56 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 28, 1737.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Richard Stallings of Calvert County being Duly sworn Declares
that Sometime after September 1735 to the best of this Deponants
Knowledge this Deponant received of the Reverend M^r James Wil-
liamson one Pistole weight Twenty three Shillings and Ten pence
or more in order to pay this Deponants and said Williamsons Quit
Rents that this Deponant accordingly went to the Court House of
the County aforesaid where M^r Philip Thomas was who would not
take the same for more than fourteen or fifteen Shillings Sterling
and a few odd pence for which Sum only he did take it.
Richard Stallinges

p. 700

Emanuel Teal of Baltimore County being sworn on the Holy Evan-
gels of Almighty God Declares that this time Twelve months
or thereabouts to the Best of this Deponants Knowledge this De-
ponant was Informed by his wife that M^r Gilbert Crockett with Col
William Hammond High Sheriff of the County aforesaid had been
at this Deponants House and Demanded the Quit Rents that as
soon as this Deponant Came home and was Informed by his wife
as aforesaid he this Deponant went to the said Crockett who told
This Deponant that he would meet him at this Deponants House
the next morning who accordingly Came that then the said Crockett
told this Deponant if he would give his Note for the Payment of one
hundred pounds of Tobacco For his own use and one hundred pounds
of Tobacco for the use of the Sheriff he would not destrain this
deponant but would meet him at a Certain William Rogers's the
Saturday following in order to receive the rent and further told
this Deponant that if he Suffered himself to be destrained the
Charges accruing thereby would amount to Either 400 or 6oo
pounds of Tobacco which this deponant is not Certain and thereupon
this Deponant accordingly passed a note for the payment of the said
Sum of Two hundred pounds of Tobacco and met the said Crockett
at the time and place aforesaid and paid the said Crockett his rent
accordingly; and this Deponent upon his oath aforesaid further
Saith that sometime afterwards this Deponant being informed that
the Tobacco for which this Deponant passed his note as aforesaid
was not Legally due This Deponant sent to the said Sheriff the Sum
of Ten Shillings Current in Lieu of the said 200 pounds of Tobacco
which said sum the said Sheriff accordingly accepted and Delivered
up this Deponants Note and further this Deponant Saith that the
said Crockett at the same time this Deponant gave his Note for the
payment of the said 200 pounds of Tobacco as aforesaid he the Said
Crockett told this Deponant if he did not give his note for the Pay-
ment of Two hundred pounds of Tobacco more one hundred of
which for the said Crocketts use and one hundred for the Sheriffs
use he would Destrain for Land Rent Due from a Certain John
Stinchcomb who lived at this Deponants House altho the said