Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




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         Liber BB 5 Att what time of the yeare the said Horss was Killed, and for what
           No.2 Damage or Trespass, the said Morgan pretended to sustaine;

               6 Whether there were nott others that were suspectators att the
                  death of the said Horss; and who they were and by whatt names
                  Called;
         [p. i8] 7 Whether mrs Frances Morgan theire then Mistres was not privy
                  to the Death of the said Horss.

                    Henry Hare Depostion
               Answere/
               To the 1 :—In the affirmatiue.
               To the 2 :—Hee answered that hee see the Horss serve the mare butt
                  hee did nott know whether it was by Mr Morgans Commd or
                  nott, that the mare was turned outt;
               To the 3 :—Hee answered that hee did heare his Master say that
                  hee would give the Horss A gun, butt nott to say possitively
                  that hee would Kill him.
               To the 4 :—Hee answered in the negatiue;
               To the 5 :—Hee answered that sometime in May Last hee saw his
                  Master take the mare and Ride into the woods and the Horss
                  Followed him; and he had his gun on his Shoulder, and a Litle
                  whiles after hee heard a Gun goc off;

               To the 6 & 7: Hee Answered in the negatiue.

                    John Barns Depostion/
               Answere.
               To the 1 & 2: Hee Answered In the affirmatiue;
               To the 3 :—Hee sayes that he did nott heare mr Morgan say that
                  hee would Kill the Horss, butt that hee would take some Cours
                  with him to keepe him out of his ground;
               To the 4 & 5: Hee saith that some time in May Last the said Horss
                  was in mr Morgans Orchard, and Could nott be gott outt, soe
                  mr Morgan tooke his Mare that was in Company with the said
                  Horss and Ride outt into the woods and the Horss Followed
                  him, and he tooke his gun wth him: and about halfe an houre
                  after ths deponant heard A gun goe off, butt knoweth nott who
                  shote it:
               To the 6: Hee saith that Henery Hare knew as much as hee;
               To the 7: Hee answered in the Negative.
           [p.19]A Court held For Talbott County The 21th of June 1664.
                             Present
                 Left Richard Woollman mr Wm Coursey Commissioners
                 Mr Thomas South  mr James Ringold

                 Anthony Griffin appeared att this Court and Produced A Commis
               sion from the Right Honorble the Left Genll thereby nominating him
               Sheriff of this County f or this Present yeare: