Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 449





  strong deceased The Courtt hath Ordred that Rich: Tilghman be Liber BB
  paid Eight hundred And ten Pounds of tobacoe out of the Estate of No.2
  Francis Armstrong deceased According to his bill:

  Mathew Read Plat  The Plat Mathew Read Pettcons to this
  Jonath: Hopkinson Defft Courtt for two thousand six hundred
  fourty flue pounds of Tobacoe due by Accompt from Jonath: Hop
  kinson: the said Hopkinson Accknowledgeth that he Standeth In-
  debt to Math: Read Seaven thousăd Nine hundred thirty three
  pounds of tobacoc Butt Pleads that his Accompt Cannot be devided
  because Contracted for at one time the said Mathew Read saith the
  Price of his goods was agreed on at one time but Deliuered at
  Seuerall days upon proffe of Mathew Reads Last Words the Courtt
  hath ordred that Jonath: Hopkinson make present payment unto
  Math: Read of two thousand Six hundred fourty flue pounds of
  tobaco with Cost of sute &c

  Mathew Read Plat  Math: Read Petticons to this Courtt for (p. 117]
  Jonath:   Hopkinson Defft two thousand Six hundred forty foure
  pound of tobacoe Due by Accompt from Jonath Hopkinson: Both
  Deffendant and Plant makes the same Plae as to the fore goeing
  Order Thc Courtt hath Ordred tht Jonath Hopkinson Make present
  Payment of two thousand Six hundred forty foure Pounds of to
  bacoe with Cost of sute

  Mathew Read Plat  The Plat Math: Read Pettiëons to this
  Jonath:   Hopkinson Dfft Courtt for two Thousand sixty foure
  pounds of tobacoe due from Jonath Hopkinson by Accompt: Both
  Deffendt and Plant Makes the Same Plae that they did to the fore
  goeing Orders: The Courtt hath Ordred that Jonath: Hopkinson
  Make Present Payment of two thousand Six hundre 44th Pounds
  of tobacoe unto Mathew Read with Cost of Sute

    The Deffendt Jonath: Hopkinson Craues an Apeale to the Next
  Provinciall Courtt held for this Province In all the three Accons
  depending betwixt him & the Plant Matthew Read After Judgmt
  Past The Cort hath Ordered that Jonath Hopkinson haue An Aple
  prouided that he giues bond for treble damages if Caste

    To the worshipll Comisscońs for Talbott County the humble Pet
  ticon of John Davis
    Sheweth that Mr Jonath Sibery detained Part of yor Petticońs
  Crop which yor Petticofl made with his sarvt to the vallue of Six
  hundred and eighty pounds of tobacoe Yor Petticoń Craues that
  this Worshipll Courtt wilbe pleased to Order Mr Sibery to make
  paymt to yor Petticoń of his tobacoe due as aforesaid yor Petticoń
  shall pray







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