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

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Directed to this Deponant thereby Signifying to Come and meet him
at Nicholas Aberdeens (a Barbour) in order to pay his rent and
redeem his Things when this Deponant Came home and received
the aforesaid Notes this Deponant went to M^r William Diggs and
paid said Diggs the rent and got a receipt therefore upon which
Said Diggs told this Deponant That he had given the said Davison
no orders or Instructions to Destrain this Deponant whereupon this
Deponant went to the Said Aberdeens and met the Said Davison and
produced the said Digg's receipt for the rent who then Delivered the
things so destrained as aforesaid to this Deponant upon the Depon-
ants giving the Said Davison a Note for the payment of one hundred
and Seventy odd pounds of Tobacco which this Dep^t Since accord-
ingly paid May 9^th 1737
William Mordant

Francis Perepoint of Ann Arundell County being sworn on the
Holy Evangells of Almighty God Declares that in the month of
March last this Deponant went to M^r John Galloway and Doctor
Samuel Chew in order to pay his Quit Rent and laid down before
them a parcel of Cut Gold in order to Discharge the Same whereupon
the Said Galloway weighed out of the said Parcel of Cut Gold the
Sum of Twenty four Shillings and two pence which he took in Dis-
charge of this Deponants rent being 12/1 Sterling,
his
Francis F: P: Perepoint
mark

Leonard Wayman of Ann Arundell County being Sworn on the
Holy Evangells of Almighty God declares that this Deponant went
to M^r Philip Thomas in order to pay his Quit Rent and gave him
one Guinea and two French Crowns whereupon the said Thomas
at first said he did not Care to take the. French Crowns upon this
Deponants Telling Said Thomas he Expected 5 s Sterling to be
allowed him for Each s M^r Thomas Then told this Deponant he
would allow him but three Shillings Sterling for Each upon which
this Deponent desired M^r Thomas to Deliver him back the French
Crowns and heewould go back and bring the remainder of His rent
M^r Thomas Then said if he took the Crowns he might take also the
Guinea and told this Deponant he might Expect what would follow
which this Deponant Apprehended to be the Sheriff Sent to destrain
him upon which this Deponant agreed to take 3 s Sterling for Each
Crown
Leonard Wayman

William Stevens of Ann Arundel County being sworn on the Holy
Evangels of Almighty God Declares that in the year 1734 This