Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.  477






    Jno Clements Declares to the to this Courtt that Jno Starke Stands Liber BB
   Indebted unto him Eight hundred thirty foure Pounds of tobacoe No.2
   due by bill the Said John Stark Accknowlegd Judgment to Jno
   Clements for his debt afore said the Courtt hath Orderd that Jno
   Stark make Present Payment of his debt According to his Bill with
   Cost of Sute &c

    Jno Clements Declares against Tho: Philipes for Six hundred forty
   two Pounds of tobacoe due p bill Tho Philipes Accknowleges a Judg
   ment to Jno Clements for his debt The Courtt hath ordred that Tho:
   Philipes Make Present unto Jno Clements of Six hundred forty two
   Pounds of tobacoe According to his bill with Cost of sute &c

    To the Worshipll Comisscońs for Talbott County The humble [p. 152]
   Petticon of Joseph Wickes
    Sheweth that Thomas Hailings hath Inticed and Encoraged two
   men Saruants of yor Petticofls (Viz) Walter Tully and Rich Hew-
   son to make theire Escapes And Run away from yor Petticońs Saruis
   & Promised them to gett them A Pass under the seale of the County
   that they Might make theire thorrow Escapes Likewise was Coming
   with two other fugatiues Rogues in Company In a Boate towards yor
   Petticońs Landing On the 14th day of Octobt Last Butt being dis
   couered By yor Petticoń & Jno Ingram they went & hidd them selues
   In a marsh Neare yor Petticońs Plantacon & was Lurking & Sculk
   ing about yor Petticofls Land untill two or three a Clock in the
   Morning on the 15th day of the Said Munth Nere night the Said
   Hailings was Seen by Robertt Bartrom Nere yor Petticońs Plantacon
   Lurking by A fler And the Said Bartrom going Nere to the Said
   Hailings he went into the woods from him then the Said Bartrom
   Called him Thomas Railings the Said hailings Reffused to make
   Any Answear at all & Likewise on the 16th day of the Said Munth
   In the Morneing the Said Railings was Seen againe Likewise Lurk
   ing Nigh yor Petticońs Plantacon by a fier & being demainded of him
   what he did there the Said Railings Answared that he was Looking
   his hoggs whereas the said Hailings had noe hoggs haueing Sould
   his hoges aboute a forttnight before: which fore said Acteing And
   Proseedings of the Said Hailings being dunn the greatest Partt in
   yor Petticońs Absence being gon towards St Marys of which the Said
   Hailings is Not able to giue Any Accornpt of for the Same: yor
   Petticoń hath Just Cause to Suspect that the Said Railings hath not
   only Indeuored to Rob yor Petticoń of his Saruant But Likewise to
   Rob yor Petticońs house And likewise one of y0r Petticońs Saruants
   hath taken his Councell & is Run away from yor Petticoń The
   Primises Considered yor Petticon Humbly Craues of this Worshipll
   Courtt to grant Order that the Said Hailings Make good yor Petticoń
   damage & suffer such Punishment & Peneilty as is Agreeable to Law
   & just demeritt And yor Pettr Shall Pray: