552    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

            Liber B    of Daniell Johnson and upon that lice the sayd Thomas Micheli
                  went to daniell Johnsons hows to know whether the sayd Stand-
                  bridge had baught any meat of hime or not: and Daniell Johnson was
                  not at home and in the interim daniell Johnson Came to goodman
                  Philpots hows and goodman Philpot asked Daniell Johnson befor
                  Samuell dobson wheather Thomas standbridge had haught any hogs
                  flesh of him daniell Johnson replyed to goodman Philpot and Samuell
                  dobson that hee baught none of hime neather woold hee smother any
            [p. 415]   of his knauery as thus if hee had stolen any of his neighbours hogs
                  it is Pitty but that hee shoold bee maed to suffer for it and further
                  sayeth not

                    Edward Philpot Sworne and examined in open Court sayeth that
                  Thomas Michell Came to search Thomas standbridges hows and in
                  the loft hee found amungst the Corne Meate Cut out in peeces
                  Mr Marshall Asked him whear hee had that meat and hee sayd hee
                  baught it of Daniell Johnson and half an howcr after or thearabouts
                  this deponant saw daniell Johnson at his hows and Samuell Dobson
                  and hee asked daniell Johnson if hee had sould Thomas Standbridge
                  any meat: and the sayd Johnson Swor hee had sould him none nor
                  none had hee of him except hee had stole it and further sayeth that
                  W Marshall and the Constable came to Thomas standbridgcs hows
                  and Asked him how hee Come by that meat: and hee answered hee
                  knew not nor who braught it in and further sayeth not:

                    Whearupon a Jury beeing impannelled whos names are as follow-
                  eth (Viz) Mr humphery warren John Cage francis Wine Edward
                  swan Richard Dod John douglas Ignatius Causeene Alexander Smith
                  John Larnbert Thomas Alionson Nicholaus Emerson Robert Robins
                    Thay all bee Present thay wear Required by Mr Henry Addames
                  Judge of the Court to Choose thear foarman who thearupon Choase
            [p. 416] mr humphery warren the Marchant for thear foarman Whearupon
                  Mr henry Addames Presented him with this ensuing bill (Viz)
                    Let it bee inquired into in the behalfe of the Right honorable the
                  Lord Proprietarie of this Prouince of Mariland & Lord Baron of
                  Baltemore wheather or no Thomas Standbridge is not guilty of hog-
                  stealing: for killing of hogs Contrarie to the Rule and dignitie of
                  the aforsayd Lord Proprietarie and his Laws of this Prouince
                                                   Will Caluert:

                    Whearupon the whole buisnes depending between his aforsayd
                  Lordshipe and the person befor mentioned indighted was deliuered
                  unto the Jury and thay in open Court sworne to bring in thear trew
                  verdite Concerning the Praemisses who afterward Retiring and after
                  a dew Consideration had one the aforesayd buisnes Presented them-
                  selues againe befor the Court: and Each man beeing by his Respectiue
                  name Called and thay answering to the same the aforsayd Mr Henry