396Court and Testamentary Business, 1654.

         Liber B.             Indors Ejusdem

                Know all men by these presents That Whereas I Peter God-

              son Chirurgeon intending to Intermarry with Jane Moore of

              Calvert County jn the Province of Maryland widdow, have

              agreed and doe hereby Consent and agree (in Case the Said

              Marriage take Effect) not to lay any Clayme to or Intermeddle

              with all or any part of the Estate late of Richard Moore

              deceased late husband of the Said Jane Moore menconed in

              the within written Deed or Conveyance to be by the Said Jane

              disposed of to her Childrens use, but will Leave the Same to

              the Said Children accordingly Wittness my hand this Sixt

              day of July 1654

        Test Tho: Hatton          the Marke of Peter G Godson

               At a Court held at)  Willm Stone Esq Govern our

               St Maries 16 Julij Present Capt John Price mr Tho:

               1654      (Hatton Secretary

                Upon mocon made this day by mr Richard Welles Con-

              cerning John and Ellen his two Irish Servants Informing that

              they had Causelessly absented themselves for a Long time

              from his Service and the Said John being brought into Court

              by Henry ffox the Sheriffes Deputy upon the Governours

              Comand or Warrant from the house of Nicholas Keeting he

              alledging the Said Ellen to be his wife and that She was Sick

              at Keetings house and that the Cause of their departure and

              absenting themselves from their Said Masters Service was in

              regard of Some abuse received from their Said Master in

              giving them Correction, But it appearing to the Court that the

              Said Correction was not given without Just Cause and that

              they had been absent Six or Seven Weekes and that the Said

          p 617    mr Wells had been at great Charge of Boate and hands in

              Seeking for them to the great hindrance of his Crop It is

              Ordered that the Said John and Ellen in recompence thereof

              and of 200 l of Tob: which he the Said Wells is hereby Ordered

              to pay unto the Said Henry ffox for his paines upon this Occa-

              sion with Court Charges) Shall Serve the Said mr Wells their

              Master or his Assignes the full terme and time of Eight Months

              after the Expiration of their time of Service according to their

              Indenture or Custome of the Country.

                Robert Chipsham merchant maketh oath that William

              Wright of Popler Hill in this Province of Maryland did agree

              to pay unto him this Depont Sixteen hundred and fifty pounds

              of Tobacco and Caske after the then Next Season present pay

              for a Servant which the Said Wright bought and had of him

              about Eight weeks Since, of which Tobacco the Said Wright