552 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1661.

Liber
P. C. R.
Murfee
v. Troope
vide 3 Md.
Arch. Coun.
450
Re Gwyther

Ordered that a warr^t issue ag^t Robert Troope to appeare att the
next Pro^all Co^rt that in the Interim Morris Murfee remayne with Cap^t
Luke Gardner Cott Evans & Richd LLoyd according to the former
order of the Councell

To the hono^ble the Leiutenn^t Generall & Councell Sheweth The
humble peticon of Nicholas Gwyther That yo^r pet^r by order of this
Co^rt summoned an Inquest vpon the Suite comenced touching ....

Bassett v.
Ford
p. 1059

At a Court held att Newtowne for the County of S^t Marys the
Eleauenth day of March 1661

Present Coll W^m Evans
M^r John Abington
M^r Tho Dent
M^r Richard Willan

Thomas Turner.
M^r Luke Gardner
Richard LLoyd

Com^rs

Thomas Bassett Constable of New Towne Hundred doth p^rsent
vnto this Co^rt Robert Foord for killing a hogg of the said Bassett
and afterwards carrying itt to the howse of Richard Bennett
Thomas Bennitt aged 18 yeares sworne &c Sayth That when
Robert Foord killed Thomas Bassetts hogg he this depon^t being in
the woods came vp to him & asked him whose hogg itt was, he the s^d
Foord answered itt was Thomas Bassetts hogg. And he this depon^t
sayd itt was one of his home hoggs, And the said Foord answered
It was more than he knew, and this depon^t did bid the said Foord
carry itt to the howse of Thomas Bassett, and the said Ford an-
swered he would carry itt to Goodman Bennetts, and he would goe to
Thomas Bassetts and tell him of itt And further the s^d Ford asked
this depon^t why he Looked soe said who answered that if Thomas
Bassett were there and knew of itt he would Shoote them And the
said Ford sayd yo^u would not be good to make a Theefe and
further sayth not Tho: Bennett his marke
Margarett the wife of Thomas Bassett sworne and examined
Sayth That Thomas Bennett tould her this depon^t that the hogg
which Robert Ford killed was one of Thomas Bassetts home hoggs,
and bid him ripp the Mawe of itt, and he should finde Corne in itt for
he had scene the hogg the night before att Thomas Bassetts howse
And he .... Bennett tould this depon^t that he bid the said Ford ....
Bassett and he sayd he .... him the said Bennett ....

p. 1060

Elizabeth the wife of Peter Achillis maketh oathe verbatim as
Margarett Bassett. Elizabeth Achillis her marke
Ordered that the said Ford putt in Security to appeare att the
next Provinciall Co^rt or remayne in the Sherriffs Custody, And that
the whole proceedings may be sent thither