Archives of Maryland, Volume 0090, Page 0012 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1683

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1683

At A County Co^rt of adjournm^t helld the 28^th day of november in the eight year of the Dominion of y R^t
hon^r:ble Charles over Maryland Annoq Do^m 1683 before his Lopp^s Justices thereunto assigned & Authorised
The hon^r:ble Coll^o William Stevens presedent
Capt^a Henry Smith major Ambrose London
present Capt^a John Winder m^r William Jones Comm^rs
m^r: William Brereton
Thomas Bird plte Poole pro plte
ag^t
William Piper def^t Seaward pro def^tbefore tryall y def^t Craves Security of y plte if in case the plte be cast
m^r W^m Brereton ingaged to pay the Cost & damadges for Thomas Bird
if in case he be cast: & thereupon plte & def^t: Joines issue to be tryed
by the Co^rt: Decl^a: read vizt
Sommersett County Ss William Piper late of this County was attached to answ^r unto Thomas Bird
in an accon of Trespas upon the Case &c
And whereupon the plte by Thomas Poole his attorney Comes & Saies that he the Piper in the year of o^r Lord
1683 Did borrow of the plte Severall blocks and Riggen & other necessaries for the fitting out of his
vessell as will in Co^rt more plainely appear as pr acc^ot here in Co^rt produced but he the said Piper
fraudulently intending the plte to deceive of the aforesaid blocks & Riggen he the S^d Piper doth
deny & utterly refuse to deliver the afores^d Riggen unto the plt although often there unto required
by the plte in kinde as rec^d: by the def^t: whereupon the plte Saith he is Damnified & hath damage
for want of those necessaries to y value of Six Thousand pounds of Tobacco & thereupon brings
this Sute ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Jn^o Doe
pr que Tho: Poole Pledge de Pr^os Ric^d Roe
An Acc^ot of blocks & Riggen & other necessaries Lent to m^r Piper 1683
48^lb: of Sheat Lead 50^lb: of Stuffe w^ch: made roap 30^lb: of oacom Stuff 4^lb:of marline 2 main Tacks & 2 fore
Tacks maine Clewe Garnetts main topmast Shrowds & Stay horses for main & fore yards & main
Spindle 2 Chaine bolts & one Ironstroped dead eye one Iron pompe spere & box on (to-r?) box
2 pomp bolts 4 Dozen of blocks small & great 6 small deadeyes all Stroped 4 paralls & parrel
roaps & a mizon truss 2 Iron bound Caske 2 scrapers one fishtackle hooke 6 Sayle needles one
Cap for the main mast Errors Excepted pr me Tho: Bird
Tho: Bird And the said William Piper by Josias Seaward his Attorney Comes
ag: plea and defendeth the fores^d Injury & Saith:
W^m Piper
That he the abovesaid W^m Piper did not borrow any Such goods as the above named Tho.
Bird declareth he Lent in y year 1683 but in the month of nb^r 1682 Tho Bird Came to the
S^d Piper & desired the S^d Piper to alter his Sloope & make her a barque at w^ch request the s^d Piper
replyed y^t he Shoulld want both riggen & Sayles & blocks to doe itt y Said Bird answers he
had old roapes & Sayles in yo^rk River virg^a enough to doe it & promised the said Piper y^t
if he woulld Send his Shallop for them he Shoulld have them for to fix his vessell the S^d Piper
then replyed y^t it may be he will aske more for them then I Can buy now roapes &c for in Engl
he the s^d Bird Answerdd that I the S^d Piper Shoulld have them Reasonable & Likewise for y^t wee
Shoulld not fall out about itt upon w^ch discourse the said Piper victualled & mann'd his
Shallop & Caried Tho: Bird to York river & theire tooke in what ropes & Sayles &c y S^d bird had
theire & brought them for Maryland & put them on board the Sloope & the said bird did alter
the Sloope & put in three masts (but orderdd the Carpent^r: to make them to Short & small Soe y^t
I am at the Charge to make new masts) & riged them with Some of thees old roapes &c & the
Sloopes riggen & Cutt Some of those roapes for the vessells use & Likewise Cut the Sayle & fitted
it to the vessell & the said Piper ordered the said Bird to keepe an exact Acc^ot of what roapes &c
he made use of on the vessell for the said Pipers use w^ch he promised the said Piper he woulld
doe & Accordingly he Charged them to an acc^ot Such an one as it is & gave it to y Said Piper in
the month of Jan^ry 1682 & then Sayled with y said vessell for the barbadoes and back
againe to Maryland (though Long taryeing there) & then unriged the vessell & delivered
the Sayles & Riggin into y Sd Pipers house & posession soe y^t the S^d: Piper leaves it to y worp^ll
Court to Judge whether or not those Sayles & ropes were not bought by the said Piper
The def^t Craveth y worp^ll Court Judgem^t if the above said Thomas bird his
to y next side

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