418Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.








          Liber BB order for the same with Cost of suite and your petitioner Shall Ever
           No.2 Pray

                Whereas mr William Taylor is only security to mr wade and Hat-
              ten in Capt Leeds behalfe and the sheriff haueing arrested the said
              Taylor and Could nott find the said Capt Leeds, butt returned him
              Non Est Inventus mr Taylor Craueing A ref erance to the next Court
              for to bring the said m' Leeds then to appeare and mr Wads and
              mr Hattons Atturney being therewith satisfied The Court haue
              granted mr Taylor A Referance till the next Court then to bring
              in mr Leeds/

                To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
              petition of Richard Ti!ghman.
                Shewith That William Taylor stands indebted to your petitioner
              the summ of Two Thousand ninety flue pounds of Tobacco being
              part of A Bill for Two Thousand seven hundred Eighty Two
              pounds of Tobacco which the said Taylor refusseth to pay the prem
              isses Considered your petitioner humbly Craueth order for present
              payment thereof with Cost of suite and your petitioner Shall Ever
              Pray

                Mr William Taylor acknowlidgeth Judgment: the Court haue
              granted mr Tilghman an Order with Cost of suite.

                To the worshipfull the Commissioners of Talbott County the
              humble petition of Leonard Daniell.
                Shewith That whereas your petitioner was A servant to George
              Richardson, and hee in his Life time said that if he died before my
              time was outt, I should bee free, and now the Excecutors would
         [p. 8o]   haue mee serve the time, by Condidion that I was to serve, hee the
              said Richardson in his Life time, nor they since haue in noe part
              performed the tenor of the Condition wherefor your petitioner
              Craueth his freedome with Cost of suite &c

                Wee of the Jury haueing maturely inquiered betweene Tymothy
              Goodridge the Adminestor of George Richardson, and Leonard
              Daniell, nott finding that the said Richardson hath performed his
              Condition wee doe agree that the said Daniell is free by the Condition
                                       Andw: Skinner foreman

          John Pitt planff     The planff haueing not field his petitions
          Jonath:   Hopkinson de ft according to Law The Court haue granted
                               the deift A Non suite in both actions

                Henery Clarke servant to mr Trustrum Thomas brought to Court
              to be judged; the Court Judged him to bee sixteene yeares old and
              to serve according to act of Assembly.