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       Capt Evens plft Reference is Granted in the Suit depending Liber B.

       Capt Banks deft between Richard Banks defendant and Capt No. 3.

       William Evens plantiffe till the next Court

         Elizabeth Potter Sworne and Examined Saith That Six yeares

       ago or thereabouts mrs Eltonhead and mr Scarbrough made a

       bargaine for Six Oxen for the use of her Children, and m

       Scarbrough was to give mrs Eltonhead three Servants for the

       Said Oxen, two of the Said Servants to be about the age of

       fifteen or Sixteen yeares and the other a boy the age of him

       not nominated and her negro and this deponent delivered the

       Sixe oxen to mr Scarbroughs Overseer and this depont tooke

       a discharge of the Overseer & Gave it to mrs Eltonhead And

       further Saith not.            Signum

                                   Elizabeth x Potter

         Attachment is Granted unto mrs Jane Eltonhead upon the

       Estate of Coll Edmond Scarbrough within this Province of

       Maryland.

       Capt Wm Mitchell plft      Whereas Capt Wm Mitchell arrested

       Iames Langworth Attorny  to this Court mr Iames Langworth At-

       of William Johnson deft  torney of Wm Iohnson about a Servant

       maid Sold by the Said Johnson unto the Said Langworth, and p. 209

       it appearing to this Court, that the Said Johnson Sold the Said

       Servant Contrary to order from the Said Mitchell, who Sent

       the Said Servant into the Province for the use of his Children

       as doth appeare, and the Sd Langworth acknowledging that

       before he bought the Said Servant he knew upon what Condi-

       tion Capt Mitchell Sent her in, The Court doth therefore order

       that the Said Servant be delivered by the Said Langworth unto

       the Said Mitchell with her apparell for the use of his Children

       with 200 l of Tobacco Damage.

            At a Court held at Putuxent for the Province of

            Maryland the 24t5 of September 1656.

                 (Capt William ffuller    mr John Pott

           Present me Richard Preston Michael Brooke

                        mr Edward Lloyd

       Capt Mitchell pift  Upon a difference depending between

       Tames Langworth cleft c Capt Mitchell pift and James Langworth

       Defendant Concerning one Servant of the Said Mitchells

       Named John Gee Sold by Will Johnson agent of Capt Mitchell

       unto the Said Langworth, and whereas it appears by the Said

       Mitchell's Letter of advice the Said Johnson was not to put of

       the Servant for any Longer time then one yeare or untill he