416 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

         Liber E And whereupon the said Roger Complayneth against the said
               John for that whereas Some tyme in the yeare Sixty nyne the said
               Jno did craftely inveigle and advise a Servt of his the said Roger
               named Dorothy Welch to runn away and absent her Self e from her
               Said Mr Service and her when run away did in his did in his house
               sevall tymes harbour and entertayne contrary to his Lordshipps peace
               and the Law of this Province and to the great damage and Injury
               of him the said Roger whereupon he sayes he is damnefyed the
               Sume of 2990 lb of tobacco and thereupon he brings his Suite
                David Towell Sworne in open Court on the behalf e of the Plant:
               who is aged twenty Seven yeares or thereabout, declares tht Some
               tyme three yeares Since he was at John Waters his house at work
               and he saw Roger Dickeson bring the maide from the tobacco house
               to the dwelling house & farther Sayes not
                Henry Aspenoll Sworne & declares the Same;
                John Munn Sworne on the behalf e of the plt allso who declares
               tht John Waters toubd him he entertayned the mayd allmost two
               nights and farther Sayeth not
                whereupon the Worshippfull Comishoners ordred tht a Jury Should
               be impannelled, and goe out upon the Same
                and they brought in this Virdict vizt That the Deft pay cost of
               Suite and one hundred pounds of tobacco damage cost is here-
               under written:
                   To Attorneys fees              060
                   To attendance                  090
                   To Evidence charge to Jno Munn 3 dayes   090
                   To Hen: Aspinoll 3 dayes Evidence charg  090
                   To David Towell 3 dayes charge 090
                                                   420


                Kelham Magbouglin entreth this ensueing marke of hogs & cattell
               (vizt) a figure of 3 undr each eare

                Reodrike Lloyd prferrs this ensueing Peticon to the Court for his
               freedome
                yr humble Peticoner peticoneth yr Worshipps whereas he has

               Served the terme of four compleate yeares according to the Tenure
               or condicon expressed in his Indenture made betweene him the said
               Lloyd of the one partye and John Davies of the Island of Creeke of
               the Easterne Shore of the other and being assigned unto Mr John
               Allen Mercht and from the Said Allen unto Allexander Smith the
               said Smith the tearme of foure yeares being now expyred according
               to the condicon expressed in the Indentre under prtence of being Sold
               to him the aforesaid Allen for the Custome of the Countrey refuseth
               to lett yT peticoner have his freedome according to the Condicons
         [fol. 81] expressed in the aforesd Indentre therefore yr Peticoner peticoneth