400Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.








          Liber BB The deft in answere to this declareth that by the request of John
           No.2 Jones planff your petitioner was perswaded to be bound in the be
                halfe of the said Jones for A Cow and Calfe to William Bishopp
                of Kent County and also Fower hundred pounds of Tobacco &
           [p. 58]  Cask, butt before That your petitioner assigned the Bill to the said
                Bishopp, in the said Jones behalf e, yor petitioner told him that if
                your petitioner was forced to deliver A Cow and Calf e, that then the
                said Jones should pay him one Thousand pounds of Tobacco and
                Cask to which the said Jones agreed, and to pass Bill for the said
                Tobacco when yor petitioner should demand it, that is for the one
                Thousand pounds of Tobacco besids, and further yor petitioner
                promissed that if the said Jones Could procure A Cow for Two
                hundred pounds of Tobacco and bring yor petitioner in his Bill hee
                would giue the said Jones in his Bill, butt now soe it is, that when
                yor petitioner demanded bill of the said Jones according to agreement
                as yor petitioner shall make appeare by Two wittnesses the said
                Jones Refussed to giue Bill, Butt expressed himselfe in extravagent
                words; the premisses Considered the most humble Request of your
                petitioner is that this worshipfull Court will be pleased to grant
                order that the said Jones doth forthwith giue security for the said
                debt with Cost of suite and your petitioner shall pray:

                 Ordered that in Case John Morgan doth pay A Cow and Calfe to
                William Bishopp that then John Jones doe forthwith pay to mr Mor
                gan One Thousand pounds of Tobacco, and that the Ballance the
                Fower hundred pounds pounds of Tobacco (each being indebted to
                other, the Like quantity) and that the planff pay Cost of suite/

                 To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Talbott County the humble
                petition of John Day/
                 Shewith That your petitioner Liueing with his Father-Law is
                abussed, and is in want of necessares where for your petitioner
                humbly Craueth that hee may Choice his oune Gardian and yor
                petitioner Shall Ever Pray

           [p. 59] The Court finding noe Cause for ths Complaint haue orderd that
                he Continue with his father Law.

                 To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Talbott County the humble
                petition of Seth Forster.
                 Shewith That yor petitioner bought a man servant in Virginia
                which was run away, and your petitioner being now possessed with
                the said servant and haueing full power to sue for damage for his
                runing away, the premisses Considered your petitioner Craueth order
                for what time yot worships shall think fitt that hee serve and your
                petitioner Shall Ever Pray

                 Ordered that hee serve according to act of Assembly for satisfac
                tion for the time hee Run away.