Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.     551

      Richard Randall appeared befor mee this 29th of Nober 1664 & maed Liber B
      oath that the aboue mentioned Accoumpt is trew and iust and fur
      ther sayeth not               Jurat Coram me
                                     Henry Addames
           Per Contra Creditur tobacco            [p. 413]
      By 211 pounds of beefe is           lb 0211
      By 90 pounds of Poarke at           lb 0135
                                              346
      Rest dew to ballance                 lb 686
                                            lb 1032

                                Errors Excepted P me
                                     Richard Randall

        Whearupon the Defendant Confesed a iudgment It is thearfor
      ordered that the defendant Pay unto the Plantiue the sume of six
      hundered and eighty six pounds of tobacco and Caske with Cost and
      Charge of suit:

        The Right Honorable Cecilius Lord baron of baltemore Lord and
      Proprietary of this Pronince of Mariland by his Atturney William
      Caluert Esq endighteth Thomas Standbridge for killing and stealing
      of hogs Contrary to the Laws of this Prouince and the Rule and dig-
      nity of the aforsayd Lord Proprietary and Requireth that Thomas
      Michell and Edward Philpot might haue thear oaths gluen them Con-
      cerning the same which was granted:

        Thomas Michell Sworne and Examined in open Court sayeth that
      bee hath lost one sow and one barrow of too years old apeece or
      thearabouts and haning Lost thees hogs went to the Constabells howse
      to go along with him to macke a search bee haning a shrewd Suspi-
      tion of thomas Standbridge and the Constabeil beeing not at home
      hee went to Mr Marshall for his warrant and Mr Marshall hauing
      nobody at home that Coold write hee tould him bee woold goe along
      with him himself to Thomas standbridges hows Mr Marshall and
      sum of the neighbours with him self enquired and Asked Thomas
      standbridge Concerning snme hogs That Mr Marshall and hee the
      sayd Thomas Michell had lost: and tould the sayd Standbridge that
      thay Came to make a search at his hows and the sayd standbridge
      Replyed search and wellcome and wee in searching found in a tray
      the Quantitie of one hoge Cut out in porke with a flitch of bakon
      upon the sayd meate in the Tray and after that Mr Marshall had done
      searching Mr Marshall examined the sayd Standbridge how hee Came
      by this meate The sayd Standbridge stood at a stay a good while and
      at the last hee Replyed and sayd how that bee baught the meat