Archives of Maryland, Volume 0089, Page 0056 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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And Whereupon ÿ Said George by his attorney Thomas Poole Saith y^t hee y said John & his wife Did in y
moneth of December last past in y yeare A^o:Do^m: 1676 maliciously & basely Defame him y aforesaid
George & saith y^t hee the said George Did kill or Slay a hogg in y woods & brought itt home without head or
ears whereupon y pl^t saith hee is Damnified & hath Damadge in his reputation & Creditt to y value of Two
Thousand nine hundred pounds of Tobacco & thereupon brings his suit./: P quer: Tho: Poole:
And the s^d John Jenckins Commeth & Defendeth himselfe & saith y^t y pl^t: hath noe Cause of accon & prayes
a nonsuite ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And Nicholas ffountaine & Grace his wife being Subp^a on y part of y pl^t: appeare before y Co^rt: & are
Sworne vizt Nicholas ffountaine aged thirty eight yeares or thereabout Sworne Saith that Tymothy
Macknamarra telling him y^t John Jenckins would Speake with him went to y said Jenckins & after some
Discourse Shewed mee y quarter of meate which George Trehearne gave him & told mee y^t hee went
into y S^d George his house & asked him if hee killed more hoggs y Said George hold him y^t hee killed a
wild Shoote y said Jenckins Demanding y eares made him noe answ^r: & y said John Jenckins tould mee y^t
hee thought fitting to Send to Send for mee before hee made use of y s^d meate although hee was a poore
man hee would not bee Scandelized, then yo^r Deponent Desired y S^d: Jenckins to say noe more than
what hee could answ^r this being y effects of y Discourse concerning y premisses above mentioned betweene
John Jenckins & yo^r Deponent above mentioned about y 15^th Day of December last past furth^r saith not:/:
Nicholas: ffountaine
Grace ffountaine aged thirty yeares or thereabout Sworne saith y^t John Jenckins Comeing to o^r house y 12^th: of
December last or thereabout I asked him whether George Trehearne was att home & hee told mee hee was just
now gon with gun to looke for hoggs I asked John Jenckins if that was a time of Day for him to goe hog hunting
hee replyed & tould mee hee Doth allwaies goe about y^t time of the Day to hunt for hoggs I asked y said ~ ~
Jenckins what Store of hoggs y sd: Trehearne have killed hee said hee Did not knowe but w^t hoggs hee have killed
hee brings home in y^e night & Dresses them I asked y said Jenckins where y said George had them & hee said
hee had them in m^r: Revells neck for hee came with them that way from y Landing & furth^r saith not /:
Grace : ffountaine:
This Co^rt: finding noe Cause of accon by y pl^t: ag^t y Def^t: ord^rs: a nonsuite:/: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Same Day Comm^rs as afore:/:
George : Howell pl^t: Tho: Poole pro pl^t:
ag^t
John: Wooten: Def^t Henry: Smith pro Def^t:
Somm^rsett: Ss: John Wooten of this County was sumoned to answ^r unto George Howell in an accon of assault & battery
Whereupon y s^d: George by his attorney Tho: Poole Saith y^t upon y first of this present moneth of January
A^o:D^o: 1676 hee the said Wooten att y house of Miles Grey in this County mad assault & him y s^d George beat
wounded & evill intreated y^t of his lifehee Did Dispaire &other harmes to him hee did to y great Damadge of y
pl^t: & Contrary to y peace & Governement of y Lord proprietary whereupon y pl^t: saith hee is Damnified &hath ~~
` Damadge to y value of Two Thousand pounds of Tobacco & thereupon brings his suite: / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
P quer: Thomas: Poole:/:
And y said John Wooten by his attorney Henry Smith Commeth & Defendeth y force & injury &c and saith That
y Def^t: his accon ought not to have by reason hee gave noe assault & humbly Craves a nonsuite ~ ~
And Alexander Draper Jacob Cheltenham & Thomas Davis of Annamessex hundred being Subp^a: on y part of y
pl^t were Sworne & examined: And this Co^rt: fines noe Cause of accon on y part of George Howell ag^t Jn^o: Wooten
and therefore orders a nonsuite but findes by y wittnesses Cause of accon in y Lord proprietaries Suite ag^t y
said Jn^o : Wooten for being druncke and therefore orders y^t y s^d: John Wooten pay unto y R^t Hon^r:ble the
Lord proprietary Two Shillings & Six pence or y value thereof & y Sherriffe to receive the same : / :
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Same Day Comm^rs as afore
Whereas Tristram Davis Servant to ffrancis Roberts was brought this Day before y Co^rt: to have his age ~~
judged itt was made appeare to y Co^rt: y^t hee was bound an apprentice to learne y art of navigation Thomas
Davis master of y Indeavour of Barbadoes The which Thomas Davis sould him for a servant to ffrancis ~~
Roberts to serve y said ffrancis according to y Custome of y province which being contrary to y covenant
betweene y s^d Thomas Davis & y S^d:Tristram Davis & whereupon this Co^rts:opinion is not to proceede to give
judgement of y age of y said Tristram Davis: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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