Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.





  559

  Bargaine and Agreemen and therefore his Bringeth his suit and Liber BB
  prayeth Judgmt agst the sd John for the Said Cow with Cost of suit No.2
  & he shall pray

    The Deift John Bradborne Pleded he had Noe Consideracon for
  the Said Cow: The plat Proues that In Consideracon he past Bi!l
  for the sd Cow for foure hundred pounds of Tobacoe and that he
  Was to teach the sd John to Read and writte
    The Courtt hath Ordred John Bradborne to giue Harbert Croift
  his Bill for foure hundred pound of Tobacoe wch he the John bath
  of the sd Herhertt & the said John Bradborne to pay Cost of Suit
  Or Execution to follow:

  Tho: Vaghan Plat in a Plea of Case The Plat Declares that the
  Robert Knape Defft Deift is Indebted the suth of Two hundred and
  Fifty pounds of Tobacoe for the Smiths worke the Deift proues
  that he paid the Debt to mr John Pawson: The Courtt hath Ordred
  that the sd Robert Knape haue a Non sute agst the sd Tho: Vaughan:

  George Hillston Plat In a Plea of Trespass upon Case The Declara- [p.—]
  Robertt Knape Deift con Read
    Talbott County ss:
    Robertt Knape of this County Planter was Attached to Answeare
  George Hi!lston of the Citty of London Mariner In a Plea that
  whereas the afore Said Robert the 20th day of Febuary Last Past
  aboard the Good Ship Called the Hopwell of London Now Rideing
  In St Micheals River in the Prouince & County afore Said In Con
  sideracon that he the sd George att the Speciall Instant & Request
  of him the Robertt had Sould Bargained and Deliuered unto him
  the Said Robert Saruants & Goods to the vallue of Three Thousand
  pounds of good Sound Marchantable Sweet Sented Tobacoe in Caske
  did assume upon him Selfe the then and there did faithifully Promise
  tht he Sd Rohertt the afore Said Sum of good Sound Marchant
  Sweet Sented Tobacoe and Caske to him the Said George when he
  Should be thereunto Aifterwards Requiered would well and faith
  fully pay and Content yett the afore Said Robertt his promisse and
  Assumption Little Regarding but Plotting And fraudelenly Intend
  ing him the said George of the afore said Suth of Good Sound
  Marchanable Sweet Sented Tobacoes According to his Promiss &
  Assumption hath Not paid Butt the Same to him heitherto he hath
  Alltogather Reffused and yett Reffuseth to the damage of him the
  Said George three Thousand pounds of Good Sound Marchantabi
  Tobacoe and Caske & hereupon he Brings his Suit &c

    The deff: Pleads he hath Paid the debt and taken in his Bill The
  Plat Saith tht he hath his Bill in But it was by Defraud & decept for
  he was to haue by his Bill good sound sweetsented tobacoe without
  Ground leues or Seaconds the Deffet Answereth the had yew of his