226    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A William Stut Aged 43 years or theanabouts sworne and examined
                   the 6th of July 1662 sayeth that shortly after the decease of Capt:
                   Russell Thomas shelton Comming one day to the howse and staying
                   theare at night this deponant went to bed and after heard sum
                   whispering in the Roome whear Captaine Russell usued to ly but
                   not reflecting of any thing this deponant fell asleepe and next morn
                   ing rising Early and going into the sayd Roome to Call up one of the
                   boys to worke this deponant espied the sayd Shelton and Katherin
                   Bud upon the bead togeather in one and others armes and this de
                   ponant further sayeth that afterward the sayd shelton Coming to the
                   sayd hows to make sum Cloaths for the sayd Bud and the saruants the
                   next Morning after bee Came this deponant saw them upon the bed
                   togeather and the night after hee also heard them togeather either
                   in or upon the bed and further sayeth not:

             [p. 220] Robert Landen Aged 20 years or thearabouts sworne sayeth, that
                   shortly after the decease of his maister Capt Russell Thomas Shelton
                   Came to the howse and tarried all night, and the next Morning this
                   deponant Rising Early to go to worke had Occasion to go into the
                   Roome wheare his deceased master used to lye and thear saw the
                   sayd Shelton and Katherine bud upon the bed togeather she lay Close
                   in his Armes and this deponant further sayeth that afterward the sayd
                   Shelton Came to the hows to make Cloaths for the sayd budd and
                   the saruants and this deponant one morning happening to goe into
                   the Roome saw them upon her owne bed togeather shelton layd in
                   her Armes and further sayeth not

                     William Smith Aged years or thearabouts Sworne and ex
                   amined sayeth that Thomas Shelton Comming to Capt: Russells
                   howse to make Cloaths for Katharin Bud and the saruants this depo
                   nant lung in the next Roome to Katharin Bud one night heard Shel
                   ton in the Roome with her either in or upon the bed togeather and
                   this deponant further sayeth and this deponant further sayeth that
                   afterward the sayd Shelton coming to the sayd bows tarried all
                   night and the ouerseer Caling this deponant Early in the Morning
                   up to worke this deponant Lung in the next Roome to Katherins
                   whear Thomas shelton was appoynted to lye while hee was arising
                   saw Thomas Shelton cum out of her Roome in his shirt and Clape
                   himselfe downe upon the bed whear Capt Russell used to Lye and
                   further sayeth

                   and Mr Joseph Harrisson alleging that to his knowledg that shee was
                   as ill a Liuer in acomacke as shee can bee tearmed hear and how that
                   her housband for his liuing did keepe peoples Cattell and that what
                   bee got by his industrie she consumed in Euill Companie and that if
                   her housband it hath bin for her wickednes Whearfore it is Ordered
                   that the sayd Katherin Bud shal haue giuen her forthwith twentie
                   lashes upon her baer backe: