404Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674.




          Liber BB Richard Devor plank prefered A Bill of Five hundred Forty
            No.2 flue pounds of Tobacco and Cask upon accott due from Thomas Ryall

                to the said Devor and the said Rayall being gon outt of the province
            [p. 63] the said Devor humbly Craueth an attachment against the said Ryalls
                estate and the Court haue granted an attachment.

                 Richard Devor produced severall debts due to him in this County
                upon the accompt of ordinary keepeing and desired an Excecution
                upon the said debts. The Court haue granted an Excecution

                William Dawson planff
                       In an action of the Case
                William Dell def
                 To the Worshipfull Commissioners for Talbott County the humble
                petition of William Dawson.
                 Saith That whereas yor Petitioner hath often sustained great
                damage by the Loss of his hoggs, some whereof William Dell did
                owne to haue Killed, and your petitioner can make it appeare by
                Testimony that since hee did Confess to haue killed some he hath
                another which makes your Petitioner much suspect that hee hath
                killed many more much to yor petitioners Loss, the pmisses Con
                sidered yor Petitioner Craueth an order according to act of Assembly
                against the said Dell wish Cost of suite & yor pettitioner Shall Ever
                pray

                 The planff Craueth A Jury and it is Granted/

                 Wee of the Jury doe find it for the planff and that the deft is
                guilty of Hogg stealing/ Samff Winsloe foreman
                 John Boone aged Thirty yeares or theire abouts sworne & Ex
                amined in open Court.
                 Saith That your deponant Came to William Dells house and hee
                had killed A hogg, and your deponant att that time had A sow miss
                ing that ussed with the said Dells hoggs, soe that your deponant told
                Dell that, that was his sow that was then Killed, and the said Dell
                Replayed noe, it is one of Old Dawsons Hoggs, and he said that hee
                gott him by A stump and with A Tobacco stick brook three of his
                Leegs and further Saith Nott

                 William Vincent aged thirty two yeares or there about sworne &
                examined in open Court.
           [p. 64] Saith That upon a time Came to William Dells house and hee and
                his wife were sick, and A Litle after hee Came againe and found
                the pott boyling, and asked Dell whether hee had killed A deare or
                floe, and hee said noe, it was one of his hoggs; and your deponant
                Coming about three days after, he saw all the hoggs thatt dell had of
                that age, that hee said hee killed, one of them aliue att his Doore and
                further saith nott.