Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666. 511





    Child after it Corns to the age of three years or upwards and in Case Liber B
    that the sayd Thomas Jaruise doth Come into the sayd Prouince
    within three years then I the sayd Samuell dobson to deliuer the
    sayd Chattell with thear increase all Casualties excepted unto him in
    witnes hearof I haue hearunto set my hand this 21th day of feb: Ao
    1660                             Thomas Jaruis
    Witnes Richard R Morrises marke
          Wiliiam   Marshalls marke

    Endossed August 9th 1664
      I Samuell Dobson doe Record all the suruiuing stocke within speci
    fied together with the increase unto my sone samuell dobson for euer
    it beeing one Cow underkeeld on the left and Cropt on the Right
    Test: Wm Price                   Samuell dobson
         George Thompson

      Mary Ernpsons Guardian Mr Thomas Baker entereth this marke
    for her of hogs and Cattell: Videlicet Cropt on the left Eare and too
    slits in the Grope and underkeeled on the Right ear shee hauing a Cow
    Caiph giuen her by Thomas Jaruice and marked of the same marke
    which Cow Caiph with her whole increas boath Mayle and femaile the
    sayd baker doth engage himself his heirs Executors Administrators or
    Assignes to use thear best endeuours to marke of the aforsayd marke
    till the sayd mary Empson Corns of Age or disposeth of her self in
    manage or otherways dies in her minoritie or disposeth of them or
    tarrieth with him her guardian               [p. 357]

    James Lee by his Atturney The Plantiue aresting the defendant
      Mr Thomas Lomax Plantiue Fin an action of the Case Prefereth
    James Lendsey Defendant his Declaration as followeth

    James Lee Pantiue the plantiue Complaines against the Defen
    James Lendsey Deft dant in an action of the cas for that the de
    fendant in the time of his sheriffralti did tacke away and uniustly de
    tame a maid saruant of the Plantiues greatly to the losse and dam
    mage of the plantiue the premisses Considered the piantiue humbli
    Craueth this worshipfull bord to grant him an order for the valew
    of the sayd saruant: with Cost and Charge of suit: and hee shall pray

      The Pit and defendant beeing boath Redy to Joyne issew and with
    out the defendant thear not beeing Commissioners enough to houid a
    Court: thay boath desired that the absent Commissioners might bee
    fined according to act of assembly for thear default in not appearing
    upon the Court days which was grantd and hearby order noated
    Videlicet Mr Thomas Mathews Mr Walter Beane and Mr Joseph
    Harrisson