Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.     311

     delliver a bill of Sale to the Said Daniel when thereunto required hath Liber E
     not dellivered any bill of Sale to the Said Daniel but doth altogether
     refuse the same wherefore yor peticoner being Damnified to the
     vailew of 1200 pounds of Tobaccoe Humbly craves your worships
     would be pleased to grant Judgement of Court to the Said plt agt
     the Deft wth Costs of Suite &c And yor Petr shall pray
       whereupon the Defendant craved a reference till next Court which
     was granted Him.

       John Mould Came & appeared to prosecute his Suite Comenced agt
     Francis Fernley who likewise appeared to answer the Said Suite.
       Whereupon the plt not being provided with any written declaracon
     was by the Court permitted to declare by word of mouth which was
     to the Effect as folioweth.
       for that whereas the Deft had by false alligacons to Severall
     neighbours Slandered the Said plt advising his Said neighbours to
     be wary of him & insinuating the Sd Plt to Steale hogges whereby
     the Said plt was much defamed & his creditt Impaired for the which
     he humbly craveth this worshipfull Court will grant him reparacon
     agt the deft with Costs of Suite &c
       And to prove this his declaracon he desired the Deposition here
     following might be taken.
       Anne Morris wife to Richard Morris of Charles County being
     Subpad & Sworne saith
       That Francis fernley advised Richard Morris to marke his hogges
     for John Mould was often abroad to hunt wild hogges & further Sth
     not.
       whereupon the Court not finding any cause of accon ordered that
     the plt should be nonsuite & pay Costs of Suite &c.
       whereupon the plt preferred this Ensueing bill of Costs by Rich
     Boughton his Atturney which was granted.
          To a nonsuite                  050
          To Atturneys Fees              060
          To goeing coming & attendance  090
                                         200


       A Reference granted in the Difference Depending between John
     Charman & Robt Downes till the next Court.

       Ordered that nicho: Emanson & Eliza: his wife give Bond to the
     Sheriff to prosecute Edmond Lambert for Hog stealing & that the
     Said Lambert give Security for his appearance at the next prom
     Court or rema in the Sheriffes Custody.

       Attachment of Henry Barnes agt the Tobaccoe of George Harris
     in the hands of owen Jones & George Hinson Continued till the next
     Court.