264    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

             Liber A Thomas Crakson sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   William snags baught a heiffor of John douglas and the sayd douglas
                   deliuered a bill of sayle to the sayd snags for it in William bouleses
                   bows and that hee was a witnes to it and further sayeth not:

                     Herman Solin sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that bee
                   heard William Snags demand a bill of sayle of John Douglas who
                   sayd hee shoold haue no more then bee alreadie hath had and further
                   sayeth not

                     No Cause of action appearing on the Plantiues side it is ordered
                   that the plantiue shoold bee nonsuited and pay the Cost and Charge
                   of suit Whearupon the defendant Craued an Execution for his
                   Charges which was granted and Clapt the Plantiue into James Lend
                   sey heigh Sheriff of Charleses Countie his Custodie;

                   Capt: William Batten Plantiue The Plantiue not appearing
                     John Neuill Defendant as Atturney the defendant Craueth a non-
                     to the Administratrix of henry Lilly suit which is granted

                     John Neuill desireth that henry Moore and Edmond Lendsey might
                   haue thear oths Giuen then Concerning sum brandie the sayd Neuill
                   baught of Mr Richard Ritch which was granted:

                     henry Moor Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that hee
                   saw a writing which was betweene Mr Richard Rich and Mr Francis
                   batchelor and sealed that very day as Mr Rich was braugh hear to the
                   Court but what it was this deponant knows not and further sayeth
             [p.254]    that Mr Rich sould a Caske of brandie unto Mr John Neuill And
                   afterwards imployed this deponant to draw sum of it for his use and
                   that hee did acknowledge himself indebted unto Mr Neuill upon that
                   very Accoumpt of the brandie and that hee woold either leaue debt or
                   debts to discount it but whear it or thay wear this deponant knows
                   not and further sayeth that when Mr Rich was fetched to the Court
                   by Mr Batchelor or his order by vertue of a rite derected to the Sher
                   iffe or his Deputie this deponant sayd that it woold undoe the sayd
                   Ritch to bee stopt of his voyage or passage Mr Batchelor went out
                   unto Mr Rich out of the kitching door and Came in againe and told
                   this deponant that Mr Rich was gon and bad him goe and doe his
                   buisnes with him and further sayeth not

                     Edmond Lendsey sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   the quantitie of brandie Mr Neuill baught of Mr Rich was thirty gal
                   lons and that when Mr Neuill Came and fetched the drinck away
                   thear wanted of the Quantitie ten gallons as Mr Neuill then affirmed
                   and that Mr Rich did acknowledge ther was either eight or ten gallons
                   of brandie wanting and that Mr Rich sayd in Case hee did not make
                   it him good in brandy hee woold allow it him againe in tobacco and