560Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




          Liber BB Tob: a Liked it and what they did not Break the might haue Brook
            No.2 and that the tooke his Tob and Carried away

                 The Courtt Ordred a Jury to be Somoned to Try this Suit Depend
                ing Betwixt George Hillston Plat & Robert Knape Defft:
                 Pattrick Moore Sworne & Examined in open Courtt Saith that
                the Bargaine Between Capt George Hillston and Robertt Knape was
                to be Sweetsented Tobacoe without Ground Leauesor seaconds

                 Petter Harrison Sworne & Examined Opon Courtt Saith that the
                Bill passt by Robert Knape to Capt George Hillston was to be sweet
                sented Tobacoe without ground leues or Seaconds

                      The Names of the Jurors
                 Trustrum Thomas Jno Wedge      Jno Glouer
                 Walkter Rowles  Ri: Jones      Jon Elliott
                 Francis Brookes Isack Abrahams Tim: Freeman
                 James Oliuer    Wm: Vincent    Tho: Anderson

                      the Jurys verditt
                 We find That the Tobb which is Brought to Our yew is sound
                we allsoe find for the Deffendt   Trustrum Thomas forman

           [p.—]    Willm Morgan Plat In a Plea of Tresspass upon Casse Declaracon
                Robert Knape Defft Read
                 Talbott County ss:
                 Robert Knape of this County Planter was Atached to Answear
                William Morgan of the City of London Mariner tht whereas the
                fore said Robert the 20th day of Febb Last Past aboard the good ship
                Called the Hopewell of London Now Riding in St Micheall River
                in the County aforesaid In Consideracon that he the said \Villiam
                at the Speciall Instant & Request of him the said Robert had Bar
                ganed sould & Deleuered unto him the said Robert one Suit of wear
                ing Apearell for a man for the sum of six hundred pounds of good
                Sound Marchantable sweetsented Tobacoe did assum upon himselfe
                and then & there did Promis tht he the said Robert the aforesaid
                sum of good sound Marchtable Sweet sented Tobacoe and Casske
                to him the said William when he should be there unto Aifterward
                Required would well and faithfully Pay and Content Yett the said
                Robert his Promis and assumption little Regarding But Plotting
                and fraudulently Intending him the said William of the fore said
                suth of good sound Marchantable Sweete sented Tobacoe Craftyly
                to deceaue and defraud & the same to pay hath Altogather Reffused
                & doth yett Reffuse to the damadge of him the said William to the
                vallue of Two Thousand of Tohacoe & thereupon he Brings his
                suit &c

                 The Deffendt Saith he hath Paid the Plat his Tobacoe the Plats
                Accknowledged the said sum to be Receued & without vewing of it