Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     385

       It is thear for ordered that the sayd Watson shoold bee rased out Liber B

     of the list of the taxable persons and pay no Leuie
     Anne Gother Plantiue     The Plantiue aresting the defendant in
     Samuell Dobson Defendant an action of the Case Prefereth her
                        Petition as followeth

       To the Worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses County the
     humble Petition of Anne Gother humbly Sheweth
       That whearas your petitioner had dew unto her for wages from
     william Marshall flue hundered pounds of tobacco and Caske and
     Samuell dobson the sayd Marshalls Atturney promissing your peti
     tioner one hogset of tobacco Containing the sayd sum which upon his
     word hee affirmed to bee good sound Marchantable well Conditioned
     tobacco beeing at Mr Thomas husseys which tobacco when your
     petitioner went to dispose thearof wanted all thos good properties for
     it prooued absolute Rotten and your petitioner demanding other satis
     faction was denied The Premisses Considered your petitioner
     humbly Craueth Reliue with Cost and Charge of suit and your peti
     tioner as in dutie bound shall euer pray &c

      Whearupon the defendant denieth to hauc had any thing to doe [p. 158]
     with anne Gother and thearfor humbly Craueth a nonsuit which is
     granted: It is thearfor ordered that that the plantiue shoold be non-
     suited and pay the Cost and Charge of suite:
     Henry Alday Mr Edward    The defendant not appearing it is
      Prescots Atturney Plantiue   ordered that in Case hee nor his At-
     William Smoote defendant turney appear the next Court then
        order to passe against the Sheriffe

     Samuell Price Plantiue The Plantiue aresting the defendant in an
     John Wheeler defendantf action of the Case Prefereth his petition as
                         followeth

       To the worshipfull Commissioners of Charleses Countie the
     humble Petition of Samuell Price Sheweth:
       That whearas your petioner worked at John Wheelers from the
     first of March till the middell of may last past and the sayd Wheeler
     deniing your petitioner satisfaction for the same your petitioner
     humbly Craueth Relife with Cost and Charge of suit

       William Wennam and Richard Roe the Plantiue desireth my haue
     thear oaths giuen them and the sayd Wennam beeing found extraordi
     nary simple was by the Court put by his oath for hee beeing asked
     how many month thear wear betweene march and Aprill answered
     three