576Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




         Liber BB Primisses Considered yor Petticoń humbly Craues that he may haue
           No. 2 sattis faction According to Law and yor Petticofl as in duty bound

               Shall Euer pray

                 The Plat proueing his Declaration by the Oathes of John Gruff with
               and Elizabeth his wife The Courtt hath ordred that Jane the Wife
               of Leonard Daniell haue thirty Lasshes well laide on her Bare Back
               by the sheriffe or his deputie for the tht She wrongfully defamed
               Kathrin the Wife of Thomas Emerson and pay Cost of Suit
                 Uppon the Submishon of the said Jane & for tht the said Jane upon
               her knees did aske Thomas and Kathrin Emerson forgiuenes for hir
               fault and did Accknowledg She had wrongfully abused the fore said
               Kathrin and tht She was Sory for abussing her the sd Kathrin all
               wch dunn in presents of the Courtt: Therefore the Court hath Re
               leased the Jane from hir Corporall punishment

           [p. —] Thomas Emerson Plat
                                 In a Plea of Casse
               Mr Will: Hambleton Defft
                 To the Worshipll Comissc of Talbott County the humble Pettcon
               of Thomas Emerson
                 Sheweth tht aboute Two yeares agoe yor Petticoń did sue in this
               Courtt Mr Jn° Welch for Thirteen hundred and Fifteen pounds of
               Tobacoe and tht then Mr Wittm Hambleton did Assume uppon
               himselfe to pay the Debt But yor Petticoń is as yett unsattisfied part
               of this debt the Primisses Considered yor petticoń Craues an Order
               for what is due and yor Petticon shall euer pray

                 Mr Willm Hambleton Confeseth to pay Thomas Emerson Three
               hundred Sixty Sixe pound of Tobacoe the Courtt hath ordred
               mr Hamblton to pay unto the said Thomas Emerson

        Robert Bryan Plat
                        In a Plea of Defamacon
               Teressi Arnald Defft
                 Talbott County ss:
                 Terassas Arnald of this County was Attached to Answeare Robert
               Bryan in a Plea of defamacon Whereas the said Robert by his
               Arthur Wright his Attorney Complaineth that whereas the said
               Deffendt Seuerall Times this somer Last Past hath Endeured falsly
               and Maliciously to Scandalize and Slander the said Plat whereby to
               take away his good Name and Creditt Contrary to the good Lawes
               of this Prouince & the Rule and dignitie of the Lord Proprietary by
               Malisciously Saying and Endeuoring to Perswade seuerall of the
               good Pople of this County to beleeue tht the said Plat hath Lyne
               with her and had the Corporall knowledge of hir seuerall tims Now
               the Plat Being at present a Single person and upon his preferment
               and Indeuoring to Attaine a Wife and to liue soberly and in the
               Peace of the Lord Proprietary as aforesaid thrugh the Scandall and