1 158Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.






              Liber B B Thomas Hussey Sayth That sometime in Aprill last past goeing
                    from Mr Hundleys howse, hee went into the howse where now John
                    Duglasse hues. Robert Robins being there hee the sd Robins told
                    this Depont how tht hee had bene att much trouble about the mare
                    wch Richard Dod lost of his, But hee thanked God that hee had gott
                    her againe, And if tht Richard Dod would pay the Tob hee was In
                    debted to Mr Gerard for the taking of her up, & a payre of shooes &
                    stockins to John Balch, hee would giue him a discharge, & neuer
                    trouble him further about her. And pray tell him soe, & tell him
                    from mee tht if hee will not pay tht Tob. & the shooes & stockins to
                    John Balch that I will sue him for that Charges, & all the rest tht I
                    haue beene att about her, since tht hee lost her. But if tht hee will pay
                    the Charge tht I am att for the taking of her up, I am uery well
                    satisfyed.
                      Jurat, 10th ffeb. 1663 in Court. Willm Bretton/
                      Willm Gotherd Sayth tht sometime in June last past this Depont
                    saw Robert Robins att Pickyawaxent & the sd Robins told him tht
                    hee had his mare againe wch Rich: Dod lost of his, & tht hee would
                    not lend her to ffreind nor ffoe, & if all the Diuells in Hell came, they
                    should not gett her out of his hands. Hee allso told this Depont tht
                    hee had bene att some Trouble about her, in hyring mee to looke
                    after her, But if Rich: Dod would pay Mr Gerard a hogshead of
              [p.213]    Tob. & John Balch a payre of shooes & stockins, that hee would giue
                    him a free discharge from the beginning of the world to that day.
                      Jurat Too ffebruary before mee Willm Bretton/
                      George Harrise aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne & Exam
                    ined in open Court Sayth. That hee being subpened by Willm Rob
                    inson to a Court held in Charles County the 12th of May last past,
                    & being in a Loft att the Court howse in Company wth Daniel John
                    son, Thomas Hussey and Willm Robinson, heard Daniel Johnson say
                    to Willm Robinson Come Willm Lett us make an end of businesses,
                    for as God is my Sauiot I haue noe desyre to doe yow any iniury.
                    ffor allthough I haue arrested yow to the Prouinciall Court, I doe
                    here engage before these Two men That if yow will goe downe now
                    & acknowledge the Land in Court, I will lett the suite fall, & pay all
                    the charges, lett itt bee what it will, & will neuer trouble yow con
                    cerning yor wifes Claime in it. Willm Robinson Replyed if tht I
                    now acknowledge the Land to yow in Court, yow must giue mee in
                    the writing wherein I am bownd to Mr Hussey, to acknowledge it to
                    yow in Court. Daniel Johnson Replyed Gent” here before yow Two,
                    I doe Ingage tht if Willm Robinson goeth now, & acknowledge the
                    Land to mee in this Court, I will giue him in that writing, & all
                    others tht I haue wch Concernes him. Wth that Willm Robinson &
                    Daniel Johnson went downe out of the Loft, & in a short time they
                    both came up againe. Then Thomas Hussey asked them, If they
                    had made an end? And Daniel Johnson Replyed, Yes, Wee haue