108 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1666—1668.

  Liber C To the Worple the Commissionrs of Charles Countie.
                The Plaintife Declares agt the Defendt in an acon of the Case
              fon tht the Defendt is indebted unto the Plaintife fon eight Barnels
              of Conne, the Plaintife having demanded of the Defendt is Denied
              paymt of the same and theneupon he brings his suite
                Hereupon the Plaintife Subpaenad Jo. Lambert Ellener Lambert
              his wife, John Mun, and John Boyden in open Court
                Ellener Lambert Sworne in open Court Saith That Thomas
              Allanson Thomas Winder and William Bateman being about the
              Spring of the yeare at the house of John Lambert the said Winder
              and Bateman being both j oynt mates did Conclude to give the sd
              Allanson sixe Barrells of Corne that they owed him and to pay
              him at Mr Hanrisons house and likewise two Barrells more for
              spoiling bedding and other goods
 [p. 246] John Lambert Saith That he heard Thomas Allanson discoursing
              with William Bateman about sixe barrells of Corne and that Bate-
              man told him he might goe to Luke Green and receive it
                John Mun Sworne in open Crt saith That he heard William Bate-
              man say That he owed Mr Allanson sixe Barrels of Corne sometime
              in the yeare 1666, and that he heard John Boyden promise Mr
              Allanson That he would take a Bill for the Corne which Bateman
              and Winder owed him
                John Boyden Sworne in open Crt saith That Mr Allanson did
              Desire him to take a Bill of Thomas Winder, and William Bate-
              man, but for what he knoweth not
                Ordered That there be an Imparlance of this Busines till next
              Court

              David Ralston Plaintife Col. Gerrard Fowke Attorny
              p Attorny George Thompson of Dan. Johnson Defendt
                     in a plea of Debt
                The Plaintife and Defendt making their appearance, the Plaintife
              by his Attorney and the Defendt by himself e the Plaintifes Declaracon
              was read in Court as followeth vizt
                The Plaintife Declares against the Defendt in his Action of Debt
              for 10 lb Sterling and one good Cloath Suite of Kersey a Shift of
              White Linnen, one new paire of Stockins and Shoes two hoes and
              one Axe being for and in Consideration of 4 yeares Service as
              more at Large may appeare by the said Raistons Indenture bearing
              date the 27th of July 1663
                The Defendt entereth as his plea That the Plaintife is not free
              by reason tht Assignmt being made of him from Henrie Robbertson
              to Daniell Johnson, and before such assignmt he having ran away
              and absented himself e from his Master Robinson, the Defendt Con-
              ceaves tht by virtue of such Assignment aforesd Daniel Johnson
              ought of right to have such benefit by his said Running away, as