602 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

            Liber B Whearupon the defendants sayd that if in Case the Plt woold
            [p. Swaer to his Accoumpt that then thay woold pay it which thay did

                 beleeue hee woold not Whearupon Walter Story Swore that John
                 Neuihl had all the things specified in the befor mentioned accoumpt
                 of him at the Raets thear to him Charged and further sayd not
                  Whearfor it is ordered that the defendants shall pay unto the plan-
                 tiue out of the Estaet of the aforsayd Neuill one thowsand three
                 hundered eighty and six pounds of tobacco and Caske:

                  Mr William Price as one of the Administrators of John Neuilh
                 Confeseth a Judgment to Mr Thomas Mathews as the Atturney of
                 Walter king for four hundered pounds of tobacco and Caske beeing
                 for too guns Receaued by the sayd Neuill of the sayd Walter
                 kinge: It is thearfor ordered that the sayd Price as Administrator
                 of John Neuill shall pay unto the sayd Mathews as the Atturney of
                 Walter kinge the sum of four hundered pounds of good sound Mar-
                 chantable leafe tobacco and Caske

            Joseph Edmonds Plantiue the Plantiue Aresting the defendant in
                                   Richard Pinner Defendant an action of the Case Prefereth his dec-
                                   laration as followeth (Viz)
            Joseph Edmonds Plantiue
            Richard Pinner Defendant P his Atturney Wm Caluert Esq
                  The Plantiue declaers against the Defendant in an Action of the
                 Case for that the defendant hath Receaued and harbored a Runaway
                 Saruant of the Plantiues by name Patricke Humes for aboue three
                 mounths nor woold Restore to the Plantiue his saruant upon demand
                 but Perumptorily Justified his detinew till the Plantiue at much
                 Charge Losse and troble was Cornpchlcd to Carry witneses to Stafford
                 County Court and thear tacke thear depositions and tacke Certificaet
                 from the iudges of the sayd County Court of the sayd Saruants
                 beeing his unto the Plantiues very great Charge Losse and troble
                 by seuerall Voyages maed into this Prouince of Mariland all which
                 Proceedings of the defendants hath bin quit Contrary to an Act of
           [p. 4971   Assembly touching Runaways folio 24 A of the Acts of Assembly,
                 whearfor the Plantiue humbly Craueth that the defendant (who hath
                 wittingly and willingly detayned the sayd Saruants time aboue speci-
                 fied, Labour, and fruits thearof) may be Compelled by vertue of an
                 order from this Court to satisfie unto the Plantiue his Damages
                 according to the aformentioned Act of Assembly with Cost and
                 Charge of suit

                  Whearupon the Defendant put the Plantiue to the proofe of his
                 Declaration; who desireth that Patricke Humes may haue his oath
                 Giuen him which is granted