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Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 509 and he did Send one Sabboth day for A froo of Curnelias the Car- Liber BB pinder and Sade if I brought it not he would make me An Ex- No.2 ample to all men in the world And Swore Soe many Oathes to that effect that I durst not goe back againe therefore I told the Millor Geffery of what goods I saw at patricks of my masters and I desired the Millor for to tell my Missteris for my Master wass not at whome that Shee might take Some Corse for my Safty and I allsoe told the Millor they might find Some of the goods In A longe tree lying one the South Side Patriks house if not there to Search In the tobaco house for one day patrick bad me after I had made an end of weeding in the Cowpen to take A hattchet and goe to A hole In such A tree and Cutt it wider and take oute A box And Carry itt Into the house to his wife which i did the box wass Close Stoped with Raggs and In the night when I wass In bed pattrick and his wife did take oute of the box Some Sheitts And one shirt or two And Some napkins And towels which wass much wett and Spotted and they dryed them by night And I Allsoe tould Cornelius of it and Curneylius tould my Misstaris of it and brought my Missteris to me and After I had tould hir of She told me patrick Should doe me noe hurt Soe upon hir promiss I went back againe to patricks and the next day she Sent for Patrick to Speake with My Master & Patrick Returned Answer that he would be with him the next Morning butt my Master Coming from the Bachelors to patricks tooke me with him to Richard Hudsons And In Goeing I tould him all as before Soe he [p. 190] tooke me with him whome to patricks face for to knowe the truth but patricke tould my Master that I brought the goods to his house Soe my master bad me goe to worke for I should goe noe more with patrick and Said he did freely forgiue uss all butt I did tell one that wass there that I wold petticon to the Courtt Concerning the bussnis and when the Ouerseear hard of itt he tould me if I stered from Whome he would bast me he Allsoe ordered the Rest of my Fellow Servants if they Saw me goe without the plantacon they should droube me back againe I allsoe hard patrick Shulavant begg hard of my Master and Misstres for to take there goods againe but they neuer tooke them to My knowledge The depossecon of Geffery Matteccey Aged thirty yeares or there Abouts taken In open Courtt Saith that Thomas Sparkes tould your deponant that the goods which was Stolne from your deponants Master docter Richard Tilgh man was at Patrick Shulivants house and that he hard patricks wife Say that She had Rather the goods was borned then they Should be found for to discriditt them and that patrick Answered no not so for they was worth A greate deale of tobacoe And further Saith nott his Geifry Mattecey marke |
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