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       Said Watson appearing by his Attorny Capt Waring who Liber B.

       confessed Iudgmt The Court doth order that the Said Watson No. 3.

       Shall Satisfie the Said Nine hundred and ninety pounds of

        Tobacco with one hundred and Sixteen pounds of Tobacco for

       forbearance & Cost of Suit or Else Execucon

       John Lewger     Whereas it appeareth to this Court that John

       Thom: Mitchell Lewger Standeth indebted unto Thomas Mitchell

       the Sume of two hundred pounds of Tobacco as by Bill

       appeareth, And Walter Hall Attorney of the Said Lewger

       Confessing a Judgment upon the Said Debt, The Court doth

       order that the Said Lewger Shall Satisfie the Said debt with

       Cost of Suit or Else Execution.

       William Ireland plft Whereas William Ireland Servant to mr

       Capt Morgin defendt William Parker, hath Petitioned to this Court

       That Capt Morgin did unhumanly beat him, and also hath

       Complained to this Court, that the Said Morgin doth Exact

       that he the Said Ireland, and the rest of the Servants in that

       family Should beate their Victuals in the Night and that they

       often times want Victuals, The Court taking the Said Severall

       Complaints into Consideration doth order that the Said Capt

       Morgan do hereafter forbeare to beate or Strike the Said

       Jreland unlawfully, and that he doth not Exact that the Said

       Ireland doe beate in the Night time but at a Seasonable time

       in the yeare or in Case of Necessity, And that the Said Capt

       Morgin provid Sufficient dyett for the Said Jreland and the

       rest of the Servants of that family.

         Nonsuit is Granted to mr Gerrard in Action depending

       between Capt Mitchell plft and him the Sd Gerrard deft with

       fiftie pounds of Tobacco Damage

                At a Provinciall Court held at Putuxent for the

                Province of Maryland the 23d of September 1657

         Commissioners Present as the Day before

       Reference inter In Nevill & the wife of James Attcheson

         The Case of James Attcheson Concerning Iohn Nevill & the

       Sd Attchesons wife is referred to the next Court

         The Court doth order with the Consent of both parties that p. 302

       the matter depending between Thomas Seamer plft and Major

       John Billingsly defendant be refer'd to the Determination of

       Michael Brookes and m William Ewen, And in Case the Said

       Arbitrators do not agree then to Chuse an Umpare, and

       according to the Said Arbitration

                The Court to Order accordingly.