106 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

        Liber B.   was content to underwrite the Bill of Sale & received Some

              goods in part of payment which She left in the hands of the

              Said Capt Stone untill the return of her Shallop In Wittness

              whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand this 20th of May 1650

              at Providence in the County of Annarundel

                                            me Tho: Johnson

                The above menconed Thomas Johnson hath made Oath

              before me James Homewood Magistrate in Providence that

              what he hath testified above is the truth to the best of his

              knowledge die ditto

                                            James Homewood

           P. 229 The Deposition of Elizabeth Parry aged 26 years or there-

              abouts taken on the of October Sworn and examd Saith

                That She was present when Mrs Margaret Brent made an

              absolute bargain with Wm Stone Esqr of a house at St Maries

              formerly belonging to Leonard Calvert Esq deced & that there

              was goods at her request delivered unto her in part of pay-

              ment for the Said house, And that She was present when there

              was a bill of Sale made for Mrs Brent to Set her hand unto,

              but She refused to Sett her hand to it, if that it was therein

              written that She Should be bound to defend him from all

              Claims, But She would willingly Set her hand to the Bill of

              Sale if that it was therein written, all Just claims whatsoever,

              Moreover She heard her Say afterwards that She would not

              Meddle with the goods aforesd unless the Govr would enter

              upon the house ffurther this Depont Saith not

                      The mark of E P Eliz Parry

              J urat coram nosRobt Vaughan Wm Eltonhead.

              Wm Stone Esq Complt Upon reading of a former Order of

              Mrs Margarctt Brent Deft this Court of the 20th of November last

              made in this Cause It appeared thereby that the hearing of this

              Cause was by consent on both sides respited till the then next

              Court, and nothing being then done in the business the Defdt

              was afterwards arrested upon a warrant to appear in June

              Court last, and the Complaynant now produceing a Letter

              under the Defdts hands of the 28th of Aprill last whereby She

              pretending that her comeing down to Maryland in June would

              be very Inconvenient earnestly desired the Complt to referr the

              hearing of the Cause till this Court and then She would not

              fail to be down, upon which Letter the Complaynt (as he

              affirmed) was drawn to respite the hearing according to her

              desire But it appears by another Letter now Shewed under

              the Defdts hands dated the 10th of July last that She now WaVeS

              all former proceedings, and preremptory averreth that She