Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.     617





   Whereas Nehemiah Covington Complained agst Ambros Dixson Liber B No. 1
  Attourney of William Smyton for tobacco alleadged to be due And
  whereupon the Courte doth ordr Ambros Dikson to pay unto the
  said Nehemiah Covington foure hundred pounds of tobacco & Caske
  The said Nehemiah Covington giving security to repay the same
  againe to the said William Smyton or his assignes upon a further
  pceding if itt be made appeare within a year & a day next Insueing
  not to be Justly due

  Att A Courte houllden for tht parte of the province of Maryland [p.7]
      lying & being betweene Chaptank & Wattkins pointe &c
                10th January1665

                        Present
        Mr Steven Horse    mr George Johnson
        Capt William Thorne     mr John Winder
        mr William Stevens mr James Jones

   Whereas Joseph Huse Complained agst Henry Boston That to
  bacco was due to him from the said Henry Boston by Consent of the
  parties aforesaid the differance was referrd to a Jury who gaue in
  their verditt for the said Joseph Huse That the said Henry Boston
  should paye unto the said Joseph Ruse foure hundred pounds of
  tobacco & Caske & all accompts Cleared tht appeared before the Jury
  tht day

   To all people to whome this writinge shall come Robert Harte
  of Anamessix one the eastearne shore in the province of Maryland
  plantr sendeth greeting: Nowe Knowe yee tht I Robert Harte for
  diversse good Considerations mee thereunto moveing doe giue grante
  bequeath & by these presents haue giuen granted & bequeathed unto
  John Richards of the shore & province aforesaid two Cowes & one
  Cowe Calf e with all their Female Increase being marked as Foll:
  (vizt) slitt one the left ear & underbitted & overbitted of the right
  ear) untill the said John Richards doe attaine to the age of twenty
  one yeares & then the Cowes & Calfe abouesaid with all the female
  Increase is to be delivered into the Custodie & keeping of the said
  John Richards as his proper goods; But & if the said John Richards
  shall depart this mortall life before he attaine to the age of twenty
  one yeares, Then the aforesaid two Cowes & Cowe Calfe with all
  their Female Increase shall be the proper goods of Robert Harte
  Junior; To haue & to houlld the said two Cowes & Cowe Calfe being
  marked as aforesd with all their Female Increase till the age afore
  said; And then as his or their proper goods with all their Increase
  for ever: And I the aboue said Robert Harte doe by these prsence
  quitt Claime all my right title or Interest for mee my heires executrs
  admrs or assignes For ever to be debarrd from haveing any Inter
  est or clayme in the said Cowes or Cowe Calfe or any parte of their