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Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Minutes of the Perquimans Precinct Court
North Carolina. Precinct Court (Perquimans Precinct)
April 09, 1700 - April 10, 1700
Volume 01, Pages 532-533

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April 1700

At a Court Holden for ye prcinct of Pequemons at ye Hous of James Oats ye Secont tuesday In Aprill 1700
Prsent Capt Ralfe ffletcher
Mr John Barrow
Mr Samuel Nicholson
Mr ffrancis ffoster
Mr Isack Willson

Thomas Clarke vars Richard Devenport

In a plea of ye case ye Cort Referd It to ye Jure ye Jure on thare oathes Say thay find No Caues of action ordered that Thomas Clark Pay Cost

Upon a complaint of James Perisho overser of ye High Wayes against Daniel Onele for Not Apearing on ye Roade ordered that Daniell Onell pay two Shillings & Six pence With Cost

Thomas Clarke vars Richard Devenport

In a plea of ye Case ye Court Referd It to ye Jure ye Jure on thare oathes Say thay finde for ye Plaintef thirty two Shillings ordered that Richard Devenport pay to Tho: Clark thirty two Shillings With Cost

Upon A Complainte of James Perisho overse of ye High Waye Against ffrancis Jones for Not Apearing on ye Roade ordered that ffrancis Jones pay two Shillings & Six pence With Cost

Gabrill Newby Aturnney to Dorety Bufkin vars Christefer Butler Atturney to Stephen Manwaring

In a plea of ye Case ye Cort Referd It to ye Jure ye Jure on thare Oathes Say thay find No Caues of action ordered that Gabrill Newby pay Cost

Christefer Butler vars Abraham Hobs

In a plea of ye Case ye Sd Hobs not being provided Craves a reference ordered that He Have A Reference till ye Next Court

John Anderson Atturney to William Smith of Roade Iland vars James ffrugeett

In a plea of debt ye Sd ffrugeet Confesed Judgment ordered that James ffruget pay to John Anderson fower pound Nine Shillings In poork With Cost

Upon a peticon of Abraham Waren Shewen that He Has Atended ye Court one day an evedence for Anderson order that ye Sd Anderson pay two Shillings and Six pence With Cost

James Thigpen proved a letter of Aturney of Stephen Manwaring by Gabrill Newby And Thomas Overman

The Court Is a Jorn till to Morro Eigh of ye Clock ye Court Meet

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Upon A peticon of John Hopkins that He Mout Have a Roade for His Cart between His Plantations ordered that He May Have Liberty of A Roade Note Inieren Any Mans Plantation

William More Proved two Writs for two persons Transported Into this County Whoes Names Are under Written vis Himselfe Elisabeth His Wife

Thomas Hancock Proved five Writs for five persons transported Into this County Whoes Names are under Written vis Him Selfe Mary His Wife May His daughter Elisabeth his daughter John His Sonn

John Hare proved three Writs for three persons transported Into this County Whoes Names Are under Wretten vis Him Selfe Sarah his Wife Sarah Shadock

William ffryle proved on Rite for His transportation and Asigned It to Robart Murre

Robert Murre proved on Rite for His transportation

Christefer Butler vars James ffisher

In a plea of dept ye Court Referd It to ye Jury And ye Jury on thare Oathes Say thay ballence ye Account And finde for ye defendant Six Shillings and two pence With Cost ordered that Christefer Butler pay Six Shilling and two pence to James ffisher With Cost

James Ward vars Abraham Hobs

In a plea of ye Case ye Sd Hobs Joyned Ishew but Left ye Cort And Went Away Ordered that Abraham Hobs Pay to James Ward twenty five Shillings And Aleven pence With Cost Ales Excer

Upon A peticon of Christefer Butler Shewen That As He Atended ye Court two dayes An Evedence for James Ward Against Abraham Hobs ordered that James Ward pay five Shillings With Cost to Christefer Butler

Thomas Clark vars Georg Mathes In a plea of ye Case ye Sd Mathes Note Apearen ordered That ye Marshall bring ye Sd Mathes to ye Next Court

Ordered that William More be Constabel

Ordered that Joseph Sutton Sener be Constabe

ordered that Thomas Houghts be Sepened to ye Next Court for thare Neglect upon ye Jure

And William Lacy ye Same Contempt

RALPH FFLETCHER
JOHN BARROW
SAMUEL NICKLSON
ISAAC WILLSON
FFRANCIS FFOSTER