492Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.







          Liber BB con In Sasafras River And did tell them it was the way Docter Tilgh
           No. 2 mans Sarvants Went

                The Primisses Considared yor Fetticoń Craues order of this
               Worshipll Courtt Against the said Noris for his saruant that yor
               Pettr hath Lost By the Menes of the Said Noris with due Damages
               And Costs & yot Petticoń Shall euer pray:

                Jn° Bradribb Sworn in open Cort
                Saith that yor depont & Tho: Noris & Jn° Cooke Mett With two
               men at an Indian Cabbin Who being examnined Said the was both
               one of them said he sarued his time With Petter Sharpe the othet
               said he Came Guners Matte to Pettuxon River yor depont Asked
               him why he Left the Ship he tould me there was some defferrance
               between him & the Master Which Caused him to Leaue the Ship
               and that they was Both Resolued to goe for New England & from
               thence to Jamica And there to Saile in a Priuattere Jno Bradrib
          [p. 171] Jn° Cooke Sworne In Open Courtt
                Saith that yor depont Tho: Noris & Jn° Brodrib Mett With two
               men at An Indian Cabbin upon the Branches of Coursaca Creeke
               & yor depont did know one of them to be Petter Sharps Saruant Soe
               we Exathed them Whether they was going or if the was not Runaway
               and he that was Petter Sharpes Sarvant Said the Man that Was
               With him Came Into the Cuntry this yeare & Brought With him
               drinke & kniues & sisers and other things & said he was minded to
               leue the ship & goe for New England Soc Tho: Noris Answeared
               if they was goeing for New England he would drecte them to One
               W South Where the might haue a pass Soe the men Was sattisfied
               & the next Morning Tho: Noris Putt them Ouer the Rever & further
               saith not:                    Jn° W Cooke his
                                              Marke
                George Loudman Sworne In open Cort
                Saith that Beinge In Company with William Bunch saruant Sar
               uant to Obidia Judkin When he Run away from his Master In
               Janry Last Past Cominge unto Thomas Noris house In Chester River
               we tould him We were goeing to New England he demainded of us
               if we had a Pass or Answear was we had None In Reply to Which
               Thomas Noris Made Answear that for A Smale Matter he Would
               Derect us the way And Allsoe Sould us a Compass for which we
               gaue him two Shillings & foure pence in English money one Iuory
               hafted Knife & one paire of Sisseres & we Lay at Tho: Noris his
               house that Night and the next morneing he Carryed us up the River
               halfe a Mile from his house & Asked us what we would giue him &
               he would Carry us up the River flue or Six miles & euery Such Mile
               Should Be flue or Six miles In or waies we warre Agoeing (the
               Which the said Thomas Noris did Carry uss for which we gane him
               two East India handcercheffes one Iuory hafted knife & one paire