Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659. 283

Writt to the Sheriffe to warne Will^m Woodroffe to attend the
Court to testify in ditt. caa. Subpcena 500^l Tob. p Za: Wade

Liber
P. C. R.

Writt to the Sheriffe to warne M^r Joseph Wicks to attend the
Court to testify inter John Salter, & Thomas Sowth, Sub poena,
500^l Tob. p Salter.

Saturday 23^th Aprill 1659.

Salter v.
Sowth

All p^ent as yesterday

April 23
p. 246

To the hon^ble the Gouerno^r & Councell of Maryland.

The humble Petⁿ of Thomas Cornewaleys Sheweth, That where-
as Will^m Stephenson did surreptitiously gett into his possesⁿ a large
fowling peece of yo^r Pet^rs, W^ch being demanded by yo^r Pet^r of the s^d
Stephenson, or th^t he must enter an acc5n agst him for it, being then
in p^eson att the first Pou: Court, held for this prouince by this p^ent
Gou^r. The s^d Stephenson desyred yo^r Pet^r to forbeare &, promised
satisfaction therefore to yo^r Pet^r. But he neuer came before his
death, since w^ch yo^r Pet^r hath demanded satisfaction of the Widow,
& of Henry Ellery now husband to the Widow, But both refuse,
Wherfore yo^r Pet^r humbly prayeth the s^d Ellery may bee Ordered to
returne the s^d gunne p^efectly fixed, or satisfaction therefore, & hee
shall pray &c :
To the Petⁿ of the ptf, The Deft sayth That Cap^t Waring & other
soldiers, who came from Seauerne deliuered this Gun, now in dispute
to M^r Stephenson his predecesso^r, & att his earnest request: It being
taken by them from out Cap^t Stones howse.
Patrick fforrest aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined
this 9^th of Aprill 1659 Sayth, That in Aprill Ano 1655, being att
Cap^t Stones howse, (there being M^r Durand, Cap^t Waring, Cap^t
Smith, Cap^t Wicks & seuerall others newly arryued from Seauerne)
he this Depon^t heard M^r Stephenson make a great complaynt for a
gun; Saying hee was a stranger, & newly come into the Country, &
th^t it would bee a greate prejudice to him if they tooke his gun away,
& hee complayned likewise th^t hee could not find his owne gun, or
words to th^t effect, & hee this Depon^t sayth, th^t he heard those aboue
mentioned, to bid him goe into the Hall, & make choyce of a gun, &
further sayth not. Patrick fforrest
Sworne before mee Richard Willan
Cap^t Sampson Waring informeth the Court th^t M^r Stephenson
had a gun deliuered him from out Cap^t Stones howse, but whither it
was his owne gun or not, hee cannot remember.
It appearing to the Court th^t the s^d Stephenson hid first his owne
gun, & then came, & entreated for a gun; & soe had another gun
deliuered him (as the deft himselfe acknowledgeth, & th^t he brought

Thomas
Cornwaleys
v. Henry

Ellery