Talbot County Court Proceedings, 1662-1674. 585








  time Mr George Robens saruants killd another hogg of the Other Liber BB
  Side of the Branch and Gaue yor Deponant a peece of the sd hogg No.2
  that they then kelled and the wench said it was her masters hogg and
  Gaue me that Peece of Meate because I Should Not tell and the
  Wench allsoe tould me that they had killd the said hogg from
  amungst Nicholas Bartletts hoggs and at another time the Last
  Sommer W Robins Saruant Maid in the hogg house about a howare
  Within Night and yor depon saith the hogg was marked with a hole
  in Each wch I thinke was George Allembeys hoggs for I doe Not know
  any other that Giues that Marke and yor Deponant saith that the
  Hogg that was killd in the Swamp and yor Deponant said I thinke
  you will kill all my Masters hoggs and further saith Not
  The Day and yeare aboue written Sworne before me Edward Roe
  Talbott ss                                  [p. —]
    Nouember the 10th 1673
    Elizabeth Wattson the Wife of Thomas Wattson of this Aged
  Twenty Sixe yeares Or there aboutes Sworne and Examined Before
  me Saith tht the Said Elizabeth was at the house of George Rob-
  bins of this County one Night this Last Sumemer Being Late in the
  Night and W Robbins Enquiered of his Wife Whare the Maid was
  Gon She Said She was Gon Where you Sent hir, Late in the Night
  the Said Maid Retorned when the People ware Goeing to Bed and
  Tould hir said Master and Mistris that She had killed a hogg then
  Mr Robbins bid his Wife Rise and Desier the Fellow to Goe with
  the said Maid to Fech the Said Hogg the Maid had killed and to
  Giue Some Drahmes to the Saruant to Make him Willingare to Fech
  the Said hogg and the Fellow Replied Saing as She had Dun Mis
  chife lett her Suffer for itt Like A Whore as She was then W Rob-
  bins Askt the wench whether it was a Wild hogg the Wench said it
  had Whole Eares then the Said Mr Robbins Askt the said Wench
  whether it was a Sow or a Barrow the wench Swore She did Not
  know this said hogg was Brought whom Aifter Midnight for it Was
  Aifter it was Night When the wench went to kill the hogge & it was
  I thinke nere Midnight Eare the said wench Retorned home & tould
  She had killd the said hogg then they the man James and the said
  Maid Went and feched the said hoge home itt Was day, the Next
  Morneing Mr Robbin flaid the said hogg & I know Not Whether
  the Wench did help or Noe yor Deponant further Saith that at an
  other Certaines time this Last Sumer Mrs Robbins Came to her hus
  band and Said the was Butt Little Meate in the house Mr Robbins
  was then Lying in the Hamaco and then he Called to his Saruant
  Maid to fech up they two Maires Soe he the Said George Robbins
  tooke his Gunn & the dog and a Saruant Man With him into the
  Woods he Went Out about an howare before sonnsett and he Re
  torned about an houre and half e within Night and the Brought home
  with them a Shoate unmarket And an Other hogg the Brought with [p.—]