tenth month 1695.
David James being sarvant to William Jenkin formerly brought his Indentures To the Court it was Red the Court Considering of them they ordered Att the Request of William Jenkin that It should Remaine till next Court to see If It Could be made up In the meane while
A Deed Acknowledged by Rees Rhyddurah To Morris Lewellin for Thirty Acres off Land lying In hartffoord The Deed beareing Date the Twentie sixth of 8th month 95
John Simucock senior Acknowledged A Deed To his son Jacob Simcock ffor nine hundred and fforty Acres of land
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lying in The Township of Ridlye the Deed Beareing Date the Tenth Day of the Tenth month 1695:
There was a boy that was brought in by Maurice Trent whose name Is John Robbinson brought To This Court to be A Judged: The Court orders that he shall serve seven years and a halfe from this Court: The said boy was ordered to serve his Time To Thomas Cartwright being his now master or his Asigns :
A Deed Acknowledged by Oliver Cope To Robert Pile ffor Two hundred and ffivety Acres of land lying in the Township of burningham The Deed beareing Date the Tenth Day of the Tenth month 1695
JOHN HINSON Plt': Against ] In An Action of Dept : ABRAHAM WARREN : Def j The Cause was Called and the Defendant Confest Judgment that It was Due. The Court ordered that he should make sattisfaction by servitude : The said Defendant was Indepted To owen Mackdaniell: The order of the Court is that Owen mackdaniell shall have six pounds paid him by the said John Hinson And that the said Abraham warren Doe make sattisfaction to said Hinson for sum of six pounds by servitude And that the said owen mack- daniell Doe pay the Court Charges thats Due one the action between him the sª owen and Abraham warren
JASPER YEATES Plantif : Against ) The Cause being Called
ISARELL TAYLOR Defendant And Continued Till In An Action of Dept next Court
GEORGE FFORMAN Plt' Against the Cause was Called And ROBERT WHITE Def Continued Till the next Court :
In an Action of Dept
The Cause was Called And
JOHN DONALSON PIt' Against ROBERT WHITE Defendant Continued Till next Court In an Action of Dept
M' MAURICE TRENT PIt' Against the Cause Called And OWEN MACKDANIELL Deft the parties having In an Action of Dept Agreed with drawne
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JOSEPH WOOD sheriff Against ) David loyd Attorny for PETER YOAKEM Deft Joseph Wood Apperd and John Moore Attorny for Def Apperd and Requested that It mite be Continued till next Court Att which time the said Defendant Is ordered to Appeare to Answer the said suite :
Robert Barber being the Attested Constable for the Town- ship of Chester In the said County Apon his Attestation Does present : first that Edward Bezer & William ffreeman both of the said County yeoman one the Eleventh Day of the eight month last past at Chester in the County aforesaid Did make An Asalt upon him the said Robert as he was Excecuting his said office and him the said Robert they Did beate wound & evilly entreate Againsts the king's peace & Divers laws & statutes In that Case made and provided: Alsoe the said Robert Barber Does present apon his Attestation that Samuel Bishop John Garrett Allexander Graves Robert Jeffirs David Roberts John Thomas and Thomas Test All of the said County of Chester your Complainat Did Refuse to Aid on the said Eleventh Day of the eight month Aforesaid Att Chester & would not .Asist the s" Constable in keepeing the kings peace and In Apprehendiug the said Afraiors: Edward Bezer & William ffreeman as wittnes my hand Robert Barber yº 116% of the 10th month 1695
Chester the 10th of the 10th month 1695: Wee off the Grand Inquest ffor the County of Chester Doe ffor the king present : William ffreeman as wittnes iny hand Robert Barber ye 11th Day off the Sta month last in and before the house of Samuell Bishop : Signed by 12 of ye Jury William ffreeman was Called to Answer to the sd presentment of ye Grand Inquest And he submits himselfe to the mercy of the Bentch: the Court Con- sidering of the same ordered that he pay All Charges thats Due and behave himselfe well for the future And be Dis- charged for this Time:
Edward Bezer was Called to Answer to the presentment A bove said and pleaded not Guilty & put himselfe to be Tryed by God and the Country: the petty Jury was Called And
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Attested : whose names are as ffolloweth : Robert Pile : Andrew Jobe Randell Malling John Worroll : John Cock: Joseph Coe- born: William Browne Robert Carter: Peter Wood: Thomas Lonshaw: John Willis James Browne: The verdit of the Jury is this: Chester ye 11th of ve 10th month: 1695 we of the petty Jury find Edward Bezer Guilty of the A fray ac- cording to the presentment. Randell Mallin foreman
The Court Gives Judgment that Edward Bezer. pay all Charges thats Due and be have himselfe well for the ffuture and be Discharged for this time
Chester County December the 10th 1693: we the Grand Jury by the Kings Authority Presents Patrick kelly and Judith Buller ffor marying Against the law In that Case made and provided in this province the 2 of December: John Sted- man prosecutor Walter Martin fforeman :
The Court orders that they be brought to the next Court To Answer the same And that they marry Againe In the meane Time According to law.
