Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 367





  of good sound merchantable Tobacco & Cask, To bee paid to the said Liber BB
  William Elliott or his Certaine Atturney Excetors Adminestors or No.2
  Assignes att or upon the tenth month & on the tenth day of the said
  month, next insueing the date hereof, for the which payment well
  and truely to be made and done I binde my self e my heirs Excetors
  Adminestors or Assignes firmely by these psents And doe bind all
  my Cropp over to the said Elliott both Come and Tobacco withoutt
  any Courss in Law, if the said summ aforesaid be nott fully satisfied
  and Paid; butt if paid that thn the Cropp to returne to the said Dod-
  Sons use as Wittnes my my hand and seale ths 11th of the 11th month
  Called Janry 1663               Jn° Dodson ®
 Signed     sealed & dd &c
       Ralph Dawson
      Robt Kent

  Richard Stephens plant In an Action of Defimation The Plantff [p. 17]
 Tho: Wilkison Deft nott appeareing A non sute is Granted wth
 Hanna:     Wilkison Cost of suite
  Thomas Wilkison Plant       To the worshipfull the Commissioners of
  Ric: Stephens Deift Talbott County humbly Sheweth That I
  haue bine arrested by Richard Stephens of Kent County And haue
  according to my arrest made my Peronall appearance, the Premisses
  Considered the Humble Request of your Pettioner is that you will
  be pleased to grant A Non sute against the said stephens wth Cost
  of suite/

      Interrogtorys
    Drawne by mee Henery Coursey for John Barnes and Henery
  Hare; the first, Late servant, the Last now servant unto Henery
  Morgan of the Island of Kent deasd to be sworne to In open Court
  by the Commissioners of Talbott County this 15th of March Anno
 Doffi:     1663/
  I Whether yee did nott Know A Bright Horss with A Black mane
     and taile that was reputted the Horss of Henry Coursey which
     did use att or about or neare the habitation or ground of Henery
     Morgan;
  2 Whether Henery Morgan some time the Last yeare did nott bring
     or Cause to bee brought, withoutt his Fence one mare which did
     belong to the said Morgan, and held her or Caused her to bee
     held untill the said Horss served her;
  3 Whether yce did nott hear the said Morgan threaten to Kill the
     said Horss after hee had served the mare aforsd;
  4 Whether yee doe nott Certainly know that the said Morgan did
     kill the aforesaid Horss or Cause some other to kill him and
     where his Body was putt;