402     Court and Testamentary Business, 1648.

            Liber A.   warne Edw: Commins being bownd for Kent to carry certaine

                  persons then in the Sheriffs custody, & under exeqn away out

                  of the County or noe.

                    2. Whither or noe, you did heare the sd Edw: Commins say,

                  any time, during his goeing up to Kent tht he was forewarned.

                    3. What answere you did heare the sd Edw: Commins make

                  the Sheriffe, when he was forewarned, by him.

                    4 Whither or noe, you did not heare the sd Edw: Commins

                  reply, How durst the Gouernor forwarne him to carry them

                  away (meaning the prisoners) seing tht there was noe Law in

                  the prouince, or words to tht sence.

               p. 170 5. Whither, or noe, yo did nott see the Sheriffe lay an

                  exequuon on a gun, belonging to one of the prisoners then

                  under exequuon as aforesd & carry it away.

                    6. Whither, or noe you did not heare the sd Edw: Commins

                  speake to one John Deere, bidding him to take the sd gun

                  from the sd Sheriffe saying tht he would beare him out in soe

                  doeing

                    7. Whither or noe, you did see the sd Edw: Commins or any

                  other of his Company take an iron pestle, out of the Corne

                  left, att Mr Sturmans howse.

                    Subpaena for Robt Simkin to testify to the foresd Interroga

                  tories.

                    Aug. 7o To the foresd Interrog. Robert Simkin deposeth

                  Aug: 70 as followeth.

                    To the ffirst. This Dept sayth. That (to the best of his

                  remembrance sometime in ffeb: last) hee heard George Man

                  ners Sheriffe of St Maries County, forewarne Edw: Commins

                  to carry Thomas Munday out of the County of St Maries,

                  alleadging in the hearing of this Dept That the sd Munday,

                  was then his prisoner.

                    To the 2d He knoweth nothing

                    To the 3d He knoweth nothing

                    To the 4th That he heard the sd Edw: Commins say, That

                  there was noe Law in the pro: & therefore he would carry him

                  away.

                    To the 5th He knoweth nothing.

                    To the 6th That seing a gun in the foresd Sheriffs hands,

                  he heard the sd Edw: Commins speake to Jno Deare to take

                  the gun from out the Sheriffs hands: saying tht he would

                  beare him out in soe doeing.

                    To the 7th He knoweth nothing.

                                                Sig. Robt Simkin

                    Willm Harditch complayneth agst Capt Jno Price, for taking

                  away an Ankor of sack from the plf wch stood the plf in 600 l Tob:

                    warrt to the Sheriffe. ret. Octobr Court.