Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.     205

     Craueth your worships to take the Premisses into your serious Con- Liber A
     siderations so that the sayd William Robisson may Either Proue
     the sayd words which hee hath Spoken otherwise to suffer accord
     ing to the Law: prouided in such Cases and your Petitioner shall as
     in dutie Pray:

      And for the Confirmation of the Precedent Petition the sayd Baker
     humbly requesteth that his witneses might haue thear Oaths giuen
     them which was granted

      James Hays aged 23 years or thear abouts sworne and Examined
     in open Court sayeth that William Robisson sayd unto this deponant
     that for all his Master was a Commissioner he was a Rogue and a
     Rascall and further sayeth not:

      Peter Hipkis aged 24 years or thear abouts sworne and examined
     in open Court sayeth that to the best of this deponants Remembrance
     William Robisson tould the Precedent deponant that for all his mas
     ter was a Commissioner he was a Rogue and a Rascall and further
     sayeth not

      Mr Thomas Hussey aged 26 years or thear abouts sworne and
     examined in open Court sayeth that the next day after that message
     Came to Mr Baker terming him a Rogue and Rascall this deponant
     Came unto William Robissons hous and William Robissons wife
     asked this deponant why did his wife take away that Poringer in such
     a scuruey Mannor which formarly this deponant had lent him, and
     william Robisson Replyed that hee was very angerie with Mr Baker
     about it but since hee understood hee had no hand in it was very
     sory for it and further sayeth not

      Mr Thomas Hussey Sworne and Examined in open Court at the
     request of Mr William Robisson and unto the sayd Robissons inter
     rogations swareth as followeth
      Mr Thomas Hussey sworne and examined in open Lourt sayeth
     that William Empson told him hee had tendered too Coues for the
     use of Thomas Baker for hous Rent befor the Sheriffe and further
     sayeth that the sayd Thomas Baker neuer had them and hee tooke
     drinke and Dranke it and wished it might bee his poyson if hee had
     them this to the best of this deponant remembrance

      The Presedent Oaths beeing taken into the serious Consideration
     of the bord it is ordered that the sayd Robisson shoold acknowledge
     in open Court that hee hath injured the sayd Baker and pay the Cost
     and Charge of suit:

      Mr Thomas Baker Prefereth his Petition as followeth   [p. 203]
      To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charheses Countie the
     humble Petition of Thomas Baker humbly sheweth
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