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     member of the body be Gangerin'd that of necessity it must either be Liber FF
     cutt off or the whole body will be corrupted.
      Now the Humble petition is that if your Honrs find me Guilty of
     so base an Act that I may receive the severest punishment that the
     Law will afford in such a case And in case I be not guilty I may have
     such reparation as the Strictnesse of Law will afford in the like case.
      And your Petitioner shall pray.

      Upon reading the aforesaid petition the said Cuthbert Witham
     being then present in Court did nominate Raymond Stapelfort to be
     the author to him the said Witham of the said accusation.
      Raymond Stapelfort being called and charged with the afore-
     said accusation did in Court did deny he was the Author thereof the
     Court then telling him that unlesse he could nominate his Authour
     he himselfe was the authour and first inventor & divulger thereof
      The said Stapelfort refuseing to name his Authour it was then
     Ordered that the said Raymond Staplefort remaine in the Custody
     of the sheriff without bayle or mainprise untill he nominate his
     Authour.

      The Deposition of Raymond Stapelfort aged forty five yeares or
     thereabouts sworne the 7th of june Saith
      That this Deponent being at Colletts house did there heare
     Anthony Calloway say that he did suppose Mr Henry Coursey had
     tenn thousand pounds of tobacco for assisting Jonathan Sibrey in
     his buisnesse against Witham and further saith not.

                                   Raymond Stapel fort
                 Sworne before me the day and yeare abovesaid
                                       Philip Calvert
     Mr Daniel Jenifer                           [p. 6toJ
      Whereas there is an Action of debt of six thousand pounds of
     tobacco entred in the provinciall Court against me James Shacklady
     of Talbott County by Mary Smith the executrix of Wm Smith late
     of St Maries County deceased I pray you appeare for me to that
     action and confesse judgment thereupon and this under my hand and
     seale shall be your sufficient warrant for so doeing, dated the seven
     and twentith day of May One thousand six hundred sixty eight.
     Test Will: Fardell      James Shacklady (seale)

      Whereas there is a suite commenced by Anthony Calioway in the
     provinciall Court against me for a debt of five thousand pounds of
     tobacco these are to desire you to appeare for me and confesse judgmt
     for the said debt And for so doeing this shall be your warrant
     Wittnes my hand and seale the nine and twentith day of May One
     thousand six hundred sixty eight.
    To John Morecroft Gent One of Jonathan Hopkinson (Seale)
      the Attornyes of the provinciall Court