Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     359

       Humphry warren (on the behalfe of Robert Rowland) prsents LiberE
     one John Oulson Servt to the Said Robt Rowlands who is Judged
     to be Twenty one yeares of age.
       Richard Edelen prsents his Servant James Clarke to be Judged
     concerning his age who is judged to bee thirteen yeares old.
       Richard Edelen prsents likewise his Servant Thomas Luce who is
     Judged to be twenty yeares of Age.
       Richard Edelen (on the Behalfe of Capt Willm Boreman) prsents
     two Servants of the Said Capt Boremans to be judged by the Court
     vizt Lawrence wilson who is judged to be twenty yeares of age and
     Lawrence Anderson who is Judged to be twenty yeares old also.
       Sath. Fendall prsents his Servant Anthony Marlow who is judged
     to be Seventeen yeare old or thereabouts.
       Benja Rozer prsents two Servts to be Judged as afore: vizt George
     Chapman who is Judged to be twenty two yeare old & Richard
     Hunter who is judged to be one & twenty or thereabouts

       John Massey came into Court & declares before the justices then
     Sitting in Court tht he is willing &.acknowledgeth himself e obliged
     to Serve Benja Rozer or his heires for five whole yeares to bee
     Compleate & Ended Comencing from the 2d day of october 1671.

       John Vaudrey & Elizabeth his wife acknowledge their right &
     Title of a parcell of land Called St Nicholas unto Job Corner & his
     heires as is Specified in a Conveyance of the Same Bearing date
     8th Augt 1671 & hereafter recorded.
       Thomas Ashbrooke & Lettice his wife acknowledge their right &
     Title of a parcell of Land Lying on the East side of John wards
     branch in nangemy Creeke Conteyning one hundred and fifty acres
     unto John Boyden & his heires as is Specifyed in a Conveyance con-
     cerning the Same Bearing date 9th Janry 1671

       Edmond Lendsey Petitioneth the Court agst Stephen Mountague
     Admr of the Estate of Richard Randall for Two thousand pounds
     of tobaccoe, And the Said Admr confesseth Judgemt for the Said
     Sume unto the petr according to his demand.

       The accon between Ed: Maddock plt & Thomas warner deft is
     respited till next Court

     The Court is adjourned till the Second Tuesday in march.

       Ed: Maddock dema a warrt agt Henry Bonner in a plea of trespas
     on the Case warrt to the Sheriff returnable ut Supra March the 12th
     1671/2                                    Sher:
      Compounded after the arrest.       B Rozer Sheriffe   returne