Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 475







    The Courtt hath Ordred that Ralph Blackall haue Attachment for Liber BB
   twelue hundred Pounds of tobacoe Against the Estate of Jn° Hard- No. 2
   wich estate

    Rice Cookman Petticon to this Courtt for Seaven hundred Pounds
   of tobacoe which the Said Cookeman Saith that Mathew Masson
   made use of which was his Mathew Masson Saith that Rice Cook-
   man was Indebted to him and that ther was a mistake in ther Ac
   compts Soc with Concent of both Partys the Courtt hath Ordred
   that there be a Jury Sothoned & Impanielled

        The Jurys Charge
    You Shall Well And truely try the Case Now depending before
   you Betwixt Rice Cookman & Mathew Masson & bring in y0r var
   ditt According to Law & Euidence Soc help you God
   Ralph Blackball               Jno Michell    Edm: Webb
   Daniell Walkar Jno Wedge      Tho: Boone
   Jno Charlsworth               Jame Selby     Wm: Dauis
   Rich: Jones    Joseph Wiggell Jno Scott
                                        J uryors

    Wee of the Jury find for the Plat three hundred Sixty flue Pounds
   of tobacoe            p our forman Ralph Blackhall

    The Courtt hath Ordered that Mathew Masson Make Present
   Payment unto Rice Cookman three hundred Sixty flue Pounds of
   tobacoe with Cost of Sute &c:

    Mr Samuell Winslow By his Attorney John Broadribb Petticons [p. 150]
   to this Courtt for Eighteen hundred Seaventy Pounds of tobacoe
   Due by bill from Tho: Vaughan: Mr Tho: Vaughan Accknowledges
   A Judgmen for his debt to Mr Samuell Winslow The Courtt hath
   Ordred that Mr Tho: Vaughan Make Present Payment of Eighteen
   hundred & Seaventy Pounds of tobacoe According to his bill with
   Cost of Sute &c:


   Samuell Hatton Plat] The Plat Sheweth that the Said Tho: Jone on
   Tho: Jones Deft the 16th day of August Last Past Annoq Doffi
   1670 by his bill And his hand & Seale did Assume upon him selfe to
   pay unto yor Petticoń the Sufii of twelue hundred Ninty eight Pounds
   of tobacoe And Caske on demaind aifter the Date of the Said bill
   which the said Jones doth Reffuse to Pay unto yor Petticoń to his
   Greate lose & damage Where uppon he bringeth his Sute & Craue
   Order of this Worshipll Courtt that the Said Tho Jones may be
   Compled to Pay the Said Tobacoe to yor Pettr With the damages
   And Cost of Sute &°