500 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.

payd at Portoback Creeke in the Province of Maryland as Wittnes
my hand this 5^th March 1655 The mke of John Babtista
Wittness Jobe Chandler The mke A of Alexander Sympson
The Deposicon of William Capps aged 42 yeares or thereabouts
Sayth That being at worke at M^r Ouerzees howse heard the said
M^r Ouerzee say that John Babtist was his seru^t for two yeares and
further Sayth not W^m Capps
Sworne before me Tho Keiling
William dyer sweares the same with W^m Capps sworne before
Tho Keiling
Daniell Gourdon sworne in open Co^rt Sayth that John Babtista
was brought to Symon Overzee in May and serued the said Ouerzee
till March after and further Sayth not
Archball Wayhope sworne in open Co^rt Sayth That he doth knowe
John Babtist to be Symon Ouerzees seruant and that he serued him
two yeares within a Fortnight
Ordered that the plt haue his freedome Bill of 1800^tt tobacco
together with Corne and Cloaths and the deft Costs of Suite

p. 704
Re Attwick

To the Right hono^ble the Gouernor and the rest of the Councel of
the Prouince of Maryland
The humble peticon of James Attwick Sheweth and humbly im-
plores in refference to his age 65 yeares or thereabouts That yo^r
Honors will be mercifully pleased to dismiss yo^r poo re pet^r from the
burthen and Charge of his Country Leauyes And yo^r pet^r shall pray
&c.

Vpon the peticon abouesaid It is ordered that for the future the
pet^r never be charged any .... of his Leauy

Attorney
General v.
Bradnox

The deposicon of Sarah Taylor aged twenty yeares or thereabouts
sworne and Examined in Co^rt 17^th July 1660
Yo^r depon^t Sayth that Thomas Watson in tyme of his sicknes
had very bad usage which was not fitt for a Christian in his weake
Condicon And yo^r depon^t further Sayth that her Master and Mistres
forwarned yo^r depon^t and the rest of her fellow Seruants from
carrying the said Watson either Victualls or drinke at the pill of a
basted Coate vnles he came into the dwelling howse for itt Soe that
the said Watson continewed six dayes and had neither Victuall nor
drinke Soe that he drunck his owne Walter in yu^r depon^ts sight The

[A Cowl
staff is a
pole upon
which a tub
is supported
between two
persons]

Seauenth day he came into the howse Creeping sometymes of all
foure sometymes houlding by the Pallasadoes And when he come in
yo^r depon^t Gaue him such Victualls as the rest of the Seruants had,
And yo^r depon^t Sayth that the said Watson tould her that his M^rs
was her death by a blowe she gaue him with a Cowle staffe which