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said Defendant, that in Case he should by Cast in this Suit 

 that he Shall pay and Satisfie the Condemnation of the Court 

 or render his Body to Prison in Execution for the same, or that 

 he, the said Patrick MuckElroy will do it for him, whereu])on 

 the said Defendant prays and hath Leave to Imparl untill next 

 Court and then to plead. 



Joseph Wells is appointed Constal)le to serve the Ensuing 

 year. Whereupon the said Joseph Came into Court and Took 

 the Oath of a Constable. 



Oliver Miller Cjentleman, Justice Present. 

 (23) Upon the Petition of Paul Froman, Setting forth that he is 



desirous of Building a Water Mill on Mingo Creek at the 

 mouth Thereof; and praying an order to view and Condimn 

 one Acre of Land on the opposite Side from said Froman' s 

 Land for that Purpose, 



Ordered — That the Sheriff be Commanded to Sommon 

 twelve Freeholders of his Vissinage to meet on the aforesaid 

 land and they being first Sworn Shall diligintly View and Ex- 

 amine the said Land which shall be Effected or Laid under 

 Water by the Building Said Mill with the Timber and other 

 conveniences thereon, and that they report the same to Next 

 Court with the 'I'rue Value of said acre of Land Petitioned for 

 and of the Damages done the Party holding the same. 



William Brashers produced a Bond Payable from Thomas 

 Hamilton to Andrew Swearingen for five hundred pounds Cur- 

 rant Money with a Condition to deliver to this Court the Body 

 of a Certain Robert Hamilton, which he hath not fulfilled. 



Ordered — That the said Bond be put in Suit against the 

 said Thomas Hamilton. 



Ordered : That the following Gentlemen be Appointed to 

 make a Tour of the Different Districts hereafter mentioned, and 

 Tender the Oath of Allegience and Fidelity to this Common 

 Wealth to all free Male Inhabitants, agreable to an Act of 

 Assembly Intitled an act to oblige all the free Male Inhabitants 

 above a Certain age to give assurance of allegience to this 

 state and for other purposes. Therein Mentioned.^ 



Ordered — That Matthew Richie, Gentleman, be appointed 



1 For the act itself see 9 Hening 281. 



