476Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.








           Liber BB Thomas Jones Not Appearing it is the Judgment of the Courtt
            No.2 that Order Pass against the Sheriff for not taking bond According

               to Law the Sheriffe Craue untill the next Courtt for to bring the said
               Tho: Jones the Courtt hath ordred that the sheriff bring not Tho:
               Jones that the Sheriff make Present payment unto mr Sam: Hatton
               of Tho: Jone his fore Said Debt


               A Courtt held for Talbott County by his Lordpps Justices of the
                   Peace the fifteenth day of Nouember In the xxxixth yeare of
              the Dominion of Caecilius Annoq Dom: 1670
                               Present
                     Henry Coursey Esq  Mr Wm: Coursey
                     Mr Jame Ringold    Mr Seth Foster
                     Mr Phil: Steeuenson     Mr Tho: Hynson
                     Mr Wm: Hambleton   Mr Jonath: Sibery

                 Mr Wm: Coursey Obtaines Order of this Courtt for two hundred
               & Sixteen Pounds of tobacoe Due from Jacob Briming for his
               Leavys

          151] Mr Sam: Hatton By his Plat Wheareas the Flat Arested the
                 Attorney Daniell Clarke Defft Tho: Jones to A Courtt
               Thomas Jones Deft      held for this County the 20th day
               of Sept: Last Past for twelue hundred Ninty eight Pounds Of tobac
               coe & Caske Due by bill the Said Tho Jones not Appeareing Ac
               cording his Arest and the Shiriffe Not taking bond According to
               law it was the Judgment of the Courtt that if the Sheriff brought
               not the Said Tho: Jones to this Courtt that then the sheriffe Should
               Pay the Said Tho: Jones his Debt to Mr Samuel Hatton: Now the
               Sheriff Not bringing the Said Tho: Jones According to order of the
               Last Courtt: The Flat Craues order Against the Sheriffe for his
               Debt; the Sheriffes Fla: is that the Said Jones was Stopt by exem
               tion & it being A Speciall writt he Could Not be brought out of Pris
               son to this Courtt: the Flat further Makes Pla: that if the Said
               Jones had Benn brought to the Last Courtt he Could haue Secured
               his debt Whereas By the Sheriffes Neiglect In Not taking bond
               According to Law & his Writt he is like to Losse his debt & therfore
               Craues Order Against the Said Jones his Baile The Courtt hath
               Ordred that Sam: Hatton haue Order Against Tho: Jones his Baile
               According to Law &c

                 Mr Rich: Tilghman sheriffe After Judgment Craue An Apeale to
               the Next Prouinciall Courtt held for this Prouince The Courtt hath
               Ordred that Mr Rich: Tilghman haue An Apeale to the Next Pro
               vinciall Courtt Provided he giues Bond for to Pay treble Costs &
               Damage if Cast