452Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.








          Liber BB Richard White Petticons to this Courtt for two thousand Pounds
               of tobacoe Due by bill from the Estate of Francis Armstrong de

               ceased Jno Pitt Accknowledges a Judgment the Courtt hath Ordred
               that Richard White be paid his debt aboue Said According to his
               bill out of the Estate of Francis Armstrong deceased:

                 Jn° Briggs Petticons to thes Courtt for eight hundred Pounds of
               tobacoe Due by bill from the Estate of Francis Armstrong deceased
               Jno Pitt Admistor Accknowledges Judgment: The Courtt hath
               Ordred that Jno Briggs be paid eight hundred Pounds of tobacoe
               According to his bill out of the Estate of Francis Armstrong
               deceased

                 To the Worship” Comisscons for Talbott County the humble
               Petticon of Joseph Wickes
                 Sheweth that upon the Eight day of Octobr Last Passt William
               Osborne William Chadderton And William Williott Brought upon
               the Necke of Land Or Plantacon of yor Petticońs A Certaine Com
               pany of Horses And Mares about Seaventy One in Nomber which
               yor Petticoń being In formed thereof by Mr Tho: South went the
               Next day to Mr Hynsons house where yor Petticon Mett with the
               Said Osborne And the Rest of his Company And demainded of them
               what the did Intend to doe with there horses the Said Osborne
               Answeared yor Petticoń that the made bould to bring them upon
               yor Petticońs Land the Last Euening being themselues And horses
               very Wearry And tyred with Long Jorny And that they was goeing
               to Dryue them all Out of the Necke: Unlest yor Petticon would be
               Soe Curtious as to lett them Feed in Elke Marsh Where they In
               formed yor Petticoń theire horses was then yo' Petticoń demainded
               of the said Osbrne how Many horses the had in all the said Osbrne
               Answeared they had about fifty Or upwards And yo' Petticon
               granted free leaue to the Said Osborne Provided they would Carre
               fully Looke to the fore Sd horses that the did Not Come Any fur
               ther Into yor Petticońs Land then Elke Neck and yor Petticoń would
               yild And grante them Six day Range Or Pasture But Not other
               ways: which the Said Osborne faithfully Promised to yor Petticoń
               that it Should be Carefully Performed Butt soe it was that Not
         [p. 121]   Notwithstanding the fore Said Osbornes Promisses And for Eight
               days time the Said horses and Maires not being Looked Aifter at all
               did Range all ouer yor Petticońs ground or Land and destroyed the
               feed of yor Petticońs Cattle which is much to yor Petticons Damage
               and Iniury haueing Noe other Outlett or Range butt that Smale
               Neck of Land for all yor Petticońs Stock to feed On
                 The Primisses Considered yor Petticoń humbly Craues this Wor
               ship” Courtt wilbe Pleased to grant Order that the Said Osburne
               And his Company May Pay for the Tresspas And Damages dune