70     Charles County Court Proceedings, 1658-1662.

              Liber A Andrew Watson Pettetioned the Courte Dessireinge that Daniell
                202 Gourdon Achbald Wahope and Mr Thomas Allanson might haue
                   there oaths giuen to testefie Accordinge to there knowledg Consern-
                   inge A Defferance betweane him and William Robinson which was
                   granted

             [p. 86] Archbald Wahope aged aboute 33 Yeares Sworne in open Courte
                   saith
                    That he this Deponant heard William Robinson Demand of An-
                203 drew Watson fifty pounds of Tobaccoe P day for his Attendance at
                   Courte, upon which the said Andrew Asked him if he were sure he
                   must haue 50th A day; and after other Circumstances he tould him he
                   would hauc 40lb A day and then the said Andrew said he would shewe
                   the note to the Gouernor and the Courte, And if they would order
                   him it he should haue it, And upon that the said Andrew sould him
                   A pare of Curtaines and vallance, for two hondred Eighty three
                   pound of Tobaccoe and further saith not

                    Daniell Gourdon Aged aboute 34 Yeares sworne in open Courte
                   Saith;
                204 That he heard William Robinson Demand fifty pounds of tobaccoe
                   P day of Andrew Watson for Courte Charges, and Afterward when
                   this Deponant Came to them they had agread for 40th A day and the
                   said Watson had past his bill for the Charges, and further saith not

                    Mr Thomas Allanson Aged aboute 22 Yeares sworne in open
                   Courte saith;
                205 That aboute the 6th March last was twelfe mounths this depont
                   met William Robinson at Capt Jenkins house, and bought 3 barles
                   of Corne of him, which he had order of Courte for against Andrew
                   Watson, which order he was to Delliuer this Deponant at his owne
                   house, which he did, and Dessired this Depont to write the Charges
                   as farr forth as he would tell him upon the bake of the order, which
                   this Deponant did Accordinge to his Dessire, as alsoe that this depont
                   should Demand the said Charges of him and if there were more set
                   downe then the Charges, the said Robinson said he would Discount
                   it afterwards, And this depont meetinge the next day with Andrew
                   Watson Demanded it of him, and he tou!d me he would goe and
                   speake with William Robinson himselfe as he was goinge downe,
                   and further saith not

                   William Robinson plantife the plantife Complaineth against the de-
                   John Neuill defendant fendant for Extortion, which he made
                206 Apeare by the Oathes of seuerall men, It is ordered because it was
                   before the Act made and Published, that the said John Neuill only
                   pay the cost and Charges of suite