Provincial Court Proceedings, 1665.  499


     Drapery & other goods, wayting for 2 fl oppertunity to bee sent unto Liber F F
     Capt James Neale in Patowmack ryuer (unto whom they were con
     signed) wch Packs of goods the sd Staplefort broke open that night
     & conueyed away all the goods wch were in them.
      Ailsoe the 18th day of March The sd Bailey (uppon feare of being
     killed by the Staplefort) hauing remooued from his owne Plan
     tãon, went to fetch his Chest & bedding & to carry them away, where
     uppon the sd Staplefort seized on his ffeather bed Boulster & Rugge
     (wch aliready were carryed to the Landing) & caused them to bee
     carryed into his Chamber uiolently detayning it, & will not restore it
     to the sd Bailey, hauing made demand thereof, hee threatned to breake
     the sd Balleys pate/
      John Balleys oath for the Lord Proprietary, sworne sayth,
      That himselfe & Raymond Staplefort bought that their Plantãon
     together, That They were to pay equally for it, That the howse was
     diuided, That hee this Depont had one Chamber & Two shedds, &
     Staplefort the other part of the howse/
      ffrancis Moggs Aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sayth uppon Oath, [p.89]
     That on or about the 22th of Decembr last, being in the howse of
     Mr Raymond Staplefort & hearing by Report of some of the howse
     That Mr. Bailey was uppon occasion gone to St Maries, And this
     Depont being towards taking his rest and goeing in the Roome of
     tht part of the howse tht is allotted for Mr. Balley to goe to Bed, hee
     fownd the outward doore shott, hee endeauoured to lift up the Latch
     & could not gett the Doore open, soe prsefltly uppon tht called, And
     Mrs Staplefort being wthinside of the Doore replyed, Hee could not
     come in as yett her husband being busey; And hee aliso made an
     swere, I should come in prsently, whereuppon this Depont looked
     through the window of Mr Balleys Hall, & saw him in the sd Balleys
     Clossett wch shutts wth a key. And further sayth hec asked M' Staple-
     fort to sell him some wine & kersey, Hee answered tht hee had none,
     & tht the Packs tht were in the Hall, were Mr Balleys, And further
     sayth tht hee the Staplefort told mee tht they had noe partnership
     in merchandizing, & further sayth not.
      Thomas Boylson aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne sayth,
     That on or about the 22th of Decembr last, being att the howse of
     Mr Raymond Staple fort & Bailey, Being att worke uppon the Plan
     tãon, & finding my selfe not well, Taking the occasion to goe in of tht
     part of the howse tht was allotted for Mr Balley whereby to Lye
     downe uppon the Bed, Did heare att night Lying on my Bed Mr
     Staplefort knock uppon some of the Barrells & did as I could appre
     hend heare some kind of drinke run out of some of those Barrells
     into into some other Vessell. After hee had done, I did heare him
     rub his finger on some of the heads of the Barrells. And further
     sayth tht how hee knowes it was Mr Staplefort tht was in the Clos