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     him those seruants he said Mr Mountfort did tell him that he thought Liber B
     Mr Stanley was some such person but he did not heare these words
     spoken himselfe, being askt, did Mountfort tell yow that he heard
     Thomas Paggett tell Mr Stanley he was a Cheating and by reason
     of that did yow deferre him he answered he did not

       James Veitch sometime in ffeb: last Mr Sprigg Mr Stanley and
       Thomas Paggett was at Mr Mountforts store and after this Mr
       Stanley said I doe questione whither I shall bee trusted here or noe,
       being askt, yow doe not know whither Mountfort did not sell him
       Goods upon these words, he said he could say nothing in that bussi
       ness—And further saith not—
       Sworne in Open Court Daniel Jenifer—
       Hugh Stanley dds writt of summons in Court for John Mason
     William and James Leisler and Sibbell Six, summons to sherriffe of
       St Marys County ret forthwith—
       John Mason sworne & examined saith
       I was a beating at Mr Stanleys house and this Cow was brought in
     the yard but who brought her I know not and Mr Stanley was not at
     that prsent time at home but Mr Truman carryed her away
       James Leisler sworne saith
       When Mr Truman Came ouer night for the beast and in the morn
       ing he caryed her away, and my Mastr Stanley was not there then at
       that time for I was the first that mett him att the water side and told
       him Mr Truman had Caryed such a browne Cow away then he said
       he hath caryed away the wrong Cow and further saith not—
       Alice Godsgrace sworne saith—
       Mr Truman and his seruant came to Our house for a Cow when
     Mr Stanley was not at home, and he tooke a Cow after when wee gott
       a rope about her homes and carryed her away to the water side and
       in his Boate, and further saith not—
       Sworne in Open Court Daniel Jenifer
       Nathaniell ffrench aged 40 yeares or thereabouts Sworne and
       Examined saith—
       That the 24th July Thomas Paggett and I argueing this Case Con
     cerning what Michaell Cranley and his wife had sworne against W
     Stanley concerning a bill of Henry Thickpennys, Tho: Paggett did
     say it was uery true, Mr Stanley promis'd the bill, and said that he
     had it, but Thomas Paggett said that he knew that Mr Stanley neuer
     had none of the bill for hee knew in whose handes the bill was, And
     that he did possess the Court the same, and that hee was wittness
     to the same bill and in whose handes it was, and further saith not. [p. 336]
       Sworne in Open Court         Nathaniell ffrench
          Philip Caluert