508Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




         Liber BB Wherea the Sheriffe hath attached of the estate of Dennis white
           No.2 to the value of 1400 In the hands of Rich: Pearce for the usse of
               Mr Wm Hamblton the Court hath Ordred that the sheriff haue
               Execution for the said Mr hamblton Debt With Courtt Charges

                Whereas the sheriffe hath Attached of the estate of Denis Whit
               In the hands of Rich: White for the Use of John Hollingsworth to
               the vallue of eight hundred pounds of tobacoe The Courtt hath
               Ordred that the shirieffe haue Execution for the said Hollingsworth
               Debt with Courtt Charges

                The Informacon of Thomas Sparkes on the Behalfe of the Right
               Honoble the lord propriatery before his lordpps Justicess of the
               peace at a Courtt holden for Talbott County the fifteenth day of
               August in the 40th yeare of dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq doth
               1671 Concerning Certaine goods which was Stolne from the house
               of Richard Tilghman of Talbott County
                Thomas Sparkes Saith that he hard that Seauerall goods wass
               Stolne from his master docter Richard Tilghman and that there wass
               Search Made for them by the Cunstable walter Rowles and that
               there Came to Patrick Soulavants house where the Said Sparkes his
               Master had Ordred to worke fowre women which the said patrik
               Sopossed to be spies the Said Sparkes being Asked by the Courtt
               houe he knew that Patrick Supossed the women to be Spies the said
               Sparkes Said he harde the Said patrick and his wife say so towards
               night following patrick Called me In and bad me goe to the landing
               to See if I saw the women Coming from the Bachelors And when I
               Came back againe I tould the said patrick I saw none A Coming
               and he maid Strainge at it for one of the women had Left her Child
               with patrick and his wife and After that they Sent me downe Againe
               to the landing to See if I saw them Coming and as I Came Back
               againe I hard patrick tell his wife he did not Care when they Came
               for they Could find nothing And he bad his wife hange the key
               upon the naile A small time After the Taylor Came and he maid
               patrick A Coate of black f rise which I suspected to be made of A
         [p. 189]  Coate Which Charles Eggerton lost the taylor Lyned the Saide
               Cote with Canuis which I did Susspecte wass part of my masters
               Canuis which wass Stolne and I tolde it to Rice Cookeman and the
               Said Sould to the taylor A paire of drawers which I knew belonged
               to one of my masters Tilghmans Servants which wass lost when my
               masters goods wass Stoulne and I Saw patrick wifes Cote Aboute a
               quarter of A yard of A pare of Shetes which had my Mistrisses
               name one them and I allsoe Saw towells and napkins which belonged
               to my Master And Missteris and allsoe the Saide patrick wowld haue
               me to goe to my Masters And fech Some of Curnelias the Carpindars
               tooles or he said he wold Send the way that Mr Tullys man went