York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills Book 8--Labor Complaints

24 September 1689

Whereas William Mansfeild being brought to this Court for the
abuseing and Ill usage of his servant Girle Mary Tabb shee
being in a very Lambe Condicon, and the said Mansfeild takeing
Litle Care in useing Meanes for her Cure, Therefore mr. Robt:
Read is desired by the Court to take Care of the sd Tabb & Ordered
that the said Mansfeild pay the Charges that the said mr. Read
shall be att for her accomendations and useing meanes for the [illeg]
Cure [illeg] Curing of her said Lambeness als Exec.

Source:  York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (8) 312.


26 May 1690

Whereas Thomas Thorpe and Ellinor his Wife sued Robt: Green
to this Court, and in their peticon declares, that they did binde
Richd: Gilbert there son [illeg] An apprentice to ye. Defent.
for the space of nine yeares by an Indenture under hand
and seale to bee Instructed and taught in ye. Arte & Mistery
of a tayler, and to teach or Cause to bee taught to read & to
write a Leagable hand, and not to Imploy him to Labour
in the Grownd, Excepting in helping to make Corne for
the Defendts: famely, but ye. Defendt: without regard to the
said Indenture, Dayley keeps the said apprentice to Labour
in the Ground from year to year, and omitts giveing him
Learning or teach him his trade, which is to ye. said
Apprentice utter Rewing & undoing, Therefore itt is ordered
that ye. said Robt: Green doe at ye. next Court Enter into a
Bond of 4000 lb: tobacco & Cask with good and sufficient
security for his true pformance of ye. said Indenture, and
to fulfill Every Clause and Artickle therein Expressed
according to ye. true Intent and meaning of the same.

Source:  York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (8) 417.