172Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.






             Liber B B of February 1663 wee haue taken the said Watsons deposition which
                       is as followeth—
                       The deposicon of Richard Watson aged 41 yeanes or thereabouts
                     swonne & examined sayth as followeth
                       That in the yeane 1660 to the best of my remembrance about the
                     month of August on Septembr this deponant being allmost quite danke
                     of sight att that time Richard Dod coming to this Deponants howse
                     bringing something in that did gingell and make a noyse this de
                     ponant did aske Richard Dod what hee had brought there wth him
              uide folio Richard Dod replyed & sayd it was a bridle & saddle for hee had bor
              258: rowed Robin Robinses mare to ride to the howse of Thomas Baker
                  26o: and during the time of his stay or aboade att Thomas Bakers the
                     mane did breake and get away from thence and Richard Dod did say
                     that hee had been seeking the mare in the woods & could not finde
                     her but was in hope that the mane was returned to the place where
                     he borrowed her and further sayth not
                       Jurauit Conam nos die decimo nono
                        Mart in A° Millesimo Sexcentesimo
                        Sexagesimo tentio alias Quarto
                          Henry Adams Thomas Mathewes
                 [p. 231] Capt Miles Cooke ills wnitt agst Edward West in an accon of debt
              March to to the uallue of 2000lb tob:
                  255 Wanrt to sherriffe of St Marys County to arrest &c. net next pro
                     uinciall Count Aprill ut supra.
                    To the honble Gouemnor & Councell of the prouince of Maryland, The
                        humble petcon of Miles Cooke sheweth
                       That Edward West did upon the 13th day of May 1663 assume
              upon himselfe to pay yor petr or his Assignes upon th 13th Nouembr
              1663 the full & Just Suth of two thowsand pounds of good sound
              merchantable leafe tobacco & Caske as by his Specialty will appeane
              which said Sum of 2000lb tob: the said Edward West hath not paid
              but makes delayes therein to yor petrs greate damage Wherefore hee
              prayeth Order of this honble Court for speedy paymt therein wth Cost
              & dathages And as in Duty bound hee shall pray &c—
              uide folio John Sheppard dds wnitt against Thomas Bennit in an accon of
                  262 debt to the uallue of 1700lb~ tob
                       Warrant to Shenniffe of St Marys County to arrest & net next
                     pnouinciall Count 5th Aprill ut supra
                    To the honble Gouennor & Councelh of the prouince of Maryland, The
                        humble petcon of Jno Sheppard Sheweth
                       That Thomas Bennitt did upon the 24th day of January 1662
                     assume upon himselfe to pay yor pet” his heires on Assignes upon
                     the 25th day of March 1663 the full & Just Suth of Seauenteene hun
                     dred pounds of good merchantable tobaccoe & Caske as by his Spe
                     cialty will appeare, which said Suth of 1700lb tob: the said Thomas