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       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