Charles County Court Proceedings, 16 71—16 74.

        Liber E Edward Maddock being attached to answer to Ellenor Bayne of
              a plea of debt Came & Confessed Judgement to her for the Sume
              of one thousand pounds of tobaccoe together with Costs of Suite.

                Upon a reference granted in a certain matter of difference de-
              pending between John de Creyger Plantiffe & Capt James Neale deft
              in a plea of trespas upon the Case The plaintiff preferred his
              declaracon to bee read in Court as foll:
                To the Worshipfull the Comrs of Charles County, The peticon of
              Jno De Creyger Humbly Sheweth, That whereas he the Said John
              Served James neale in Such Employmts as he the Said Neale had for
              him to doe the full Space of Eight yeares being bound by indenture
              made in Holland to Serve So long he the Sd John Served him truly &
              faithfully & never absented himselfe from the Said neales Service
              during the the full terme of his time aforemenconed he the Said
              John hath been free from the Said James Neale three yeares the first
              of february next Ensueing & hath demanded of his Said Master
              James Neale his Corne & Clothes Severall times & he the Said James
              Neale utterly denies to give him any thing according to the Custome
              of the Country Likewise the Sd John Served the Said James neale
              three moneths & ten dayes & was to have made a Crop with the Sd
              James Neales hands & in Consideracon thereof the Sd De Creyger
              was to have one whole Share of tobaccoe proportionably with James
              Neales hands and he the Sd John gott a Condition drawne & brought
              it to James Neale & he told him he would Signe it & did write at
              the bottome of the Condition I will not performe this Condition as
              may be Seene by the Condition the Sd De Creyger hath in his Custody
              & he told me he had Sett his hand To it by Reason I Could not Read it
              I did belleeve he had Sett his had to itt but wn I did understand what
              he had writt I would not Stay any longer wth him but did require
              payment for the three moneths & ten days I had been with him but
              he would not pay me any & Still doth deny to pay me any thing
              Either for Corne & Cloathes or for the time I Served him above the
              time I was to Serve him Therefore yor humble peticoner humbly
              desires that you would be pleased to take it into Consideracon And
              yor Peticoner Shall Ever pray &c
                Whereupon the Court gave Judgement agt the Deft for Corne &
              Cloaths according to the Custome of the Country together with
              ninety pounds of tobaccoe for Costs for the Attendance of three
              persons att Court one day.

                In a Certain matter of difference Depending between Henry
              Bonner Plt & John Hatch & Robert Rowlands Admrs of the Goods &
              Chattells of Francis Bullock decd Deffts in a plea of trespas upon the
              Case.
                Both parties appearing the plt prefferred his declaracon to be read
              in Court as Foil: