36     Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

            Liber A The english that the board by sircornstances coold draw from the
                  aforsayd Depositione was that Mr William White was Sworne by Cap
                  tain Jenkins aforsayd: and then upone oath declared that hee heard
                  W Edward parkes agree with William Marshal for flue Cows three
                  too years old heyfors and too too years old Steares for which Cattel
                  the sayd Marshal did couenant and Agree with the aforsayd Mr
                  Parkes to giue him three thowsand pounds of tob if bee liked the
                  Cowse which wear at Portobacco and the next day william Marshal
                  saw all thay coold find at Portobacco and the sayd Marshall declared
                  that bee liked them and for those which wear upone St Clements
                  Mannor which was too of the aforsayd heyfors and the aforsayd
                  Stears hee the sayd Marshal woold tacke the Sayd Mr Parkes his
                  word for them and further that the sayd Marshal was to pay him the
                  sd Parkes three hogsheads at Thomas Bakers and the rest at his owne
                  hows and further not

                    The depositione of Samuell Smith Aged twentie four years or
                  thearabouts Sayeth that at the house of William Marshall in January
                  or febreuarie last hee heard Mr Edward Parkes and the aforsayd
                  william Marshal upon an agreement for flue Cowes three too
                  years old heyfers, and tow tow years old Stears and that the sayd
                  Marshal was to pay unto Mr Parkes for the formentioned Cattell
                  three thowsand pounds of tob: at his owne bows and Thomas Bakers
                  in case hee the sayd Marshal liked those Cattel that wear at Porto
                  bacco and further hee sayeth not  Sam: Smith
                  iuravit coram me Rob: Sley

            [p. Peter Carr aged 34 years or thearabouts sworne and examined in
                  open Court at the request of William Marshal sayeth that William
                  Marshal desiered him to go up to Portobacco to Mr Parkes his house:
                  and when bee and william Marshal was corn theither the sayd Mar
                  shal desierd Mr Parkes to let him see the Cattel whearupon thay
                  went to Mr Job Chandlers and thear thay seed four Cows and tow
                  Calues and the sayd Marshal sayd he liked not the Calues then
                  Answered Mr Parkes I wil keepe them to myself whearupon William
                  Marshal told him the sayd Parkes that if hee woold make the fift
                  Cow so good as thos fowrc was thear bee woold giue him too thou
                  sand pounds of tob: for them to which Mr Parkes Replied that was
                  a new bargaine for before bee woold doe that bee woold kill them
                  and send them to the Barbados and also sayed bee looked to haue his
                  bargaine no sayd William Marshal if you wil let mee haue the cows
                  for tow thowsand pounds of tob: so good or els I doe not like your
                  Cattel, so I hope thear is no harme done then wee went to Mr Parkes
                  his hous and Mr Parkes told the sayd Marshal bee coold find in his
                  hart to Arest him for his bargain but the sayd Marshal told him hee
                  liked not his Cattel nor woold haue none of them then going away
                  Mr Parkes told the sayd Marshal bee shoold neuer haue the Cows