256    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A    giue him too hogsets and so thay parted and further this deponant
                   sayeth not

                     Rendall Cremer sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that
                   when hee Came out of the field hee heard William Codwell and John
                   Wood discoursing about a bargaine and hew thomas sayd John you
                   will doe well to help william Codwell a mounth and John Wood Re
                   plyed hee did not much Care if hee did whearupon William Codwell
                   Replyed in Case hee woold helpe him a month hee woold giue him
                   too hogsets whearupon thay agreed and thay went home with william
                   Codwell and further sayeth that John wood shoold say hee woold
                   not haue him to requir mor of him then hee was Able to which wil
                   liam Codwell sayd God forbid that I shoold desir mor of you then
                   you are Able and thearupon John wood sayd that then hee woold doe
                   what hee was able and further sayeth not:

                     Whearupon the defendants Atturney John Waltom prefered his
                   letter of Atturney as followeth
                     Bee it knowne unto all men by thees Presants that I John Wood of
                   Charleses Countie in the prouince of Mariland doe hearby and in my
                   stead Constitute and ordaine my well beloued frind John Waltom my
                   trew and law full Atturney to sew plead for mee and in my name and
                   lickwise I the sayd John Wood doe by thees presant Ratifie and Con
                   firme what my Atturney shall doe as though I wear thear personally
                   presant as witnes my hand this 26 day of september Ao 1662
                   Witnes Walter                         Beane  John Wood
                            his marke               his marke
                         Francis                  Ferenla
                            his marke

                     Whearupon desiereth that Elizabeth Dager might haue her oath
                   giuen her which was granted
                     Elisabeth Dager sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that
                   one a munday about the middell of August John wood began to pick
                   a quarrell with margeret Codwell about a bottell and thay falling to
                   words the sayd Margeret Called the sayd Wood Rouge Rascall and
                   knaue and when hee was going out of doers hee sayd God bee with
                   you and shee replyed and sayd the diuell go with you whearupon hee
                   clapt his hand on his britch and bid her kis it and further sayeth
                   that for that very bottle that hee pickt a Quarrell with her for hee
                   gaue it her in this deponant presant; and the sayd Margeret sayd unto
                   him that in case he shoold bee sick againe shee woold see him rot
                   befor she woold see him Rote befor shee woold lay her hands on him
                   whearupon the sayd wood desired this deponant to baer witnes what
                   shee sayd and that it was time for him to bee gon whear hee might
                   bee looked too in time of sicknes and John Wood Coming to william
                   Codwels hows for his Cloaths the sayd Codwell asked him wheather