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
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                                Geifry  Mattecey
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