Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 168 1-85/6. 383

Ordered that the said Lynch come and answer the prem-
ises
He appeares and the complaint of, the pet^r Read unto him
in presence of the Complainant
To w^ch the said Lynch (being thereunto required) made an-
swer and alledged that he had severall good reasons to urge
why he cannot discharge the Pet^r such as the deteining of his
goods or Imbezelling them, disobedience and breach of ord^rs
which he is able to make appeare in time and place conven-
ient; and moreover that the said Estes hath already sought
his redress by other waies (as makeing protest against him)
if he hath been any waies injured And therefore he refuses
to give any further satisfaction to the claime of the pef
Which this board, having noe other meanes but arguments
and pswasion to induce him to, think not fitt to concerne
themselves further therewith, and therefore dismiss the same.

Memdu Came Cap^t John Estes Command^r of the Shipp
Providence of Deale who being sworne and Examined Saith.
That he gave unto M^r Nehemiah Blackiston for a gratuity the
summe of Tenn pounds sterling to lett him have his liberty of
goeing away with his shipp from Virginia w^thout further trou-
ble or prosecution, he haveing been seized by Captⁿ Alien,
and carried thither for his tryall: ffor which the said Blackiston
as the Kings Collecto^r there did accept off his the said Estes

bond to stand tryall in England, and the aboves^d summe of
Tenn pounds sterl for a gratuity for the same, ffor which the
s^d Estes passed his bills of exchange to reimburse Cap^t Thomas
Smith who paid for him the money
The hon^ble Coll Digges acquaints the board that he heard
Cap^t Thomas Smith say that he paid M^r Blackiston Tenn
pounds sterl for Cap^t Estes for some business in Virginia, but
for what, the said Smith refused to tell.

Lib. R. R. R.
p. 229

To the hon^ble his L^sps Councill in Councill sitting &c^a
The humble Petition of Abraham Gale of Sommersett

County

Sheweth
That your Pet^r by his humble petition preferred to your
Hono^rs in March last did sett forth that One Henry Staples
of Kent County had unjustly deteined in his custody your
Pet^rs wife and two Children under the Quality of customary
Servants: And your Hono^rs upon mature deliberation were
graciously pleased to referr your Petⁿ for redress to Talbott
County Court; At which s^d Court the Com^rs were pleased to

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