Chester County December ye 11": 1695: Wee the Grand Inquest by the Kings Authority Presents Robert Roman of Chichester ffor practising Geomaney According to hidon And Divineng by A sticke: Walter Martin fforeman
Chester County December ye 11" 1695 we The Grand In- quest by the kings Authority Doe Present Robert Roman of Chichester And Ann Buffington the wife of Richard Buffing- ton : the said Robert Roman Takeing the wife of Henry Hast- ings Away ffrom her husband and Children and Convaying her Away And the said Ann Buffington being Confederat with the said Robert Roman: Walter Martin foreman
The Court orders that they be sommoned to Appeare Att the next County Court
Chester County December y" 11th 1695: wee the Grand Inquest by the kings Authority Presents these ffollowing Books Hidons Temple of wisdom which Teaches Geomancy And scots Discovery of whichcraft And Cornelias Agrippa,
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Teaching negromaney: Walter Martin fforeman: The Court orders that as many of sª books as can be found be Brought to the next Court :
Chester County December ye 11th : 1695 : we The Grand In- quest by the kings Authority Presents Elexander Graves ffor An Asault and battery on Edward ffreeman A boute the be- gining of September last past : Walter Martin fforeman
Elexander Graves was Called to Answer to the presentment and submitted to the bentch the Court orders that be pay the Charges that Due and behave himselfe well for the future and be Discharged for this time.
Chester County December ye 11: 1695 we the Grand Jury Presents Samuell Noyes ffor being Drunke A boute the midle of last month and likewise being a common Drunker Walter Martin fforeman: Samuell Noyes was Called to Answer to ye Presentment and was find ffive shillings which he promised to Pay.
Chester County December ye 11th 1695 : we the Grand Jury presents John Hickman ffor swereing A boute the begining of this month Walter Martin foreman John Hickman was ordered to pay five shillings for his swereing
Chester County December ye 11th 1695 we the Grand Jury Presents Samuell Levis And William Garett ffor one Thou- sand Aceres of land which is behind ffor these Levies ffollow- ing ffirst the levie to the Court house and prison 28 6ª pr hundred
The next 38 pr hundred accres the next 15 pr hundred the halfe levie 18 6ª pr hundred which comes to 4£ 08 0d : likewise ffor 3 levies on Att 2d pr pound and 2 levies Att 1ª pr pound which is 20ª pr hundred which comes to 00£ 168 Sd The whole sum being 4£ 168 8ª: Walter Martin fforeman : Samuell Levis Desired Time till next Court to bring In his Accounts the Court granted it.
