Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     547

         Whearupon the Endicted Persons humbly Request that Thomas Liber B
       Chapman and Robert downes might haue thear oath giuen them 406]
       wheather or no James Lee did not help them up with som of the
       Meate which was granted

         Thomas Chapman and Robert Downes Sworne and Examined in
       open Court Sayeth that James Lee hope upe with a hoge upon the
       hors of henry francom and further Saye Not:

        Whearupon a Jury beeing impannelled whos names are as follow-
       eth (Videlicet) Mr Humphery Warrent John Cage Francis Wine
       Edward Swan Richard dod John duglas Ignatius Causeen Alexander
       Smith John Lambert Thomas Allonson Nicholaus Emerson Robert
       Robins
         Thay all beeing Present thay wear Required by Mr henry Addames
       Judge of the Court to Choose thear forman who thearupon Choas
       Mr humphery Warren the Marchant for thear foarman Whearupon
       Mr henry Addames Presented him with this ensuing bill Viz
         Let it bee enquired into in the behalf of the Right honorable Lord
       barron of Baltemore Lord and Proprietarie of this Prouince of Man-
       land Wheather or no William Allen John Muns John boyden and
       John Cabell are not guilty of Hogstealing for killing of hogs Con-
       trarie to the Laws of this Prouince and the Rule and dignitie of the
       aforsayd Lord Proprietarie     William Caluert

         Whearupon William Allen Produceth this ensuing Noate:

       William Allen John Cabell and Nemio Littell [p. 407]
         I doe hearby Authorise you to kill any of my hogs in Lewisses
       Necke or of the hogs of John delahay whose marke is Cropt on the
       Right Eare and the left Eare underkeeled and ouerkeeled my owne
       Marke is Cropt and Slite in the Right Eare and a hole in the left
       Eare as witnes this my hand this 16 xber 1663     James L Lee
       witnes George Thompson       his marke
            Thomas Wentworth

         Whearupon William Caluert Esq his afoarsayd Lordships At-
       turney Presented this ensuing Manuscript

       To the Jury: Instructions in the behalf of the Right Honble Lord
         Proprietarie
       In Primis Whether or No those hogs wear killed within Lewisses
         Necke
       Secondly wheather or no that that that Noat cane baer them out to
         kill hogs that at the daet of the noate wear not then farrowed one
         of them beeing a marked shoat about tow or three mounths old and
         the Noat aboue a years standing
       thirdly that thos that wear in Companie to wit John Muns and John
         boyden wear not at all licensed by James Lee by the sayd Lees
         float: to kill any of his hogs