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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- |
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