Archives of Maryland, Volume 0091, Page 0062 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

At a County Court held for the Right hono^ble: Charles &^a: Anno 1688 62
and the 15^th: day of August aforesaid
Present Com^rs: as aforesaid ~ ~
Came William Morris & Samuell Hayden & became ~~bound~~ indebted to the R^tt: hono^ble: the L^d: prop^ry:
in the full Sume of fforty pounds Sterl: to be Leavied on their goods & Chattles Lands &
Tenements The Condicon being Such that if W^m: Morrison shall make his personall
appearance every Court held heare in Som^rsett County & that dureing pleasure as alsoe
if the said W^m: Morrison will in the interim make appeare that he is a ffreeman &
has in noe waies acted any thing Contrary to Law that then the Above Obligacon
To be void otherwise to remaine in full force & power &^a:
// The same Day Com^rs: as aforesaid
Came John Hambly & Marmaduck Mister & became indebted to the R^tt: hono^ble: the Lord
Prop^ry: in the full sume of fforty pounds Sterl: money of England to be Leavied on theire
goods & Chattles Lands & Tennements for the use aforesaid The Condicon being Such //
That if Thomas Morrison Shall & will make his personall appearance every Court held
here in Som^rsett County dureing the Tearme of one full yeare & a day or if in the interim
he bring a Certificate under the hand of any Justice of the peace liveing & resideing in any
County within the Collony of virg^a: & the said Certificate to be Sealed with the Seale of the said
County & attested by the Clk of the said County the said Certificate makeing Appeare that
The aforesaid Thomas Morrison is a ffreeman & noe waise a Serv^t: & that in the meane
Time he be of the good abearance Towards all the good people within this Province that then
The above Obligacon to be void otherwise to remaine in full force power & vertue
The same Day Com^rs: as aforesaid
Walter Lane pl^t:
ag^t: declaracon read viz^t: & issue Joind Sangster pro pl^t: Poole pro def^t:
James Broughton def^t:
Sum^rsett County Ss James OBroughton of this County ~~was atta~~
planter & Jean his wife were Sumoned to answer unto Walter
Lane of this County in an accon upon the Case =
And whereupon the pl^t: by James Sangster his Attourney comes & sayes that the
Said def^t: at severall times Secretly and Clandestinly dealt & Truckt with the pl^ts: Servant
and induced the said Servants to Steale & purloyne (from their Masters the pl^ts) severall
goods & comoditties & the same hath reced & made use off viz^t: in the Mounth of Aprill or
May Anno Domi 1687 the said Jeane wife to the said James OBroughton reced of the
Said Servants One Bagg full of Eares of Indian Corne & in the Mounth of July follow
The said def^ts: had one Indian Bowle full of Sheile Corne & in the mounth of October
ffollowing the said def^ts: did receive of the said Servants a greate quantity of ffeathers
as many as would fill abed & at severall Other times the def^ts: reced of the said
Serv^t: pease Beanes & Milk wherefore the pl^t: declareth that the said OBroughton
hath not Only made abreach of his Lordpps good Laws but alsoe indammage the pl^t:
To the vallue of Three Thousand pounds of Tob^a: & thereupon brings his Suite
Sangster pro quer> pl:prois (Jn^o: Doe)
(Rich^d: Roe)

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