Tal bot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 407





     Shewith That William Bagley did take away your Petitioners Liber BB
   servant from his worke to goe to drinking, and your petitioner sent No.a
   for his servant downe to the watter side and the said Bagley sent
   your Petitioner very bad peremtory Language and your Petitioner
   went himselfe, and the said Bagley struck your petitioner and abused
   him very much premisses Considered your petitioner Craueth Legall
   Repareation for the said abusses and your petitioner Shall Ever
   Pray

     Henery Williamson aged Thirty yeares or there abouts sworn &
   examined.
     Saith That when mr South went doune Rice went into the Boat,
   and haueing the hung of the Cask in his hand hee went to take it
   away, and saw mr South strick William Bagley, and severall bad [p. 67]
   words passed betweene them, which your deponant Cannott Reinem
   ber, and further Saith Nott

     John Hynson sworne and Examined.
     Saith That as hee went over the fence hee heard William Bagley
   Call mr South Base words, and further Saith Nott

     John Boules and Ann Hylliard being presented to this Court are
   ordered, that shee Receiue Twenty Lashes on the bare back well
   Laid on, and that hee pay flue hundred pounds of Tobacco to the
   Lord Propriatory.

     Christopher and Elizabeth Barnes the Court haue ordered that
   they kneele doune upon theire Knees in open Court and ask forgiue
   ness, in regard that they Court haue Considered theire poverty and
   abillity to make any other satisfaction/

   Thomas Hrathod planff
                  In an action of Debt
   Henery Wharton def
     To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
   petition of Tho: Hrathod
     Shewith That whereas your petitioner sold one half e of A sloope
   to Henery Wharton for Eighteene hundred pounds of Tobacco your
   petitioner Craueth order for present payment or sufficent secureity
   for his Tobacco and yor petitioner Shall Ever pray

     The Court haue Granted the Planff order for his debt with Cost
   of suite.

     To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the hum
   ble petition of Michaell Carman
     Shewith That John Jenkings deceased stood indepted to your peti
   tioner the vallew of Eliven hundred Seventy flue pounds of Tobacco
   and your petitioner Entered A Cauett att the Last Court held for