Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.  471






    that Thomas Jones make Present Payment of foure hundred Pounds Liber BB
    of Tobacoe unto Jno Edmundson with Cost of Sute: &c No.2

     Jno Edmundson Petticons to this Courtt for for fore hundred &
    Ninty pounds of tobacoe Due by bill from John Crooka the Said
    Crooka Accknowledge a Judgmt to John Edmundson for foure hun
    dred & Ninty Pound of tobacoe the Courtt hath ordred that Jn°
    Crooka make Present Paymt unto Jno Edmundson according to his
    bill with Cost of Sute &c

     Wheras there was a Reffarrance in a sute depending last Courtt
    betwixt Jno Edmundson Plat & Georg Watts Deffendt George Watts
    brings his wife to this Courtt & She makes Oath in Oppen Courtt
    that She Payd a hh of tobacoe for the use of Jn° Edmundson in her
    husbands Absence & that She Lost the Recept thereof the Courtt
    finds that upon the Ballance of there Accompts that there is due
    to Jn° Edmundson Ninty pounds of tobacoe: the Courtt hath Ordred
    that George watts Make Present Payment of Ninty Pounds of to
    bacoe with Cost of Sute &c

     Christopher Barnes Petticon to this for Six hundred and fifty
    Pounds of tobacoe Due for a Cow from Michell Pouls vandervortt
    the Said Barnes Proues his debt the Courtt hath ordred that Michell
    Pouls vandervortt make Present Payment of Six hundred & fifty
    pounds of tobacoe with Cost of Sute &c

     Mr Tho: Vaughan Accquitts and Discharge mr Jane Griffin of an
    Execution had against her Deceased husband estate:

     An Invetary Giuen to this Courtt by Rich: Hudson of What [p. 145]
    Stock of Cattle & hogs Rich: Philipe deceased had
    to 3 Cow 2 Heyffers 2 yeares ould and upwards 2 yearling Seares I
    yeareling Heyffer 3 Sows 2 barows

     The Courtt hath ordered that Richard Hudson & Wm Ladds doe
    Eaqualy devide Rich: Philipes deceased stock of Cattle & hogs for
    the use of the Orphants in there Costody & that the Said Richard
    Hudson & Wm: Lads Giue yearly at Every Orphants Courtt an
    accompt of the Increase of the Stock in theire Custody for the good
    of the Orphants as afore Said

     To the Worshipll his Lordpps justices for Talbott County the
    humble Pett: of Ri: Hudson
     Sheweth that Whereas Richard Philipes deceased Left a pcell of
    goods to the Value of 1490lb of tobaco as they was Aparsed by
    Rich: Jones & Jno Singleton yor Petticofl Craues that this Worshipll
    Courtt will be Pleased to lett yor Petticoñ haue the goods Paying the
    tobacoes for them which the was Aprased to: