Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666—1668.     107

     John Walton Plaintife    Samuel Dobson Defendt                                   Liber C
            in a plea of trespasse upon the Case.
       The Plaintife, and the Defendt made their appearance by them-
     selves, and the Plaintifes Declaracon was read in Court as followeth
     vizt.
       To the Worple Comissionrs of Charles Countie
       The Plaintife Declares agt the Defendt for tht the Plaintife
     having a Chest of Severall goods at Mr Walter Beanes house and
     delivering the key thereof to the Defendt to give the same to Mr
     William Marshall whom the Defendt (having in his absence from
     this Countie entrusted him all his other goods) desired that he
     would send for the said Chest from Mr Beanes aforesd but the
     Defendt subtillie Contriving to defraud the Plaintife of the said
     Chest of goods never delivered the key thereof to the sd Mr Marshall
     but demanded the Chest of Mr Beane pretending that the Plaintife
     was indebted to him to the value of the said Chest of goods and
     upon Mr Beanes Denyall of the said Chest he this Defendt presumed     [p. 245]
     without anie order from the Plaintife soe to doe, to open the said
     Chest and take out the goods therein and Carrie the same away
     and upon the Plaintifes Demand of the said goods from the Defendt
     he hath been and still is Denied the same Whereupon he Craves
     order of Crt for the said goods or the value of them could not
     amount to lesse then the Sume of about 5 or 600 lb of tobaccoe
     together wth such Damages as this worple Crt shall please to award
     for the said wrong and injurie And &c.

       Hereupon it was prayed by the Plaintife tht Mris Beane Sub-
     paenad to the Court on his behalfe might be Sworne wch was done
     accordinglie
       Mris Beane Sworne in open saith That John Walton left a
     Chest at mr Beanes and tht Samuell Dobson came for the Chest but
     tht mr Beane refused to Deliver the chest unlesse the said Jo. Walton
     came himselfe for the same; and this Deponent saith That She
     bid the said Dobson take out what was in the Chest if he would,
     and further saith That the sd Dobson did take out nothing but an old
     combe-Case, an old paire of Milld Stockins, and a paire of shoes
     to the best of this Deponth knowledge

       The Plaintife hereupon Craves Imparlance till the next Court,
     tht he may bring further evidence of the truth of his Declaracon
       was graunted

     Thomas Allanson Plaintife     William Bateman Defendt
            in an aeon of the Case.
       The Plaintife and the Defendt made their appearance in Crt for
     themselves and thereupon the Plaintifes Declaracon was read as
     followeth vizt.