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Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662. 169 Neale sayd unto Mr Marshall that hee heard hee had a desier to by his Liber A mayd and the sayd Marshal Replyed hee had no mind to buy her 428 unles hee had a mind to sell her and the sayd Neale Replyed hee coold spare her by reason hee had an other littell Girle to sarue his turne and that hee woold make a shift with her and the sayd neall sayd that in case hee woold giue him the same price that hee payd for her she shoold bee his alleaging that hee had baught her some Cloaths and nominated what thay wear and in cas the sayd Marshall woold haue them hee shoold haue them as hee payd for them and the sayd Marshall Replyed that hee had no tob: ready but hee woold pay out of his owne bows as soone as it was ready and the sayd Neale Re plyed that if it wear Ready within this mounth or six weekes it woold sarue his turne and when tht thay had bargained Mr Neale told unto the sayd Marshall her good qualities and her bad faults alleaging that shee was a very good Cooke and that she Coold make very good butter but further affirmed that was a whore and a thiefe and in Case hee Coold breake her of thos faults she woold bee an excellent good saruant and that then thay did agree and desiered Mr Marshall to send for this saruant by a noate to his ouerseeer and his Ouerseeer woold deliuer her and further sayeth that the sayd Neale did make this exception that in Case the woman was not willing to go along with him hee shoold leaue her for hee woold not part with her without shee was willing to go from him and further sayeth not Ane Ges Aged aged 26 years or thearabouts sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that Mr Neale came to Mr Marshalls one thirsday last in the morning and sayd that he had heard that hee had a desier to haue a saruant of his and bee sayd that in case hee had a mind to part with her hee had a desier to buy her and the sayd neale sayd hee had co in Case thay Coold agree and the sayd neal alleadged that bee shoold giue no more for her then she Cost him of Daniell John son affirming that shee Cost him 1950 lb of tob: and the sayd Marshal was Contented to giue it him and the sayd Neale sayd tht in Case hee woold haue her Cloaths which bee had prouided for her hee shoold which was three pare of shoose and a paer of wosted stocking and a pare of bodies and as much braud Cloath as will make her a peti coat alleaging the totall some to amount unt 2250 lb of tob to which the sayd Marshall agreed but sayd bee had no tob: readie untill it was strooke to which the sayd Neale replyed that hee did not Care if hee had it within A mounth six weekes or too mounths and hearupon thay agreed and the sayd Neale told the sayd Marshall that shee was a very good Cooke Landres and Dary mayd and that shee was also boath a whore and a theif and in Case bee Coold breake her of thos too fault she was and woold bee an excellent Saruant but further made this exception that unles shee was not willing to part with him hee woold not part with her to which thay wear boath Contented and [p. 179] |
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