554 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.
Cager v.
Black

Att a Co^rt held att Newtowne for the County of S^e Marys, the 11^th
of March 1661

Present Coll W^m Evans
M^r J^no Abington
M^r Tho: Turner

M^r Tho Dent
M^r Luke Gardner | Com^rs
M^r Rich. LLoyd

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.... and Effect a Cropp with them, he the said Black did not only
neglect his said Imploym^t but tooke of his said Servants from all
obedience and duty, And further animated them to villifye and
abuse him and his wife as by Evidence will fully appeare, which
practices & abuses of his haue not only injured, and Endangered his
Repute and well being, but dampnifyed him and Engaged him in
Controversies, and expensiue Suite att Lawe, which he humbly
prayeth may be considered by an able Jury and that he may receive
his damage and Cost of suite And he shall pray &c.
Articles of agreem^t made and agreed and Concluded vpon Be-
tweene Robert Cager of S^t Marys in the Province of Maryland of
the one parte, and W^m Black of the other parte

Impr.

It is Concluded covenanted and agreed upon by and betweene the
said partyes, And the said William Black doth hereby Covenante
conclude and agree to and with the said Robert Cager that he the
s^d W^m Black shall and will Liue, with the said Robert Cager as an
Overseer to plant a Cropp of tobacco, and Corne with his the said
Robert Cagers servants to see the said Cropp struck and finished
Itt is alsoe concluded upon that the s^d W^m Black shall att signing
hereof haue deliuered into his posson seaven Servants men and
boyes to be wholy imployed in and aboute the said Crop, by the said
W^m Black untill the said Crop be compleated, and finished.
It is alsoe agreed that in consideracon of the said W^m Blacks
care and paynes, over and with the s^d Servants that he the s^d Robert
Cager doth hereby agree to allowe vnto the s^d W^m Black one whole
Share and halfe a mans Share of the cropp of tobacco made, and one
whole Share of Corne allwayes provided that if John the New hand
should happen to dye before .... then the ....

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It is agreed vpon that the said Robert Cager is to allowe W^m
Black, and his wife their dyett In consideracon whereof the said W^m
Blackes wife is to dress the Servants victualls, and to wash their
cloathes the s^d Robert Cager putt in six milch Cowes into the hands
of the said W^m Black In wittnes whereof wee haue Interchangeably
sett our hands this 19^th of Aprill 1661 Robert Cager W^m Black
Signed in the p^rsence of us Hen: Hide W^m Palmer.
Francis Fisher sworne and Examined this 25^th of February 1661
Sayth That W^m Black did bid M^r Cagers servants, cutt them every
one a Clubb to knock their Master on the head he haueing a Clubb
with a nayle att the end of itt himselfe And moreover sayd itt was a
good deed to poyson their Master, and to that intent made two Pones