518Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.





         Liber BB The Courtt Not finding any Cause of Sute hath ordred Will Prise
           No.2 to haue a non suet with Cost and Charge from the said Will Finney


                 To the worship” Comissconrs for talbott County the Humble petti.
               eon of thomas yeale Humbly
                 Sheweth that yor petticonr Coming in A Seruant Into this Cuntry
               with mr Croscome and was Sold to mt Hemsley which Said mr
               Hemsley wold haue yor petticonr to Serue flue yeares Although Sould
               but for foure yeares wherefore yor petticonr Humbly Craues Order
               for his freedom And yor petticonr Shall euer pray

                 Mr Ezekiell Croscom Declares to this Courtt that he Sold the
               Said Tho: yoall for the Custom of the Cuntry
                 The Courtt hath Ordred that Tho: yoall Sarve his mr Will Hems
               ley one yeare more


                 To the Worshipll Comisscofl of Talbott County the Humble Petti
               Con of Jno Dolby
                 Sheweth that Tho: Wattson is Indebted to yor Petticoñ the some
               of Twelue hundred Pounds of Tobacoe by Bill which debt the Said
               Wattson Reifueth to Pay yor petticon Craues Order of this worshipll
               Courtt for his fore said &c

                 Tho: Wattson Pleds there was a Condicon In Consideracon of
               the said Bill which Condicon was never pformed
                 Therefor the Courtt hath Ordred a Refferrance untill the Next
               Courtt in this Sute and the said Wattson Bring the Said Condicon
               to the Next Courtt


                 A Reiferanc Ordred in the Bussnes Depening Between Jno Scott
               Plant, & Jno Clements Deft untill the nex Courtt

                 The Courtt hath ordred that George Thirle and Mary Barnett haue
               each of them twenty Lashous well Laid on there Bare Backes for
               haueing a Bastard Child
          [p. 201] George thirl & Mary Barnett Doth Accknowledg in Open Courtt
               that In Consideracon that there Master Henry Coursey Escq Giueing
               them liberty to marry the will make Sattisfaction by way of Serve
               tude unto there said Master for Euery Child the Shall haue In his
               Sarvis at the Discretion of the Courtt for loss of time of time truble
               & Charge of Bringing up each Child the Shall haue In there Sarvetude

                 The Courtt hath Ordred that Walter Rowles pay for a fine to
               tho Right Honble the Lord Proprietary One Thousand pounds of
               Tobacoe for himselfe & Joyce Cox haueing a Bastard Child: