362Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




         Liber BB Shorte, with A Tobacco stick in his hand untill hee Came neare the
           No.2 watter side, but knew nott the Cause, nither did hee say any thing,
               Nor the said John Shorte, butt Presently after yor Deponant went
               to the watter side (with others) where wee saw the Place where they
               said That hee was Drowned, which was about Twenty yards in the
               watter, And the said Mr South Coming up from the watter side,
               Saith, That hee said to the said John Shorte when hee was att the
               watter side, That if hee Could stand in the wafter that hee Could
               stand by the watter side heare, And further saith nott
                               signum
                        Richard R Fillinggam

          [p. 11] 11] Anthony Purss aged about Twenty seven yeares or there abouts
               sworne and Examined.
                Saith That upon Munday Last Past being the month of Novem
               ber about Eight A Clock in the morning, your Deponant Comeing
               into the Plantation of Mr Thomas South, neare about the offen he
               meete with John Roys who said to yor Deponant goe doune to the
               watterside yendor, and help John Shorte for my Master is gone
               after him, to beate him; soe immediatly after yor Deponant, heard
               as hee suppossed the man in the watter striueing for breath where
               upon your Deponant Runn, as fast as hee Could to the watterside,
               where he just saw him striveing and holding up his hand, and as he
               suppossed his tooes aboue watter and soe immeadiatly sunke downe,
               Butt your Deponant blameing the said mr South that hee had nott
               Called some Body Sooner: for the said South Bid your deponant
               Call John Roys, which hee did, and the said Roys Came Immediatly
               and Run into the Place in the watter, where they saw the man sinke,
               which was about Twenty yards in the wafter, butt Could nott finde
               him, butt the said Mr South was nott wett, nor had nott bin in the
               watter, Butt after the said Shorte was Drowned, yot Deponant heard
               the said Mr South say, that he said while hee stood by the watter
               side, that if the said John Shorte Could stand in the watter, hee Could
               stand by the watterside: And Further saith nott signurn
                                              Anthony PA Purss

                Wee of The Jury before mentioned, by virtue of these depotions
               haue unanemusly agreed And doe finde that John Shorte Late ser
               vant unto mr Thomas South is Fielo Desi: And this is our virdict
               that hee ought nott to haue Christiall Buriall by Law.
                                      Tho:  Hynson senor fore man

                Mrs Frances Morgan of the County of Kent Relick plantff Alexan
               der Mecattor Deift in an Action of Debt yor Pettioner Craues warrant
               and it's granted.

                That whereas Mrs Frances Morgan hath due by Bill from Alex
               ander Meccoker the summ of seven hundred ninety and one pounds