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Court and Testamentary Business, 1657. 511
Thom: Semors Bill to David Farera Liber B. This Bill bindeth me Thomas Seamer me my heirs or As- No. 3. signes to pay or Cause to be paid unto David Farrera his heirs or Assignes, the full and Just Suffle of one Thousand twenty nine pounds of Tobacco, good Sound well Conditioned To- bacco with Caske, without Ground Leaves to be paid on the tenth of october next enSuing the Date hereof, and for the true performance hereof I the Said Thomas Seamer doe oblidge my Crop unto the Said ffarrera or his Assignes, as Wittness my hand this 18th day of may 1657 Teste Jacob Lumbrozo Thomas Seamer Signum Concordat cum Orriginali Michael M Basey J teste me Tho Turner Clk
At a Court held at Putuxent June the 16th 1657 p. 286 Mr Richard Preston. Mr William Ewens Present W Michael Brookes. M Tho: Thomas
The Information of John Robinson Iohn Robinson Servant to mr Tho: Thomas doth give Infor- mation upon oath, and Saith, That a Little while after Robert Chessick was brought home from running away, this Examined did hear him Say, that if mr Dorringtons man would run away with him to the Sweades he would not Stay one day longer p 287 with his Master mr Thomas, and farther this Examined Saith that he hath heard the Said Chissick very frequently Every day as they have been at work together discourse much of his intentions to runn away, And that upon the last Sabboth day was Sennight this Examd Saith that the Said Chissick did declare to him that mr Chaplins man William Tony would acquaint the rest of those that would run away and did name one Iohn at mr Chaplins, the frenchman at mr Caryes, two at mr Belichers, and one at mr Osbournes, and hath heard the Said Chissick Say, that he would get his masters Gunn and be better provided with powder and Shott then he was the last time that he run away, And that about the last friday at Night, the Said Chissick did Swear a Great Oath, and Said that if they had not better Store of Victualls, he would not Stay five days with his master and hath heard him the Said Chissick Sweare, that he would not Stay with his master till the Crop was in the house, And this Examd farther Saith that he hath heard the Said Chissick formerly Say, that when he did run away if his master or any Else Should pursue him, he would give them warning to Stand off, and if they would not he would kill them if he Could, And this Examined Saith that about two or three dayes Since lie told the Sd Chissick
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