188 Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.

         Liber B.   Nathanll Hunt doe bind and make over our Cropps unto the

               Said Richard Trew for the full Satisfaction of the sd debt above

               menconed of 5000 l of Tobo whereunto We the Said Thomas

               Warr and Nathall Hunt have likewise Set to our hands this

               present day being the 17th day of September and in the year

               of our Lord 1652.

                Wittness Henry ffalkoner The Mark of Thomas Warr

               The marke of Thomas Hamper Nathaniel Hunt

                Mr Richard Harris Merchant his Mark for Cattell and hoggs

               vizt the left Ear Crop't with a half moon on the nether Side

               thereof under the Crop, and hole in the right Ear.

            p. 336 Mr Richard Harris Merchant maketh Oath that being yester-

               day att the house where Thomas Warr lived, he found the

               door barred and looking in at the window perceived that Most

               of the household goods were removed out of the house, and

               that one John Read hollowing about the Plantacon, there were

               not any that made Answer Soe far as this Deponent heard,

               and that one Richard Trew having Sold the Said Warr and

               Nathaniel Hunt a Sloop as appears by a Conveyance upon

               Record this Depont verily believeth that the Said Warr and his

               wife and Nathaniel Hunt are lately gone out of the province

               or upon their voyage in the Sd Sloope on purpose to avoyd the

               payment of their debts.

                       Jurat 21 Sept 1652.      Tho: Hatton

                Paul Simpson Marriner maketh Oath that by reason of Some

               late passages and expressions used by Walter Peakes of the

               County of St Maries in this this Province of Maryland he hath

               great Cause to Suspect and doth verily believe that he this

               Deponent cannot goe about his urgent occasions within this

               County in Safety but that his life will be indangered by the

               Said Walter Peakes if Some Speedy Course be not taken by

               the Governmt to restrain his the Said Peakes desperate wilfull

               intention and endeavour in this respect:

                         J urat 29o Sept 1652 coram me. Tho: Hatton

                Geoffry Oliver aged about 48th years being Summoned Sworn

               and examined this 29th of Sept 1652 deposeth & Saith

                That about five or Six weeks Since he this Depont being

               then at the dwelling house of Walter Pakes at or near New

               town within night he then and there Saw the Said Peakes

               Strike Mr Paul Simpson with a Sword Cutting him very dan-

               gerously into the Arm, the Said Simpson having not then any

               thing in his hands to defend himself withall the Said Peakes