148    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A The plantiue humbly intreateth that Mr Enock Doughtie may haue
                   his oath giuen him Concerning the Premisses which is granted:

                390 Mr Enock Doughty Aged 22 years or thearabouts sworne and ex
                   amined in open Court sayeth that hee saw a noate sent by Richard
                   Watson to his father Mr Francis Doughtie to forbid the baines of
                   Matrimonie betweene Elenor Empson and Any other Person for that
                   she was his wife befor God this to the best of this deponants knowl
                   edg to bee the substance of the float and further sayeth not:

                    The defendant beeing a blind man and disclaiming any interest hee
                   hath or had in her and not beeing able to affirme or denie wheather
                   any such noate was subscribed by him hee beeing forced to trust to
                   Other mens honesty in wrighting and the plantiue not beeing able to
                   prooue that hee subscribed any such noat It is ordered that the
                   Plantiue shoold bee nonsuited:

                    William Smoot Desireth that Mr Robert Sly might haue his oath
                   giuen him Concerning a debt dew from Mr Edward Prescod to him
                   the sayd Smoote which is granted

                    Mr Robert Sly aged 34 years or thearabouts sworne and examined
                 in open Court sayeth that thear was a debt to the best of this de
                   ponants memorie of nine hundered and ode Pounds of tob: that
                   William Smoot was engaged unto this Deponant and for satisfaction
                   the sayd Smoote Procured a noate of Mr Edward Prescod to pay
                   this deponant too hogsheads the one lung at goodman Courtses and
                   the other at Edward Swans to the best of this deponants Remem
              [p. 158]  brance and according to order by Mr Prescods noat this Deponant
                   Sent immediatly Mr Nanfan to looke upon the sayd hogssets which
                   Mr Prescod Pretended to this deponant to bee extra ordinarie good
                   tob: but when Mr Nanfan had seen them that at Mr Swans enclining
                   to a rote but that at John Courtses more sound but paked with ground
                   leaues beeing so ill Conditioned durst not receaue them neither had
                   this deponant any satisfaction of the sayd debt that year and further
                   sayeth not

                   Mis Mary Vanderdunke Plantiue The Plantiue Aresting the defen
                   Christopher Russell Defendant Jdant in an action of debt Prefereth
                                        her Petion as followeth:

                    to the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the humble
                   Petition of Mary Vanderdunke humbly Sheweth
                    That Whearas Christopher Russell was very Sick and your peti
                   tioner administred Phisick unto him and the sayd Russell denieth
                392     Payment to mee The Premisses beeing Considered your Petitioner
                   humbly Craueth an Order of Court with Cost of suit to bee payd in
                   Charleses Counti and your Petitioner shal Pray &c