254 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1668—1670.

        Liber D    sometimes watched to see that none came to discover them the next
              was Melchor Kirkman Jerard FitsGerard Thomas Skiff John Smith
              Christor Enibuson Derick Enibuson Andreas Peterson and Jasper
        [p. 149]   Elieson and further this Deponent saith that these servants had told
              him that they had brought home and eate with out the knowledge
              or permission of their said Master one hogg and one shoate but
              what marke they had this Deponent knoweth not and further can
              not say                        Tho:   Miller
               Examined and Sworne before   his marke
                me this Day the second of
                February Anno Domini 1668
                           Jerome White

        [p. 150] Daniell Johnson Plt came to prosecute the suite by him Com-
              menced agt John Barnes
                John Barnes Came also & appeared to defd the suite Commenced
              agt him by Daniell Johnson
                Whereupon the plts Declaracon was reade vizt [blank space
              follows]
                The Defd saies he is not guilty of tresspass specified in the Declara-
              con & of this he puts himself on the Country & the sd Plt likewise
              Whereupon there was a jury impanelled who retired
                Mary Wheeler aged forty years sworne & saith tht tht yeare my
              husband went the march my husband owed Daniell Johnson an hhd
              of tobacco & I was weeding of a tobacco bed wn Daniell Johnson
              came & asked me if there was any tobaco ready & I told him I would
              give him notice wn there was any ready & I follow'd the Cart as fast
              as I could & I meett Mr Barns who sd he had order from Daniell
              Johnson to rece an hhd of tob & he recd & Marked & weighed Itt &
              further saith not
        [p. 151] John Paine aged thirty four years sworne & saith That Mrs
              Wheeler came to my house to demand an hhd of tob for Daniell
              Johnson & it came onweigh'd or marked in a Cart & Mr Barns sd he
              had an ordr for it & he weigh'd it & gave a receipt for itt & Mr
              Barns said after he had weighd itt Neighbor Paine will you let me
              have rome for it till I can send for it & there came Daniell Johnson
              in a short time after & scartched Barns mark out & I was comeing
              from the water side & I mett him & he told me tht he had put out
              that mark & marked it wth his owne wth a Vengence & he bid me
              not it to Barnes for he owed him not soe much & tht he ordered
              it for another Marchant & Mr Barns came wn I was not att home
              & tooke it away & I went after him to Wm Simpsons & told him Mr
              Johnson ordered me to keep it & I tooke my Canow & went & ac-
              quainted Mr Johnson wth itt & he asked me where the Constable did
              live & I told him I knew not & further saith not.
                Francis Adams aged twenty five or twenty six yeares sworne &
              saith tht there was an hhd of tot5 intended for Dani: Johnson