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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677
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Sommrsett County Ss:
Att a County Cort: helld y 14th: Day of August in y Second yeare of y Dominion of y Rt: Honr:ble Charles
over Maryland &c Annoqe Domini 1677 before his Lopps Justices thereunto assigned & authorized ../..
Collll: William. Colebourne: Mr: David Browne
present Mr: George: Johnson: Mr: William Brereton: Commrs
Knowe all men by these presents that wee George Wells of Baltemore County & John Wells of Kent County
Doe assigne over unto Stephen Burle of Anne Arundell County all y time of Service of one man Servant
named Wm: Batchelor belonging unto or Brothr Robert Wells as Due by Condicon unto y said Stephen
from or Brothr Robert to Serve four yeares & whereas y Said Servant hath not Soe long time to Serve per
Indenture wee Doe assigne over alsoe y time lost by Departure from his Service of y Said Servant with
othr Damadges Suffered by y Said Servants Departure make up y said time of four yeares which time
of Departure was betweene four & five weekes & wee Doe hereby engage or Selves to avouch & main
taine y said time mortality & escapes excepted unto y sd Stephen his heirs executors or assignes -
wittness or hands & seales the 12th Janry: 1673: : / : The Severall interlinings express before
In presense of Signing & Sealing hereof : / :
Robert Hope Burle : / : George: Wells: Sealed: / :
George: Hope : / : / : John: Wells: Sealed: / :
Whereas I George Wells consented with my Brother John Wells y attorney of my Brothr: John Wells to
dispose of y within named Servant to Stephen Burle with his whole time which hee had to serve by indenture
& for running away alsoe for y takeing of him up which by Law was 200lb of Tobacco hee y said William
Batchelor being asked whether hee was willing to Serve y sd time to y sd Stephen Burle hee answered that
with that promise that y sd Stephen would buy him he y sd William would willingly & truly sserve him ~
y full time of four whole yeares from y Date within mentioned which is but y reasonable time & satisfaction
hee ought to make according to y Law in yt Case provided with y other service yy was Due: ` ~ ~ ~ ~
George Wells before mee Henry Hazlewood March y 9th Day 1676:
Test: Richard: Ball: / : / :
The Said Servant Did acknowledge before mee yt hee was absent from his Master Wells his Service in runnaway
time 27 or 28 Dayes & promised freely & voluntarily to fullfill four yeares Service unto Stephen Burle to be
Completed according to y Date of this assignement wittness my hand y Day of y Date within mentioned
Robert: Burle: ./ : /: / :
I: William Batchellor within named Doe acknowledge yt my time of service by indenture if had not forfeited
by running away would not have been out untill y 13th of Aprill last past & that besides y time of running away
from my Master abovementioned I runne away from my Master Stephen Burle y 4th March to y Day of y Date
hereof which is four moneths & three Days which is in all 5 moneths which I acknowledge this 7th: July 1677:
Wittness my hand Wm: Batchelor:
Henry: Lewis:
Wm: Planner:
Thomas: Cox:
Maryland Ss:
These presents wittnesseth that I: Henry Lewis of Anne Arundell County Chirurgeon attorney to Stephen
Burle of y Same County for y Consideracon of Sixteene hundred pounds of Tobacco & Casqe have bargained
Sould & assigned over & Delivered unto Mr William Stevens of Somrsett County gentl: one man Servant ~ ~


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