382    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B    and I haue thy Eares upon the poynt of my knife thay ly at my marcie
                   I can haue them when I pleas and more vild word Passed but this
                   deponant at presant Remembereth them not: in the action of Richard
                   dod against John and Joane Neuill

                    Whearupon the defendant Craueth a referance and the plantiue
                   humbly Craueth an appeale to the prouinciall Court which is granted:
                   and ordered that the whole buisnes bee sent to the Prol Court

                   Richard Ro and Mary Plantiues The Plantiue aresting the defen
                   John and Joane neuill defendantsfdant in an action of trespasse
                   upon assault and battery Prefereth his declaration as followeth
                    Richard and Mary Roe Plantiues John Neuill and Joane his wife
                   defendants the plantiues declare against the defendants in an action
                   of trespas upon assault and battery for that the defendant in or about
             [p. 153]   the mounth of June last past Viet Armis in and upon the sayd Mary
                   maed an assault and her the sayd Mary did violently beat bruse and
                   Preiudice to the great Preiudice hurt iniury and detriment of her the
                   sayd mary all which the Plantiues are redy to proue and make good
                   whearfor the plantiues sayeth in fact thay are damnified to the valew
                   of three thowsand pounds of tobacco thearfor thay Pray Judgment
                   of this Court and for Cost and Charge of suit and for the Confirma
                   tion of the sayd Declaration the Plantiue desireth that Richard dod
                   Thomas baker and Robert cockerill might bane thear oaths giuen
                   them which was granted

                    Richard Dod sworne and examined in open Court sayeth in the
                   mounth of June or thearabouts beeing in the hows whear hee now
                   liueth walking out of doores towards the fence side hee heard Joane
                   Neuill and mary Roe scoulding at the block hows whear richard Roe
                   did liue but what words past this deponant knoweth not and this de
                   ponant see Joane Neuill bring fier and kindell it at the bows side at
                   the kindeling the fier mary Roe pushed her away from it with that
                   Joane neuill did Rise up and set on her John Neuill seeing them to
                   fighting hee Caut up a sticke as this deponant supposeth and strooke
                   at the sayd Mary whearupon to this deponant apprehention shee fell
                   downe with that thay wear boath a hauling and pulling of her and
                   with that shee Cryed out murder I hearing of that Called to John
                   Neuill and bid him haue a Care bee did not murder the woman with
                   that I came unto them and see mary Roe most sadly abused and torne
                   about the face and further sayeth not:
                    Thomas Baker Sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that
                   sum time in June or thear abouts hee came to the loged hows whear
                   this disturbance that hee hath formarly sworne to happened: and hee
                   saw thear mary Roe Criing and torne or scratcht about the throat
                   and face and bled and sum part of the sid of the bows was then