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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1675. 5' Crowne Malego Walter Dunch Comander Servant to Capt Thomas Liber N N Harwood bound by Indenture for foure yeares as by a Certificate issued Out of the Office beareing date the 1 1th of July Anno 1671 does appeare And the said Capt Harwood sold the Petitioner unto Robert Lockwood of Ann Arundell County for the terme aforesaid which he hath most truly and faithfully served Yet notwithstanding the said Robert Lockwood refuseth to sett him free. Which said Certificate being produced in Court It is the judgment of the Court here this tenth day of ffebruary One thousand six hundred seventy five that the Petitioner hath Served his full terme or time of Service according to the said Certificate. Samuel Millington George Beckwith late of Calvert County other- agt wise called George Beckwith of Calvert County George Beckwith j in the Province of Maryland Gent was Sum- moned to answer unto Samuel Millington in a plea that he render unto him the summe of two thousand pounds of tobacco which to him he oweth and unjustly deteineth Whereupon the Said Samuel by Vincent Lowe his Attorny Saith that whereas the Said George Beckwith the Sevententh day of August in the 43th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Döm One thousand Six hundred Seventy foure by his certaine writeing Obliga- tory Sealed with the seale of him the said George here in Court produced whose date is the same day and yeare abovewritten did bind himselfe his heirs executors & admrs to pay unto the said Samuel Millington or to his certaine Attorny executrs admts or assignes the full & just quantity of two thousand pounds of good Sound large & every way well conditioned tobacco & caske in Dorchester County Yet notwithstanding the aforesaid Summe of two thousand pounds of tobacco the said George hath not paid to him the said Samuel according to the tenor of his Said bill though often thereunto required but doth altogether refuse to pay the Same whereupon the said Samuel Saith he is dampnified & hath losse to the value of three thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite. And the said George by Robert Carvile his Attorny cometh & defendeth the force and injury when &c and prayeth liberty to imparle here untill next Court the same day is given to both parties. Now here at this day to wit the twelfth day of ffebruary in the yeare One thousand Six hundred Seventy five came the said Samuel by his Attorny aforesaid and offered himselfe against the said George in the plea aforesaid but the said George came not but made default therefore it is considered by the Court here that the said Samuel recover against the said George aswell the summe of two thousand pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of five hundred flinty and Eight pounds of tobacco costs of Suite. |
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