The Lower House. 61

Destrained two Negroes of the proper goods and Chatties of this
Deponant for Quit rents due as well for Land in Baltemore County
as Land in Ann Arundell County (some of which said Lands in
Baltimore County particularly a Tract Called Geists planes this
Deponant Know nothing of) in his this Deponants absence but
before the said Thomas and the Said Sheriff went away this De-
ponant Came home whereupon this Deponant promised to pay to the
said Thomas the said rent in a few Days which the said Thomas
accordingly accepted upon this Deponants Satisfying the Sheriff for
his Distraining fee which the Sheriff Insisted was 350 pounds
Tobacco and for which Sum this Deponant passed his note and
alfterwards Discharged and paid
Tho^s Gassaway Jun^r

William Rogers of Baltimore County being duly Sworn upon
his Oath Declares That M^r Gilbert Crockett was on or about the 3^d
Instant at this Deponants House in order to receive his Lordships
Quit rents and that this Deponant aided the said Crockett in receiv-
ing the Same by lending his Scales and weighing Gold and that the
said Crockett in this Deponants presence took at the rate of Two
Shillings Cut Gold in Lieu of one Shilling Sterling and this De-
ponant further Saith that he heard the Said Crockett say if he De-
strained for rent it would Cost Such persons as were destrained
22/6 that is to Say 10 s for his the said Crocketts fee and 12/6 or
one hundred pounds of Tobacco for the Sheriffs fee
William Rogers.

Charles Ridgely of Baltemore County upon his Oath Declares that
he paid M^r Gilbert Crockett the Second Day of this Instant for
Nathaniel Ayres's Quit rent at the rate of one hundred p Cent
between Spanish Silver and Sterling

Sworn at the Bar of the House Cha^s Ridgeley
this 12^th of May 1737 as to Substance
before Henry Hooper

M^r Gilbert Crockett Receiver for the farmers of Baltemore County
declares That by the first Instructions he had from M^r Samuel Chew
Deceased in his Life time and M^r Philip Thomas he was to receive
Spanish Silver at 50 s p Cent Pistoles at 1 5/6 Sterling Moydores
at 25 s Sterling and Cut Gold at 3 s Sterling p penney w^t
By M^r Crocketts last Instructions from M^r John Galloway and
Doct^r Samuel Chew which last Instruction was produced to the
Committee the following Paragraph was Incerted Viz. where the
Necessitys of People Oblige them to pay foreign whole Gold Cut
Gold Foreign Silver or Paper mony as it may be thought a Hard-

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45