252 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.
         Liber D    That about Septemr last was a twelve month Thoms Miller &
         Melchor Kirkman killed one of his Masters hoggs and John Charls
         dressed it & goeing over the river with John Decreveire and Thoms
         Theefe Carried a quarter of it them & at their returne some of
         it being found in the boate John Decrevere & John Charls said
         there were Runnawaies upon Fosters Iland eateing A Hogg that
         gave them that peece to eate About eight weekes after this De
         ponent being sent by his Master to fetch in an Horse comeing backe
         by the Quarter did find Thoms Miller and Obidiah Penock a dressing
         a black barrow att the doore of the said Quarter most of the servants
         being within the said Quarter And about fifeteene Daies after
         Garrett FitsGarrett Thomas Miller & Melchor Kirkman did: goe
         to the hogg penn and killed a barrow of the Deponents Masters and
         brought into the said Quarter all the rest of the servants being there
         [p. 139]  And they drest it and eate it About a month or three weekes after
         this Deponent being sent to Mr James Walkers att his returne next
         day saw the Legg of A shoate and John Decrevere eateing parte
         of it And this Deponent further saith that shortly after John De
         creveire being Intrusted by the Deponents Master with the key of
         the Corne Loafte gave it to Melliky. Kirkman to fetch Corne with
         which said Key the said Kirkman opened A Doore where was a
         Quantity of Wines Laid John Decreveire watching Att that time
         towards the dwelling house that none might Discover them soe they
         [p. 140]  called the rest of the servants in to the Wine house and drank As
         much Wine as they pleased And the Deponent saith they Carried with
         them up to the Quarter two or three pales full of Wine every weeke
         for three weekes att Least the paile Containeing two or three Gallons
         And the Deponent saith this Wine was Drunk att the said Quarter
         Amongst the Servants And this Deponent saith further that at
         Severall times hee saw Joynts of hogges flesh att the sd Quarter
         [p. 141]  which to his Knowledge his Master Did not allow them the Said
         Servants And: this said Deponent saith that the last Sunday he
         goeing wth the Servants and Roger Arrnestrong by the side of his
         Masters Plantation seing some hoggs said they were brave hoggs
         lett us kill one but the sd Deponent denying his Consent they fore-
         bore killing any att that time but about three daies after this De
         ponent saith goeing to a new forty foote house built on the said
         Plantation hee found Roger Armestrong Garrett FitsGarrett &
         Jasper dressing a large barrow of his Masters And the Deponent
         [p. 142]  saith tht severall times Garrett FitsGarrett threatned to Stabb or
         knock his braines out if he did make known unto his Master what
         they had done after this this Deponent being sent for to his Masters
         house and: stayeing all night & next Day returneing to the plantacon
         formerly James bowlings did there find upon the uppermost ranges
         of a tobaccoe house hoggs flesh salted in a tubb And the sd De-
         [p. 143] ponent saith he saw Roger Armestrong and Garrett FitsGarrett
               with the rest of the Servants eateing of fresh Pork porke rosted