Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 413








     Shewith That John Edmundson bought him A pcell of Land of Liber BB
   the said Shacklady, and your petitioner hath made satisfaction for No.2
   the said Land, to the said Edmundson for the use of the said Shack-
   lady butt now soe it is, that the said Shacklady refusseth to giue
   your petitioner any Assureance for the said Land; the pmisses Con
   sidered yor petitioner humbley Craueth order of this worshipfull
   Court for the same with Cost of suite & yor petitioner Shall Ever
   pray

     The deff: makeing appeare that the planff bought noe Land, butt
   only the Certificate to be had in his oune name, obtains an nonsuite
   against the plane with Cost of suite.

   William Moore planff
                  In an action of debt
  Tho: Phillips deft:
     To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble [p. 74]
   petition of Wm Moore.
     Shewith That yor petitioner sold to Thomas Phillips A maide ser
   vant, and the said Phillips hetherto refuseth to make payment the
   premisses Considered yor petitioner humbly Craueth order from this
   worshipfull Court with Cost of suite & yor petitioner Shall Ever pray

     The Deft afferming that hee did severall times proffer pay ac
   cording to bargaine, and now in open Court tendering pay which
   the planff Refusseth the deff: obtaines an Non Suite against the
   plane with Cost of suite

     Whereas dãid Johnson your humble petitioner hath attended
   Fower and Twenty days upon old Williams, doth hereby petition to
   the Court that hee may haue satisfaction for the same.
                                     Dauid Johnson

     The Court hath granted an Order to Dauid Johnson against the
   Estate of Thomas Williams for Two hundred pounds of Tobacco.

     Henery Pratt the Atturney of Elizabeth Williams Shewith Thatt
   Dauid Johnson hath Carried away A Boate that did belong to
   Thomas Williams and hath Left the boate att the western Shore
   your petitioner humbly Craueth order that the said Johnson bring
   the boat in kinde to the place where hee had it and your petitioner
   shall Ever pray/

     Dauid Johnson brought A peece of one of the boards of the said
   boate that was all worme eaten, and A Noate under Thomas Coles
   hand, where the boate was Left, that did testifie, that the boate was
   disabled. Therefor the Court ordered that the said Jönson should
   pay what the boate was Esteemed worth by Thomas Cole vizt Three
   hundred pounds of Tobacco