Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.  527





   George Cooke Sworne in open Courtt         Liber BB
   Saith that Robert Williams Came to Robert Smith house and No.2
  dessiered him to send for his Maires Robert Smith Spoke to Jno
  Pavy to goe to Jonatli Hopkinson to Receaue two maires of Robert
  Williams for his use and allsoe to goe with Jno Pavy and at Jno
  Hopkinson Robert Williams Delevered to Jno Pavy two Maires for
  Robert Smith use and that Jno Pavy agreed with Robert Williams
  to giue him 200lb of tobacoe to haue the Choyse of a Maire and that
  Jno Pavy Deliuered the two Maires to Robert Smith at his Planta
  tion and Robt Smith nothing to the Contrary But that he did
  Receue them:               George  Cooke his
                                 marke

  Petter Whipley Plati A Refferance ordred by Consent of Plant &
  Will Gard Dfft Deffendt

  Will Osborne Plant A Refferance for Jno Richardson to Bring
  Jno Richardson DefftJ Evedence:

   Frances Smith sarvant to Abraham Bishop Being examined who
  was Father of her Bastard Child saith upon her oath that Thomas
  mamon sarvant to Andrew Skinner is father to her Bastard Child:
  The Courtt hath Ordred that Thomas Mamon pay half e of Abraham
  Bishops Damages and Frances Smith the other halfe

   Abraham Bishop & Andrew Skinner hath undertaken to pay each of
  them flue hundred Pounds of tobcoe for a fine for taking of the
  Corporall Punishmen [worn] to the said Thomas and Frances:

   Jno Richardson Ordred to pay unto George Watts two hundred [p.—]
  pound of tobacoe According to Law for taking up a Runaway sar
  vant of the sd Richardson

   Arthur Emery Gaue this following Accompt this Courtt Being the
  Estate of Elizabeth King the Daughter of marke King Deceased
   two Cows two heiffers one Bull one ould flock Bed two Blanketts
  one Fether Boulster one Coate & Briches of Brod-Cloth two Putter
  dishes one Beacor one Plate one tin Cullender one Iron Pott & Pott
  hookes one Iron Bar two friing Pans one Gun one Spitt two Cheares
  one Iron wedg two milke Trays one Chamber Pott
   And Robert King the son of Marke King hath one Cow two heif
  fers one yearling heifer
   And John King King the Son of Marke King hath two Cows one
  heifer one Cow Calfe:

   Whereas there was a Cow Giuen unto Anthony Cox my Son in law
  By his Grand Wilt Dowsson deceased I Now giue to the Courtt an