Just perusing the microfilm and ran across this for your enjoyment/info. Imagine what a court system we'd have today with all the cases like these. -------------------- p. 79 Deeds, Wills, Etc. 5 Jan Court 1695 To ye. Rt. Wor.sp his Ma.j JuStices of Peace for ye. County of Surry the Grand jury humbly giveth in theire p'sentments Mr. Tho: fflood p'sented for not Cleareing ye. highway betwen the Church houSe Run & ye. Stony River -- Mr. Edward Baly p'sented for not Cleareing ye. highway & repareing ye. Bridg over the Cypros Swamp by Mr. Row.d Grantomes -- X. Bly & Sarah Brown psented for fornication together by ye. report of Common Fame -- JeSspur Grantom psented for not Comeing to Church according to Law -- Tho: Hunt the same: John Worrick the same: Rich.d Jones jun.r same: Xo. Bly the same: mr. Arthur Jordan ye. same mr. James Jordan the same: Rich.d Jordan sen.r ye. same Robert HouSe the same -- Tho. Hunt & Eliz. Evines psented for Adultry together by ye. report of Common fame -- Rich.d Jordan jun.r ye. psented for not comeing to Church according to Law: Jos: Ellis Junr. ye. same: Edward Ellis the same: Rob: Dowling ye. same: Waltor HoulSworth the same: Rich.d Jones sen.r ye. same -- Edward Jackson psented for not tending of Corne according to Law: John Morgan the same. -- Ann Shaw psented for haveing a baStard -- Nicho: SeSsams psented for being Drunk one the Sabath day by the Information of Jas: Rogers ------------------ Mark A. Murphy psented for poor attempts at genealogical humor