Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 467







    The Primisses Considered yor Petticoń Craue Order of this Wor- Liber BB
  shipll Courtt that the Said Holland may take Suth Speedy Corse for No.2
  the Cure of yor Petticońs Legg or to Sett yor Petticoń free for yoT
  petticofl Worketh in Greate Miszerry And yor Petticoń as bound in
  Duty Shall Ever Pray

    The Said Richard Holland Accknowledg to the Courtt that when
  he bought Tho Wattson of Jno Edmundson he did agree to pforme
  Mr Edmundsons Condicon In Cureing the Said Wattsons Legg And
  that his Wife Should doe what She Could doe by the time that the
  Said Wattson was free: the Courtt Called Mr Tilghman to haue
  his Judgmt On the Said Wattsons Legg and Mr Tilghman Said
  that his Legg was very bad & Requiered Speedy help Therefore the
  Courtt tould the Said Holland he Must take Some Speedy Care for
  the Cure of the Said Wattsons Legg or Sett him free: Where Uppon
  the Said Rich: Holland Sett the Said Thomas Wattson free In Open
  Courtt

    The Courtt hath Ordred that Jno Edwudson Pay Tho wattson
  his freedom Come & Cloths for his first time upon the said wattson
  Petticon

    Mr Jno Emundson Pcttiëons to this Courtt that George Watts [p. 140]
  Standeth Indebted unto him the Suth of flue hundred twenty foure
  Pounds of tobacoe and Caske Due by bill George Watts Saith he
  hath Payd this Debt Aliready And Produces Recepts for foure hh
  of Tobacoe and said his wife Paid another hh of tobacoe in his Ab
  sence butt lost the Recept Jno Edmundson Accknowledes the Receue
  ing of fore hh of tobacoe but knows of Noe More the Courtt hath
  with the Concent of W Jno Edmundson Reffared this Sute untill the
  Next Courtt: that there George Watts may Bring his Wife to See
  if She will Sweare to the Payment of the fift hh of tobacoe and
  that She hath Lost the Recept thereof

    Jno Edmundson Declares to this Courtt that Jno Crooka is Indebted
  to him the Sum of three hundred & Ninty Pounds of tobacoe and
  Caske Due by bill the Said Crooka not Appeareing According to his
  Arest the Courtt hath Ordred that the Sheriffe make payment unto
  Jno Edmundson of the aboue Said debt the Sheriffe Craues time
  untill the Next Courtt for the bringing the sd Jno Crooka the Courtt
  hath ordred that the sheriffe haue time untill the Next Courtt to bring
  the said Crooka:

    Edward Coppidg Petticons to this Courtt for three hundred &
  Seaventy Pounds of tobacoe Due by bill from the Estate of Chris
  topher Walters deceased the Courtt hath Ordred that Edward Cop
  pidg be paid three hundred & Seaventy Pounds of tobacoe Out of the
  Estate of Christopher Walters deceased: