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And the Presentments by the grand Enquest last november Cort:
agt: Henry & Tho: Skidmore as alsoe agt: Margaret Penington quast
As alsoe agt: Wm: Canneday
At A County Cort: helld the 11th: Day of Janr: in y 43th: yeare of
the Dominion of the Rt: honr:ble Caecilius &c Annoq Do: 1674 befor
his Lopps: Commrs: thereunto Assigned & Authorised ; / ;
mr: George Johnson . . . : mr: David Browne
Present mr: John Winder . . . . . : mr: Nicholas Rice Commrs:
mr: Charles Ballard . . . : mr: Edward Smith
This Day Severall Runawayes were brought before the Cort:
whose names are as ffoll vizt
Robert Williams and Elizabeth his wife whome Acknowledged
themselves to be the servants of John Athee Living in
Calvert County ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
William Burch who Did Acknowledge himselfe to be the
servant of mr: William Lee ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
ffrancis Elliott who Did Acknowledge himselfe to be the
servant of Nicholas Spencer ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Complainte being made that they had beaten & Abused severall
men belonging to mr: Lewin Denwoods Shallop especially
William Birch and ffrancis Elliott was found upon examinacon
to be the Cheifest offenders ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Cort: therefore ordrs: that they be Committed in to the
Sherriffes Custody And that they said Wm: Birch & ffrancis
Elliott have well Layd on upon the bare back each of them
twenty eight Lashes; And further ordered that they remayne
in the Sherriffes Custody untill they be Sent for by theire
masters or otherwayes Conveyed to them.
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