January 1699.
At a Court Holden At the Hous of Mr James Oates The Secont Monday Janeuary 1698-9 for The prcinct of Piquemons
Present Mr Calleb Calleway Cat Ralph ffletcher Mr John Whed Mr Samuel Nicholson
Mr Daniel Akehurst vars Stephen Manwaren
In Plea of debt ye sd Manwaring by his Aturney Collom fflyn Confesed Judgment ordered that Stephen Manwaren pay to Daniel Akehurst
eigh pound one Shilling And one penney In poork With Cost Ales Exce.The Hon Thomas Harvey vars William Barrow Executor of John Bently desesed
In a plea of ye Case ye Corte referd It to ye Jure ye Jure on thare Oath Say they find for ye plaintef fower pound fifteen Shilling In poork ordered that William Barrow pay to ye Hol Thomas Harvey fower pound fiften Shillings In poork With Cost
Upon a peticon of Mager Samuel Swann Shewen that Beniamen Gidden Is Indebted to him two pound eigh Shillings and eigh pence Halfe penney and he haven obtained an atachment against ye Estate of ye sd Gidden and noe Repleve apeares and two Hoggs and a parsel of corn being atached at his Sute ordered that ye Marshal deliver ye two Hoggs and Soe Much Sheld Corn At twenty pence per bushel as Will pay ye sd debt With Cost and trobel of Shellen and to deliver ye Same At Burroses Landen
Mr James Long Proved A Letter of Atturney of James Hogg ffirneful Green Thomas Piears and each of them theire Wifes by Thomas Long and William Keeter
Mr James Long Aturney to James Hogg and ffirneful Green and Thomas Piears and each of theire Wife acknowledg A deed of Sale for A tracte of Land In yoapim up ye Indien Creck to William Long
Capt Henderson Walker Excetor to Alexsan Lillington vars James Oats
In a plea of debt ye sd Oats confesed Judgment ordered that James Oats pay to Henderson Walker thirty two Shillings and fower pence halfe penney In poork With Cost Ales Exce
Mager Samuel Swann vars Richard Bachelder
In a plea of debt ye sd Bachelder Confesed Judgment ordered that Richard Bachelder pay to Mager Samuel Swann two Hundred and fifty pounds of poork With Cost Ales Excec
The Court Is AJoyrnd till to Morro Morning Nine of ye Clock The Court Meet
Upon A petic̄on of James Oats Shewen That Beniamen Gidden Is Indebted to him ffive pound Seventen Shillings And three pence And he Haven obtained An Atachm Against ye Estate of ye Said Gidden And No Repleve Apears And three Sheep one two yeare ould Hefer on gun And A pasel of Wodden Lumber Atached At his Sute ordered that ye Shrife Apraise ye Estate According to Law And pay to James Oats
five pound Seventene Shilling And three pence With Cost And ye overplush If any be to Return to ye Said Gidden John Stepney And Peter Jones being opinted ApraisersJonathan Taylor And William Taylor Orfens Being Left destresed ordered that they be Bound to William Long And Sarah His Wife Till they Come of Age
Thomas Tailer Orfen Being Left destresed ordered that He be bound to John Lawrence And Hannah his Wife till he Comes of age
Mare Tayler Orfen being Left destresed ordered that Shee be bound to Mr Caleb Calleway And Elisabeth his Wife till Shee Comes of Age
Thomas Hallom Orfen being Left destresed ordered that he be bound to ffrancis ffoster And Hannah his Wife till he Comes of Age
Upon A petic̄on of James ffewox Shewen that Was two dayes Comen to Court And on day Atenden two dayes going Home being Sepened by George deare ordered that George Dear pay to James ffewox Nine Shillings And two pennce With Cost
Thomas Norcom vars Georg Mathes
In A plea of debt ye Sd Mathes Not Apearen ordered yt ye Marshall Bring ye Sd Mathes to ye Next Cort
Christopher Butler vars James FFisher
In a plea of defamac̄on thar being a folt in ye declaration ordered that he be Nonsuted & pay Cost
N. Carolina—ss
At A Councel Holden ye first day of December Anno D 1698
Ord That upon Any Action or Sute brought Before Any Court In this Govermt Wharein the Plaintife Shall be Nonsute or verdt be found for the defendt In Such Case ye Plaintif Shall Pay to ye defendt five Shills over And Above his Cost And shall be berred All further Sute In That Case till ye Said Sum be Satisfied.