310   Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B That your petitioner did imploy Edward Baker to bring up a par-
                   cell of goods from Verginia to Mariland and the sayd Baker hath
                   deliuered unto your petitioner part of his goods & not all which hee
                   did receaue of your petitioners goods one hogset of sugar waying
                   735 pounds of sugar & other goods which your petitioner Can proue
                   by sufficient euidence not deliuerd to your petitioner Whearfor your
                   petitioner humbly imploreth this worshipfull board to giue satisfac
                   tion to your petitioner from the sayd baker with Cost of suit and
                   hee shall pray &c
              [p. 50] Mr John Meekes by his Atturney       The Plantiue aresting the
                     Mr Humphery haggate Plantiue     defendant in an action of
                   Edward Baker by his Atturney Edmond the Case Prefereth his Pe
                     Lendsey who deputed Mr Francis   tition to the which the de
                     Batchelor Defendant      fendant maed no reply but
                   humbly Craueth a Referance which was accordingly granted Whear
                   upon the Plantiue humbly desireth that his euidences might haue
                   thear oath giuen them which was also granted:

                     Samuell Price Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that as
                   hee was Coming to the last Court by the starne of the sloope & Ed
                   ward Baker Called to the man that was in the sloope and desired him
                   that hee shoold not meddell with a bage of pease for thay wear none
                   of his and further sayeth not:

                     John helmes Sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that
                   Edward Baker Coming into hampton Riuer with his sloope to one
                   Mr Lashalls Mr Fountaine hearing that the sloope was to bee hired
                   hee sent to this deponants Master to know wheather that hee woold
                   hire the sloope with him to transport thean goods into Patomake
                   Riuer whearupon this deponants Master Mr John Meekes came
                   downe to Mr hans Stone and so thay went ouer hampton Riuer to
                   Mr Lashhalls and then edward Baker beeing in drincke Mr Fountayne
                   bid him not go on bond till next morning and hee woold goe along
                   with him which when Mr Fountaine was gon hee beeing druncke
                   went abond of the sloope in a Canoo that night and so abond of the
                   vessell and tooke in the goods and Came bake againe into hampton
                   Riuer and further sayeth that this deponants Master braught a pil-.
                   lowbeer of pease a board of the sloope and that thay wear braught up
                   into patomake Riuer and further sayeth not:

             [p. John Chenman sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   hee was at the unloading of the goods and that hee nether saw
                   Peas nor pillowbeer braught to this deponants hows which thay
                   wear in and further sayeth sayeth not:

                     John Neads Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that as
                   thay wear going along in a small boat by the sloope Edward Baker