34     Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             LiberA     my selfe and euerie one from mee neuer to Molest or trooble him
                   any further for mayntainance or any other necessaries
                        This to bee their owne declaration is affirmed by mee
                                                  George Thompson
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        [p. 41] At A Court held in Charleses Countie the 10th of March Ao 1658
                                     Presentes
                         Josias Fendall Esq Mr John Hatch
                         Mr Edward Parkes   Mt Robert Hundley

                    Whearas thear was a warrant issued forth of this Countie baring
                   date the 6th of Nouember Ao 1658 against Richard Haniford and
                   William Clemence at the Suite of W John Hatch and William Mar-
                  shal in an actione of debt to the valew of 2999 lb of tob: and the war
                   rant beeing returned into this Countie Court held the 23th of Nouem
                   ber Ao 1658 quod non erant inuenti Attachment issued forth against
                   any the goods debts or Chattels belonging unto the sayd Richard
                   Haniford or William Clemence or eyther of them at the Suit of the
                   sayd Mr Hatch and the sayd Marchall it is ordered that the bill dew
                   from William Empson for three hundered Sixtie flue pounds of
                   tob (unto William Clemence) baring date the 24th of december Ao
                   1656 bee deliuered to the Sayd Mr Hatch in part of payment of the
                   aboue mentioned Some
                    And it is likwis ordered that the bill and Account dew from Wil
                   liam Robisson for foure hundered Seauentie flue pounds of tob: dew
                   unto the Sayd Clemence baring date the 16th of October Ao 1656
                   bee deliuered (in part of paymen of the aboue mentioned Some) unto
                   the Sayd Mr John Hatch
                    And it is also ordered that William Marshall detayne the tob: in
                   his owne hands dew by bill from the Sayd Marshall unto the Sayd
                   haniford until the Sayd Haniford giue unto the Sayd Marshall Satis
                   faction for a bill of his dew unto the Sayd Marshall.

                   William Assitor Per Aturnatum The plantiue Aresting the def en-
                    Thomas Jackson Plantiue dant in an action of debt the de
                   Umpheric Atwicks Defendant   fendant    confeseth a iudgment for

                 96     Six hundered eightie too pounds of tob: beeing the remaynder of
                   the bill dew unto the Plantiue from Giles Glouer and the defendant
                   for seauenteen hundered lb pounds of tobacco

             [p.   Mr Edward Parkes Plantiue Plantiue declareth by his Petition
                   William Marshal defendant as followeth

                  To the honorable Gouernour and Worshipful Commissioners of
                   Charleses Countie the humble Petition of Edward Parkes Sheweth