York County, VA - Some Extracts from Old Records

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Some Extracts from the Records of York Co., Virginia

     William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 3
(Jan., 1901), pp. 178-179.

Page 178.

          SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF YORK CO.,
                                                     VIRGINIA.

                                        MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

June 25, 1677.

     Whereas James Lucas did break an instrumt of Mr. Charles
Hansford called a Treble weh cost the said Hansford one pound
eight shillings wch the said Lucas not denying in court is ordrd
to pay the said Hansford the sum of one pound eight shil-
lings or a treble of the same quality wth costs als Exn.

                                            HORSE RACE.

May ye 24th 1704

     In ye Suite Depending to this court between Thomas Rogers
plt & Henry Hayward Junr Debts in an accou of Case Decland
for Damages twenty pounds sterling Sustained by ye plt through

Page 179.

ye Defts stopping ye plts Horse in ye ninth day of November part
nere Tiplady's Swamp ye sd plt & Mr. Richard Dixon then Run-
ning a Race wth their two Horses for ye sume of Tenne pounds
Sterling by meanes whereof ye sd Plaintiff lost ye said Race to
his Damage as aforesaid to whc ye Deft pleaded not Guilty in
maner and form and for tryall thereof both partys agreed at
ye Barr to Reffer ye matter to ye Court for a Determination and
Decision thereof who after hearing all Evidence produced and
pleas made on both sides found no cause of accon wherefore ye
suite is Dismist.

                                          ARSON.

June ye 30th 1704.

     Bridgett, a negro woman Slave belonging to Mr. John Page
of this county being Indicted for burning the buildings of ye sd
John Page being arraigned pleaded guilty whereupon this Court
doth award Judgement of Death upon her &c to be Hanged by
the neck untill she be Dead.

                                    ORDINARY KEEPERS.

March ye 20, 1704-'5.

     It is Ordered yt ye Clerk write a clause in ye condition of ye
Ordinary Keepers Bonds for ye more due observance of the Sab-
bath by keeping good Rules in their Houses then more p'ticularly
& not to sell Strong drink or suffer any drunkenness in their
Houses.