494Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.




             Liber B Bartholmew Gartherell sworne and examined in open Court say
                   eth that hee was at George harrisses when Mr Thomas Stone came
                   for the sow and Pigs and hee deliuered them to Mr Thomas
                   Stone Mr Thomas stone demanded of George harris when hee woold
                   cum and fetch his yow and George harris replyed that hee had no
                   Conuenience to keepe it but hee desired that it might run thear Mr
                   thomas sayd with all his hart but what if the woolues shoold get it
                   if it dose after I haue receaued it is upon my account and not yours
                   and further sayeth not:

                   whearupon the Plt: alleaged that the bargaine is proued and the
                   defendant alleageth that it is also fulfilled and desireth that Mr
                   Richard Stone John Swaine and Georg murry might haue thear
                   oath giuen them which is granted: and also that in the first place
                   edward Deane might haue his oath giuen him wheathe the sayd Ed
                   ward deane is not partners with him who declaers upon oath that had
                   nor hath not a share of the sheepe now in disputation: and further
                   sayeth not:

             [p. 329] John Swaine sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                   beeing by my master shewed George harris three yows and my master
                   bidding george harris Receaue his yow whearupon George harrise
                   woold haue had the blacke on no sayd My master any of the other
                   too but that I must except in respect my wife hath a fancie to her but
                   any of the other too you shall haue whearupon hee maed Choyce
                   of another and sayd then I will haue that Crop eared: and my mas
                   ter sayd you receaue her and tacke her as your owne hee sayd yes
                   and desired my master to doe him the Curtesie to lett her bee thear
                   for sum time becaus hee sayd hee had neuer a rame nor Company
                   and withall that hee wanted Conuenience and a Pasture and hee
                   replyed yes shee might bee thear but in Case the woolues did get
                   her or any mischance befell her that hee shoold bee at the has
                   sard and George harris Replyed yes that hee did not desire that
                   my master shoold stand to that hassard of her: if shee wear gone
                   hee did not much Caer a sheepe wear but a sheepe and further
                   sayeth not:

                    Georg Murry sworne and examined in open Court sayeth the same
                   word for word:

                    Richard Stone sworne and Examined in open Court: sayeth that
                   his brother Thomas beeing in george harrisses debt a rame lambe
                   and saying that Georg harris had delayed time which hee thaught was
                   no honest meaning thearfor hee woold no longer bee in hasard of it
                   tendered thear a rame giuing him a Crope one the Eare desiring mee
                   Mr Caluert and Mr William hatton to testifie the same: which the
                   sayd Caluert also did in open Court: and further sayeth not: