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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 |
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