Tal bot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 389





     Whereas Francis Armestrong did preferr to this Court A Condi- Liber BB
   tion betweene him and one Robert Willin who was to plant with his No.2
   hands for A sheare dureing the terme of Three yeares, the forfitture
   of the Condition being one Thousand pounds of Tobacco, and now
   the said Willin haueing run away outt of the Province, And being
   Indebted to the said Armestronge the summ of Two Thousand Eight
   hundred and seventy pounds of Tobacco & Cask as accompt did
   appeare, and the said Willin haueing Left behind him att the said
   Armestrongs house one bill of John Taylors for A man servant:
   wch Bill the said Armestrong produceth in Court, and did desire an
   attachment against the said seruant due in the said John Tayiors
   hands, for the secureing of his debt. The Court haue therefor or
   dered that An Attachment bee granted the said Armestrong against
   the said Servant in the hands of The said Taylor.


             October the Last day Anno 1665

        The Jury
     Frances Bellows foreman     Evan Morgan
      Daniell Walker  Wm Yeoung
      Jno Knight      Wm Smith
      Nath: Cleaue    Wm Jones
      Jno Scott       Jno Chafe
      Jno Newman     Jno Elliott

        Theire Virdict
     The virdict of the Jury is that the tree was only the Cause of
   the Childs Death and wee Cannott finde by any Evidence that the
   man was anywise in fault nither by the mother of the Child, nor by
   any other Evidence        Francis Bellows foreman

                 October the 12th 1665

        Jury
     Mr Robt Weekes foreman Robert Bullin
      John Eason          Thomas Bramble       [p. 45]
      Richd Deavor        Joseph Bennett
      Richd Garling       Thomas James
      Otwill Brodwill     Anth: Angle
      Wm Fox              Alexandr Macatter

        Jurys Virdict
     Is That the man is A deo Dane, and that hee ought to haue Chric
   tian Buriall                Robt Weekes foreman

        The Levy of Talbott County in the yeare 1665
     To the Levy of Fower hundred Forty six psons aft seventy Three
   pounds of Tobacco p head.. . .32558