510 Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.





        Liber BB The depossicon of Rogger Weddill Aged 21 yeares or there
          No.2 Abouts taken in Open Courtt

                Saith that yor deponants Master docter Richard Tilghman Sent
              yor deponant to worke at Patrik Shuliuants house and for to keepe
              his house while the Said patrick went to yor depont Master Soe when
              the Said patrick Came back he gaue yor depont A bundle of Cloathes
              to Carry to John Chafes and yor deponant deliuered them to Mary
              Chafe and She Opened them And there wass one pare of Sheits one
              Shirt and one pare of drawers And Some Napkins but whose the
              Goods wass yor deponant Knowes not and there wass two Chisills
              of Curneylius And Further Saith not. Rogger Weddill

       [p. 191] The depossicon of Thomas Carman Aged Aboute 35 yeares or
              there Abouts taken in open Courtt
                Saith that he had two Shirtts Stolne from docter Richard Tilgh
              mans at two Seuerall times and that yor deponant found one Shirtt
              Againe In his Rome where he Lyeth And further Saith nott
                                               Tho:  Carman

                The Examanacon of Patrick Shuliuant being Accused of haueing
              Stolne goods belonging to docter Richard Tilghman found in his
              Custody being Examaned in Open Courtt maketh this Confession
              that thomas Sparkes did bring Some goods which he Said he had
              Stolne from his Master Tilghman which Said goods the Said
              Thomas had hid in the woods and the Said Thomas tould this
              Examener that they were Rotten & then he putt them Into the
              tobacoe house he wass further demanded why he did not Reueile
              it to mr Tilghman to that he Answerd that they being rotten the were
              of Litle use to Any and he did forbeare Least the Said Thomas
              should Run Away and he Loose his Cropp by itt and likewise that
              he wass loth to bring the felloe to punnishmt or disgrace

                The Courtt hath Ordred that the sheriffe take Pattrack Shulivant
              Into his Custody & him safe keepe untill he giue Bond with Suf
              ficient Shewarety that wilbe Bound Body for Body for his Parsonall
              Apearance Before the Justices of the Next Provinciall Courtt
              houlden for his Province And there to Answere to Such thinges
              as there on the Behalfe of the Right Honbl the Lord Propriatary
              Shalbe Exhibitted against him &c

        A Courtt held for Talbott County By his Lordpps Justices of the
        Peace the One & Twenth day of November in the xlth yeare of
          the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Doth: 1671
                             Present
                   Mr Rich: Woleman    Mr Seth Foster
                   Mr Wm: Coursey      Mr Tho: Hynson
                   Capt Philemon Lloyd Mr Phil: Steevenson
                   Mr Jonath Sibery    Mr Rich Gorssuch
                   Mr Wm: Hambleton    Mr Edward Roe