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March Court 1762 121 Apprentice her Said Master well and faithfully she Shall Serve his Secrets keep his Commandments Lawfully and honestly Every where willingly she Shall doe and in all things as a good and faithfull Apprentice she Shall demean herself towards her Said Master and All his during the term afd. In Consideration of which Service the Said Thomas Durham present here in Court in his Proper Person Covenanteth with the Justices of the Same Court in Court Judicially Sitting in Manner and form following that is to Say that he the Said Thomas Durham Shall and will during the term afd. Learn his Said Apprentice to Read Well in the Testament and to knit Sew & Spin and at the Expiration of her Servitude Give her a New Suit of Cloaths Over and Above her Common Wearing Cloaths and do not Likewise find and Provide for his Said Apprentice Meat drink & Washing Lodging and Cloathing Sufficient for Such an Apprentice to have and wear during the term afd. Whereupon the Said Thomas Durham is Ordered to Give Security to Comply with the Covenants afd. Thereupon the Said Thomas Durham together with John McGraw and Thomas Whitney of Somerset County his Securitys all present here in Court in their Proper Persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto the afd. Molatto Mille in thirty Pounds Curt Money of Maryland on their bodies Goods or Chattles Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of the Said Molatto Mille his heirs and Assigns to be made and Levied if it happen that the Said Thomas Durham do not during the term afd. Learn his Said Apprentice Spin and at the Expiration of her Servitude do not give her a New Suit of Cloaths Over and above her Common wearing Cloaths and do not Likewise find and provide for his Said Apprentice Meat drink Washing Lodging and Cloathing Sufficient for Such an Apprentice to have and wear during the term afd.
Security as the Law directs to keep Good Rules and orders in his Ordinary or house of Entertainment as afd. Whereupon Present herein Court in their proper persons and Undertook for the Said William Coulbourn and Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his Lordship the Right Honrble the Lord Propry of the Province of Maryland in forty Pounds Curt Money of Said Province of their bodies Goods or Chattles Lands and Tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors to be made and Levied if it happen that the Said Wm. Coulbourn do not keep Good Rules and orders and do Suffer Idle Loose and disorderly Persons to Tipple Game and Commit disorders or Other Irregularities in his Ordinary or house of Entertainment Contrary to the Intent and Meaning of the Act of Assembly in Such Case provided &c
Boson a Negro of Joseph Gilliss not being able to Labour is Set Tax free for the future &c
Humbly prays that Your Worships will be pleased to Appoint Commissioners to Examine Evidences in Relation to the bounds of the afd. Lands or Depend and Your Petitioner as in duty bound Shall Every pray Geo. Gilliss Whereupon Came here into Court the afd. Petitioner in his Proper person and thereupon the petition afd. being Read and heard and fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that a Commission Issue to the |
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