Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 405








    Francis Armestrong planff   e Liber BB
                    In an action of th Case No 2
    John Hodges defft
    To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
  petition Francis Armestrong
    Shewith That hee bought of one maid servant of John Hodges
  for her full time and yor petitioner haueing demanded the servants
  Indenturs, severall times butt Could never gett them Butt the said
  Hodges hath proffered to sell the Indenturs; pretending that hee
  sold her to your petitioner butt for flue yeares, and the said Hodges
  would sell the other two years from your petitioner unless that
  giue him Two Thousand pounds of Tobacco: the premisses Consid
  ered your petitioner Craueth an Order that the said Hodges shall
  make ouer the Indenture in Court to your Petitioner with Cost of
  suite; your petitioner haueing alredy payed for the servant the full
  of his demand without any Resservation, and yor petitioner Shall
  Ever Pray

    The defft made ouer the Indenture in open Court; being for seven
  yeares and is ordered to pay the one half e of the Cost of suite

  Tho: Bolston planff
               In an action of the Case
  John Hodges defft
    To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
  petition of Thomas Boiston.
    Shewith That John Hodges detaineth two Bills that belong to your
  petitioner to his great damage and Loss wherefor your petitioner
  humbly Craueth this worshipfull Court will bee pleased to order the
  said Hodges to deliver the said Bills and pay Cost of suite and yor
  petitioner shall Ever Pray

    Ordered that the plane haue his Bills delivered forthwith with
  Cost of suite/

  Christopher Barns planff
   In an action of the Case                         [p. 65]
  Jonathan Sybery defft
    To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
  petition of Christopher Barns.
    Shewith That your petitioner was sent into this province A ser
  vant unto W Thomas Hynson who sold yor petitioner unto mr
  Henery Morgan now deceased for Fower yeares according to the
  Custome of this province, and your petitioners mrs goeing for Eng
  land the spring before that your petitioner was free Left order with
  mr Sybery to deliuer him his Corne and freedome Close the tenth of
  November Following as your petitioner Can make appeare, butt be
  cause mt Hynson my Former master Laying Claime to some further
  time which hee Could nott make appeare, and therefor haue made
  agreement betwext them, the aforesaid mr Sybery Refusseth pay-