Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660.

435

M^r Thomas Stone is Cred^r 1660

Liber
P. C.R.

Reed the 17^th of October 1657 by 16 hhds in Cap^t
Tilghman cont. neate 4980 at 2^d p pound.
Reed the 26^th of June 1659 in Cap^t Tilghman
19 hhds cont. neate 7291^ll at 2^d p pound
Reed the 14^th of August 1660 29 hhds in Cap^t
Tilghman Cont. Neate 9418^ll at 2^d p pound
For watches mending

41 10 00
60 15 00
78 09 08

00 10 00

181 04 08

The defd^t desires tyme till the next Provinciall Courte which is
granted and ordered accordingly.

John Hobbs by his peticon desires an Attaichm^t against the Estate
of John Gotley which was granted accordingly

To the hono^ble Philip Caluert Esq^r Gouernor and the rest of this
hono^ble Councell.
The humble peticon of Thomas Southerne Sheweth That yo^r pet^r
comeing into this Country a Servant was bound by Indenture for
seaven yeares and the tyme being accomplish'd yo^r pef demanded his
freedome of his Master Captaine Thomas Bradnox but he denyed
the same Soe that yo^r pef was forced to sue in the County Co^rt at
Kent And the Commission^rs findeing by five several deposicons, that
his tyme was expired was then vpon passing Judgem^t: And the said
Captaine Bradnox craued an Appeale vnto this Pro^all Courte, as by
the order will more at large appeare
Wherefore yo^r pet^r humbly Craues that yo^r honnors would be
pleased to grant order against his said Master Cap^t Thomas Bradnox
for his corne and Cloaths due for his said servitude with such allow-
ance as yo^r Honnors shall thinke meete for .... longer which his
said M^r deteyned him

William
Calvert Esq^r
by his
Guard the
Lord
Proprietary
v. Thomas
Stone
Hobbs v.
Gotley
Southern v.
Bradnox

Sattirday the three and twentyth of February 1661
Present as aforesaid
The Compit petitions to haue the def^t retourned to his Service whoe
went away before his tyme was expired as he alleadged the defd^t
answeres put in peticon, And vpon the perusall of the proceedings
of the County Courte at Kent had in this cause and of the deposicons
taken therein and noething by the plt or his Attorney appeareing
matteriall why the def^t should not haue his freedom Corne and
cloathes according to the custome of the Country The Judgem^t of

Feb. 23

p. 438
Thomas

Bradnox
upon an
appeale
from Kent
County v.
Thomas
Southerne