Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.  499








   Sheweth that Hopkin Dauis deceased Was Indebted unto yor Liber BB
  pettcoñ the Som of three hundred & Ninty Pounds of tobacoe By No. 2
  accompt, yor pettcoñ Craues Order of this Worshipll Courtt for his
  debt & he shall Euer pray
   Tho: Philipes makes Oath to his Accompt The Courtt hath Ordred
  that Tho: Philipes Be Paid Three hundred & Ninty Pounds of
  tobacoe out of the Estate of Hopkin Dauis deceased

   To the Worshipll Comisscons For Talbott County the humble
  Petticon of Edward Steeuenson
   Sheweth that Jno Drywood is Indebted to yor Petticon the Suth of
  Twelue hundred Pounds of tobacoe & Caske due By Bill Which debt
  the Said Drywood Reffuseth to pay yor Petticoñ Craues Order of
  this Worshipll Courtt for his debt with Cost of Sute &c
   Mathew Ward the attorney of Drywood Craues a Reff untill the
  next Courtt & he will Bring a statute of England that Play debts
  aboue the vallue of 40s is not pleadable: The Courtt hath ordred a
  Refferance in Steeuenson & Drywoods Sute
  Maryland ss                                 [P. 179]
  Talbott County Courtt
   To the worshpll the Comisscoñs of the sd County The humble
  Petticon of Samll Winsloe Gent
   Sheweth that he haueing obtained lettrs of Admistrã of the Rights
  Debts goods Chattles of Samuell Sladen late of the Sd County
  Deceased to whom Jno Michell of the said County was & Still is
  Indebted unto the Estate the Sum of Seaven hundred & fifty
  Pounds of tobacoe and Caske wch debt thugh offten demaned of the
  sd Jno Michell he hath & yett Doth deny to pay whereupon he Saith
  he is Damniefled & hath Damage to the vallue of one thousand Pounds
  of tobacoe & Caske & ther upon he Bringeth his suit & Prayeth his
  debt & Costs

   Jno Machell Accknowledges a Judgmt of his debt Therefore the
  Courtt hath Ordered that Jn° Michell make Present Paymt unto
  Samuell Winslow the Admistratr of the estate of Samuell Sladen
  Deceased the Suth of seaven hundred & fifty Pounds tobacoe with
  Cost of sute

   To the worshpll Comisscons For Talbott County the humble Pet
  ticon of Walter Rowles
   Sheweth that he hath Done Talers worke for Henry Mathes to
  the vallue of Sixty Pounds of tobacoe & that he hath Deliuered two
  Barills of Indian Come to the Said Henry Mathews which he was
  to be Repaid in kind and allsoe Deliuered unto the said Henry
  Mathews Porke Bacon and venison to the vallue of one hundred