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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 |
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