258    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A    his Crope for the which the sayd Clement did pas his bill by the agree
                    ment for his Crope a bill of fourteene hundered pounds of tob: and
                    Caske I beeing a witnes to the sayd bill that it was for the aboue sayd
                    Crope of tob: made by him the last year on clement Theobalses plan
                    tation and as Concerning the hogs of the aboue sayd Lambert that
                    the sayd Clement did pass his bill for four hundered and fortie pounds
                    of tob: and Caske whearof three hundered was for the forsayd hogs
                    and one hundered and fortie pounds of tob: which was dew for his
                    land & sould againe to the sayd Clement Theoballs and that the sayd
                    Lambert did deliuer in again the bill of sayle for the land unto the
                    abouesayd Theoballs to the which I was witnes boath to the bill of
                    sayle and the abouesayd bill and further sayeth that the sayd Lambert
                    did hirer one John Clarke to gather his Corne and to allow him
                    twentie pounds of tob: a day the which the aboue sayd Clement did
                    satisfie by the sayd lamberts order further sayeth that the forsayd
                    Lambert acknowledged himself indebted unto the aforsayd Clement
                    too barrells of indian Corne beeing for his years Prouision of Corne
                    dew to the aforsayd Clement Theoballs and further sayeth that the
                    forsayd Lambert did buy a schillet of the sayd Clement Theoballs
                    and was to allow him twentie pounds of tob: the which schillet hee
                    Carried with him this beeing done after the specialties wear past and
                    further that at his departur bee had six pounds of sugar and too gal
                    lons of sider of the sayd Clement and dranck the most part of the
                    sider thear before his departur and Caried up the iuge with him and
                    the sayd schillet and sayd that that schillet woold sarue to boyle him
                    sumthing in when hee was sicke and further sayeth that the aforsayd
                    same Lambert did at his departure owne all thos accoumpts which the
                    aforsayd Clement theoballs did then produce to him and further say
                    eth not                           John Roper
                    Sworne befor me Henry Addames
                     Robert downs sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that hee
                    saw Clement Theobals pay unto W Greene in winter last past was 12
                    mounthes upon the accoumpt and for the use of sam Lambert 360 lb
                    of porke & this deponant further sayeth that the sayd Clement sould
                    the sayd lambert 12 els of ossinibrigs much about the aboue sayd
                    time and also that the said Clement payd Mr Rich for a gun that the
                    sayd sam lambert baut of him which bee promissed to pay the sayd
                    Clement the next Crope and this deponant further sayeth th said sam
                    lambert told him hee had sould the land againe to Clement theobals
                    and further sayeth not:
               [p. 249] Capt Robert Troope sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth
                    that Clement Theoballs payd for samuell Lambert by his order unto
                    this deponant four hundered and sixtie pounds of tob: and Caske
                    which was part of the bill the sayd lambert past to Clement Theoballs
                    the last year for eleuen hundered lb of tob: or thearabouts and fur
                    ther sayeth not