Archives of Maryland, Volume 0091, Page 0057 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

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had been out upon the said Robert Payne deced it was agreed betwixt the said W^m Robeson
and Thomas Holbrooke to putt themselves upon the judgment of this Court for the said troubles
and Charge & upon the same the said Thomas Holbrooke did at or upon July the 14^th: deliver
the Said mare & ffoale into the said Robesons Custody yo^r: peticoner therefore humbly Craves
yo^r: Worships Judgem^t: And he shall Ever pray &^a
Robert Payne D^r: to Thomas Holbrooke Decemb^r: 24^th: 1688 lb Tob^o:
To dyett Washing Lodging & tendance from the 16^th: of March till the 3^rd: of June last 1200=
To the Cure of his Arme & Cure of his Legg & dyet from y^e: 24^th: X^ber till y^e: 5^th: Jan^ry: - 600
Erro^rs: excepted pr Thomas Holbrooke/ 1800
Whereupon the 14^th: day as aforesaid it was then & there Ordered by the Com^rs: aforesaid
That m^r: Stephen Luff one of the Com^rs: aforesaid take the said account into his custody
and Regulate the same as he thought meet and allow what he thought fitt to the afores^d:
Thomas Holbrooke upon which it was then & there the judgment of the said m^r Luff -
That the aforesaid William Robeson ought to pay unto the aforesaid Thomas Holbrooke
ffour hundred pounds of Toba^o: upon the Acco^t: abovesaid ~~Stephe~~ which was confirmed
by the Court / The Same Day Com^rs: as aforesaid
The R^tt: hono^ble: the Lord prop^ry:
Agt:
John Ellis Jun^r: Inditement Read viz^t:
Som^rsett County Ss The Juro^rs: for the R^tt: hono^ble: the Lord prop^ry: being Sworne upon the holly Evangelist at
a County Court held the second Tuesday in June last past doe present and find that John Ellis Jun^r:
of this County planter did in the Mounth of March and upon the Third day of Aprill last past Clandestinely
and felloniously steale kill and Carry away Three barrow hoggs whereof Two of the said hoggs
were Two years & a halfe old and the other halfe a yeare Old of the vallue in all of six hundred
pounds of Tob^o: which said hoggs were Cropt and Slitt in the left yeare and Swallow forke over
bitt and under bitt in the right Eare which is the proper marke of John Culhoone as alsoe the said
John Ellis is the Above said Mounth of March did felloniously and Clandestinly steale kill &
Carry away Two young shoates of about Nyne Mounth Old cropt and one Slitt in the left Eare
and upper halfed in the right Eare with a Notch at the Roote being the proper marke of George
Wilson and of the vallue of Two hundred pounds of Tobacco wherefore his Lordpps Attourney
Comes and Sayes that the said John Ellis Jun^r: hath not Only Offended Almighty God damnified
and injured his Lordpps good people and Especially his nearest and best Neighbours by frequent
Stealing and purloining their Creatures This being the second Offence, but alsoe hath occationed
Scandall and given Evill example to the good people of this province & most injuriously hath
Contemned his Lordpps good Laws & institucons Soe that Judgement Ought to be entred against
The said offender According to Law in that Case Provided Jam: Sangster Cl Ind^ty
Upon which the said John Ellis Jun^r: appeares and Sayes that he is no waies guilty of what
is Laid to his Charge and for his Treyall puts himselfe upon the Country Whereupon it was
Ordered that a Jury be impannelled w^ch: was by the sheriff accordingly don viz^t: James Weatherly
Walter Reed ffrancis Joyce Robert Crouch Thomas Tyre John Richins John Parsons Nathaniel
Vezey John Hambly Marmaduck Mister Richard Webb & Dunnock Dennis who being -
Impannelled and Sworne to say the truth of the matter according to the Evidences L of Robert
Hall James Browne who were alsoe Sworne and the Circumstance of George Wilson Doe
Say that the find John Ellis Jun^r: guilty of all except that of George Wilsons
Whereupon it was then and there Ordered that the said John Ellis Jun^r: pay to John Culhoone
four fould being 2400^lb: of Toba^o: in payment of 600^lb: of Tob^o: that the hoggs were vallued att
as alsoe that he receive on his bare back well laid on Three Stripes & that he stand in the
Pillory for Two houres all which was executed.

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