234 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668 1670.





         Liber D    Richard Boughton her Atturney in the Said Accon whereupon the
               plts declaracon was read in Court to the Effect as foll: viz
                 The ptt Complaineth against the deft for that whereas the Said
               Defendant during the time of her Service had run away, & absented
               herselfe from his the Sd plts Service Severall times, which times
               he the Said ptt not having given her any Correction for had Caused
               from time to time to be recorded, as p the records may appeare,
               Now the Said Elizabeth having Served out the time She was att
               her first arrivall obliged to Serve (those times of her running away
               only Excepted) did refuse to give him the Said ptt any Satisfaccon
               for those times of her running away whereupon the Said plaintiff
               bringeth his Suite humbly craving this worspfull Court will please
               to grant him Such Satisfaccon against the Said Defendt for those
               times of her rufling away as is by the Act of assembly in that Case
               provided &c

                 Whereupon the Said Richard Boughton Atturney for the defendt
               alleadged that the defendant Could not be punished by that Act of
               Assembly, having for Every Such time of her running away received
               Corporall punishment & thereof he putts himselfe on the Country,
               And the Said plt Like Wise.
                 Whereupon by vertue of a venire facias to the Sheriff Directed
               the Sheriff impaneil'd twelve good & lawfuii men of the bayiifwick
               before whom the busines being brought to be by them decided the
               Defendant requested her Evidences might be admitted which were
               accordingly called & Sworne.
                 Joseph Dorosall aged 36 yeares or thereabouts Sworne & Ex-
               amined in open Court Saith that Mrs Emanson did beat the defendant
               for ruñing away but the particular times he cannot remember, and
               further Saith Not.
         [p. 120] Rich Beck aged Nineteene yeares or thereabouts Sworne & Ex-
               amined in open Court Saith That he Cannot Remember that Ever
               the Deft ran away but that his mother beat her when She came home
               & that his mother Said to her you Shall be free & after that She
               beat her & putt her in Irons & when he went into virginia after her a
               woman asked him if he knew that woman, & he replying She was
               his Servant the woman Said She had Served Six yeares, and further
               Saith not.

                 Edmond Lambert aged 39 yeares or thereabouts Sworne & Ex-
               amined in open Court Saith That on new yeares day last was two
               yeares he Carried her home & She was then pardoned for her run-
               ning away & after that She run away again & her Mistris tyed her
               to a bed post & whipped her, and further Saith not.
                 Anne Lambert aged 30 yeares or thereabouts Sworne & Examined
               in open Court Saith that once when the Said Deft had run away
               her mistris tooke her & whipt her & Said it was for a paire of mr
               prices Stockins & further Saith not.