6o Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 28, 1737.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Chew was a Dying he Could not then receive the rent but that
another Time would do as well, whereupon some time afterwards
William Hood one of the Sub Sheriffs of Ann Arundell County
aforesaid Came to this Deponants House without any receiver or
Other Officer and told this Deponant he Came to destrain this Dep^t
for his rent whereupon this Deponant asked the Said William Hood
if he Could give this Deponant a receipt for the rent whose answer
was that he Could not This Deponant Then asked the said Hood
what he must do who answered this Deponant that he may let it
alone until another time or an Oppertunity of Seeing M^r Thomas
and M^r Samuel Chew and then Obliged this Deponant to give the
said Hood a note for one hundred pounds of Tobacco as a Destrain-
ing fee
Lewis Duvall

John Bailey of Baltemore County being sworn on the Holy
Evangells of Almighty God Declares that this Deponant in March
1735/6 went to M^r Gilbert Crockett in order to pay his Father
George Baileys Quit Rent being the Sum of Twelve Shillings and
eight pence halfe penny Sterling and gave the said Crockett one
Spanish Pistole w^t 23 s to for which the Said Crockett Declared he
would allow this Deponant no more than the said Twelve Shillings
Eight pence Sterling and three English halfe pence which the said
Crockett Delivered this Deponant in Change he the Said Crockett at
the same time saying he usually took pistoles at that rate and if this
Deponant did not like thereof he might have brought Sterling money
John Bailey

p. 703

M^r William Dallam one of the Dep^ty Sheriffs of Baltimore County
being Sworn on the Holy Evangells of Almighty God Declares that
this Deponant went frequently with M^r Gilbert Crockett to Sundry
the Inhabitants of said County in order to destrain for his Lordships
Quit Rents some of whom This Deponant Destrained and that the
distraining fee this Deponant usually Took was £ioo Tobacco one
halfe whereof (This Deponant was Informed by the Said Gilbert
Crockett) He the said Gilbert Crockett by agreement between him
and the Sheriff was to have for his own use and that sometimes
where Distresses were not made the Sheriff Took the partys note for
the payment of the said Distraining fee the Contents of one of which
said notes was paid to the Knowledge, of this Deponant
William Dallam

M^r Thomas Gassaway Jun^r of Ann Arundell County being sworn
on the Holy Evangells of Almighty God declares that M^r Philip
Thomas with M^r Nicholas Maccubbin then High Sheriff of said
County Come to this Deponants House near South River and