Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 491





     The Flat Complaineth that the Tresspasser did in Jully Last Past Liber BB
   Couenant and draw Condicons with one of the Plaints Saruants, the No. 2
   Said Saruant Being of a weake Copassitie And Not Aquanted with
   making of Bargains was with faire words drawne In And Bound to
   Sarue the Tresspasser two yeares for Inconsiderable Waiges, &
   when the Said Saruant Came to Understand his hard Bargaine he
   was much Greeued And did Seeke to Buy in his Condicon Butt the
   Tresspassers demaind was Soe unreassonable that it discoraged the
   Plat Saruant Soe much that In Short time Aifter with vexation of
   Minde he fell Seick Soe that for two munths time the Flat had Noe
   Benifltt of his Saruants Labour to the Plat Greate Loss & Damage
   & furtht the Said Sarvant being discontented at his Bargain was
   goeing to Run away Butt by Chance the Flat understood his Por
   pose & Prevented him
     The Primisses Considered the Flat humbly Craues the Benifitt of
   the Act of Assembly In that Case Provided with Cost of sute Soe
   Caused &c

     The deft Thomas Noris Saith that the Plats saruant was free
   when he made Condicons with him & Craues A Refferance to the
   Next for the Probitt thereof the Courtt hath Ordred that Mr Jno
   Wells & Tho: Noris suit be reffered untill the Next Courtt

    Nich:    Brookes Sworne In Open Courtt
     Saith that Tho: Noris did In July last Past desiered yor Depont to
   Write A Condicon Betwixt Thomas Taylor & him the said Norris the
   which yor depont did when the Came Both togather, According to
   there Agreement which was that the said Tailor did Contract With
   Tho: Noris for to Sarue him two yeares Begining at the Sixth day
   of Janry Last In Consideration for the two yeares Saruis Tho: Noris
   was to giue the said Taylor two thousand Pounds of tobacoe and
   this is All that yor depont Knoweth In the thing Nich: Brookes

     To the Courtt & The humble Petticon of Abidiah Judkins    [p. 170]
     Humbly Sheweth that Sometime In Janry Last Past yor petticoń
   had a Saruan that did Absent himself e from yor Petticons Saruis
   Named Wilt Bunch In Company with one George Loudman Came
   to the house of one Tho: Noris Liueing In Chester River Which
   the said Noris dernainded of yor Petticońs Saruant Whether he was
   Bound & he Replyd to New England: then the said Noris demainded
   if they had a pass and the Answered Noe then the Said Noris Replyd
   that for a Smale Matter he would Conduct them there & did Proffer
   to Sell them A Compass Which the did Buy And After he had Enter
   tained them One Night he Carryed them up Chester Riuer as fur as
   the denidings & Sett them Ouer the Sd Riuer & then he Bad them
   Steare North & two Poynts Esterly & then the Should Corn to one
   Backes house Called the Worlds End it being the upermust Planti