Chester County December ye 11th: 95 we the Grand Jury Presents Samuell Lovis ffor A horse and ffurniture belongin to
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the County Att 4£ 00 00d: which he Desires till next Court & It was Granted :
John Garrett & Samuell Bishop & Robert Jefferis Elixander Graves & David Roberts were Called to Answer to the Presentment of the Constable Robert Barber ffor Refusing to Asist him In the Excecution of his office and they submit themselfs to the mercy of the bentch the Court orders that they pay their feese And Doe soe noe more and be Discharged for this Time :
A Deed Acknowledged by James Swaffar To Jeremiah Col- lett ffor Two hundred and ffivety Acres lying betwene Ridly Creeke and Crum Creeke In the County of Chester the Deed bareing Date the Eleventh Day of December 1695:
Ordered that Excecution A pon the Judgment obtained by John Busby & Joseph Taylor Plantifs against Isarell Taylor Deft be Respited tell the next Court :
Whereas Lewis fferill being Brought to Answer the Com- plaint of John Hinson who being Attested in oppen Court Averrs that he being Constable In maryland had the said lewis fferrill In Costody and Delivered him to Another Con- stable from whom he made his escape And Is by this Court Committed to the sherifs Costody there to remayne untill the maJestrate of Cissell or Talbott Countys In maryland Doc send theire request to the maJestrates heare for the sending Downe the sd fferill to Answer his misdemeniors there or other- wise to be Discharged by Due Corse of law paying the Charges Due here
Chester County Credt : : An Account of what money was Receved by Walter Martin Tressurer of se County of the Constabls and others ffor the ffinishing of the Court House and Prison Att Chester : by A levie : Att one penny pr pound And three shillings pr head on All ffreemen: Receved the seventh of the ninth month 1695: the sum of seventy three pounds Twelve shillings And one penny :
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Chester County Dept" 1695 by An Account brought In by the said Walter Martin the Twelfth Day of the Tenth month 1695
Being ffor the ffinishing of the Court house and Prison and other uses Amounting to seventy three pounds Twelve shill- ings and A penny which said Accounts both of Creditt and Deptor Wee the Grand Jury of the sd County have Examined and Doe ffind them to be True and perfect In wittness whereof wee sett our hands this. 12th Day of ye 10th month 1695: Henery Hastings: George Willard: Morton Mortenson : Ma- thias Morten: Joseph Need: ffrancis Worly: Thomas Cart- wright: John Smyth Humphry Johnson: William Thomas : George lownes: John Hurlbert: John Hodgskins:
Be It Remembered That one the Twenty mith Day of ffebruary in the seventh yeare of the Reigne of king William the Third over England & Anno Dom: 9 John Test of Phili- delphia in the province of Pensilvania: M'cht Came in his proper person into the Court of Common Pleass held Att Chester In the said province Before Jasper veates John Blun- stone & Jonathan Heves: three of the Justices of the said Court : and Then and There Did Exhibit To the said Justices A Cartaine Information The Tennor wherof followeth in these words vizt: Chester: To the Justices of the Court of Common pleas for the County of Chester In the said Province of pensilvania In America :
Be It Remembered That John Test of Philidelphia Micht : who as well for The Lord the king & the Governour of the said Province as for himselfe Giveth the Court here To under- stand & to be Informed yt Samuell Harrison of the province of West Jersey marriner after the five and Twentyeth Day of march 1664 and before the Exhibition hereof In A Cartaine ship or vessell Called the pensilvenia marcht Did import into the said [erased] or Colony of pensilvania sundry Commodities of the Growth production and manifacture of Europe which were not bona fide: & without fraud laden or shiped in
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England Wales or Towne of Barwick uppon Tweed and which were not Carried Directly thence To these parts or places of the sª Kings Plantations but from another place Against the forme of the statute in that Case made & provided : where- upon the sª John Test as well for the sª Lord the King & Governour as for himselfe Craves the advice of this Court In the premises & yt the sd Samuell Harrison may forfitt & loose the sª Commodities being the Groweth production & manifacture of Europe laden & Imported as before sª As Alsoe that the sd ship or vessell one which the same were Imported with all her Gunns Tackell ffurniture Ammunition & Ap- parrell may be A Judged to be forfeited one third part thereof to ye said Lord the king one third part thereof to the sª Governour and that the sd John Test may have the other third part thereof according To the forme of the sª Statute And that the said Samuell Harrison may come here Into Court to Answer in & upon the premises & pledges to present Jo" Doe & Richard Roe: And the sd Samuell Harrison in his proper person comes and Defends the force and InJuries when &c and saith that he is in nothing Guilty of the premises laid to his Charge in manner & forme as the sª John Test who as well follows for the lord the king as for himselfe by his: Information aforesd hath above supposed and of this he puts himselfe uppon the Country and the s" John Test who &e: in like manner: Therefore a Jury was to Come before the sd Justices &e & the sherif Returns Twelve To witt : Richard Parker: Isarell Taylor: Peter Wood: Wm Coebourne: Isaac ffew: Jo" Hendricks John Orchar John Hodgskins: Samuell Bishop John Worrolaw James Lownes & John Cocks: who being called Appeared and who to say the Truth of the premises being Chosen tryed and Attested say Apon their Attestation that the said Samuell Harrison is Guilty of Im- porting the sd commodities in the sd ship or vessell in manner and forme as the sd John Test by bis Information A fore said hath supposed: Ra: 35.
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Therefore it is Considered that the sd Samuell Harrison ac- cording to the forme of the sd Statute shall forfit and loose all the said Comodityes Imported as afores" As alsoe the så ship or vessell called the Pensilvania marchant one which the same were Imported with all her Gunns Takle ffurniture am- munition & apparell one Third part thereof To the sª Lord the king one third part thereof to the s" Gov' and the other third part thereof to the s" John Tests owne proper use and the aforesd Samuell Harrison m' m'cy &c:
Whereapon It was ordered by ye said Court that Jonathan Belch Henry Hollingsworth & William Coebourne should goe one board the sd ship or vessell and make a True Apraisment of the same vessell with her Guns Tackle ffurniture ammuni- tion and Apparell as alsoc of the goods therein upon their Attestations under their hands and forthwith make returne to the sd Court of their Doeings therein : In pursuance whereof they the sd Jonathan Belch Henry Hollingsworth & William Coebourne Afterwards to witt the same Day yeare & place aforesaid Did accordingly returne here A Certaine Appraise- ment or valluation of the said ship or vessell Called the pen- silvania marchant with all the Tackle furniture Apparell goods and Comodityes whatsoever which the water Bayliff of this province had formerly found therein and seized therewith and now A Judged to be forfeited as Aforesaid: by which It Ap- pears that first the said ship Tackle ffurniture & Apparell are Appraised Att sixty pounds Alsoe Two Thousand of pau tiles att Two pounds Ten shillings alsoe eighteen barrells of Coales at ffive pounds Alsoe Two piggs of lead att Twelve shillings alsoe Tarr & pitch att one pound Ten shillings alsoe Two barrels of Beefe Att Two pounds alsoe Two barrells of bread att one pound fourteen shillings and Alsoe pork pease and ffish att fiveteen shillings In all A mounting to the sum of seventy four pounds & one shilling: whereupon It is further Considered by the same Court that the said ship or vessell Called the pensilvania marchant with her said Tackle ffurniture and Apparell Togather with the goods and Comodityes Afore-
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said shall be Exposed To sale by the said Walter Bayliff whose bill of sale Duely made and Excecuted shall not onely Convey the whole Right & Intrest of All former and present owners and possesors of the said vessell unto such person or persons as shall by the same: but Alsoe vest such buyer or buyers with an Absolute Right & property thereunto And that the said water Baylif shall have the money or price of the said yessell with her Appurtenances & comodities A foresaid be- fore the Governour of this province within one month now next Ensneing To Render To witt the one third part thereof To our said Lord the king one third part thereof to the said Gover' And the other third part thereof to the said John Test According To the forme of the said statute :
Att An Orphants Court held Att Chester for the County of Chester the 10th Day of march 1693/6
(John Simeoch President George fforman Jasper veates John Blunstone
Justices Present
1 Jonathan Heayes) Henery Hollingsworth Depy sherif John Childe Clark
The Widdow Moore was Called & A peared and Brought her Brother Thomas Green who Became Bound with the sd widdow Moore ffor the securing of the Estate of Richard Moore deceased that the orphants Esteate shall not be wasted or any ways Disposed of Tell they come of age.
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