212 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.

         Liber D    or by his heirs Extrs Admistrs or any or either of thm or of or by
               any othr person or persons lawfully Claiming from by or under thm
               or any of thm or their or any of their uses or by from or under
               their or any of their title Estate meanes or pcuremt as also acquitted
               & Discharged or wthin Convenient time after reasonble reqt made
               well & sufficiently sav'd & kept harmless of & from all & all manner
               of former & othr bargains sales estats former leases titles Dowrs
               Rights or titles of Dowrs Joyntures Intales will rents Chargs Rent
               services Arearages of rents statutes recognizances Judgmts Exetions
               titles troubles Charges & demands wtsoever had made done or Comited
               or wittingly or willingly suffered by the Wheeler his heirs or Assg
               or any of thm or to their or any of their uses or by their or any of
               their titles Estate means or pcuremt & the sd Wheeler for himself
               his heirs Extrs & Admtrs all & singular the before bargained prmises
               wth their Appertenances & every pte & pcell thereof unto the sd
               Dickson his heirs Extrs Admrs & Assg to the intent & meaning aforesd
               shall & will warrant & for ever defend by these prsents In witness
               whereof the parties first above mentioned to these Indentures have
               interchangably set their hand & seales the day & yeare above
        Signed & sealed & Deliver'd        John X Wheeler 0
                 together wth possession by   signum
                 livery & sezin by turfe & twig
                  prsence of
                   Rich: Fowke
                   Rich: Edehen

                Rich:    Boughton ver: Nicho: Emanson subp. Rich. Beck: Fr:
               Thornton
                Rich:    Boughton Plt Nich: Emanson Deft
          In an Action of the Case for Slander & Defamation.
                 Whereupon the sd Richard Complaineth agt the sd Nicholas for
               tht tht is to say tht the sd Nicholas on the 13th or 14th of Febr last
               past, & att othr times did att his now dwelling house being a house
               of publick resort & entertainemt openly falsely & malitiously speake
               & tinter diverse opprobious vilifying disgracefull & Calumniating
               words tending very much to the slandering & Defameing of the sd
               Richd in the prsence & hearing of Diverse persons but more especially
               Certaine of his Neighbours among whome for any man to live in
               Credit & Good repute the sd Richd humbly supposeth the benefite &
               advantage thereof & the Damage Inconvenience discomodity &
         [p. 103]   detrimt That may ensue on the Contrary is altogether inexpressible,
               Wch words aforesd were in manner as followeth (viz) That the sd
               Richd being indebted to him the sd Nichol: in the quantity of
               seaventeen hundred pounds of tobaccoe on the ballance of all Accts
               as the sd Nicho: doth pretend & the sd Rich: refused to pay or to
               come to Acct wth the sd Nicho: or to make him paymt or satisfaction
               of the same though often thereunto required & tht he the sd Nicho: