274 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

Cause but Could not get their Dep⁰⁸ taken dureing the Continuance of this
Commission.

M^d the Compl^t produces the Letter N^o 13.

Dec^r 2^d 1718

Cap^t Daniel Mariartee make oath to the truth of what is above alledged
Concerning his hearing the Compl^t Say that the Def^t would always have his
Tob^o who ever went w^thout theirs or words to that Effect to the best of his
Remembrance — before me.

W^m Holland

Interrogatoryes To be Administred to Wittnesses to be produced Sworne
and Exam^d on the part and behalf of John Gresham Centl Compl^t and
Thomas Bordley Gent Defend^t in a Cause Depending between them in the
Court of Chancery of Maryland

Imp^rs i Doe you know the Partyes Pltff and Def^t how long have you
known them or either of them

Item 2 Do y^o know in what year the Compl^t became Sheriff of
Ann Arundell County after Major Josiah Wilson was Sup^rseded from
further Executeing the Said office and how many years thereafter the
Compl^t Continued therein declare your Cause of knowledge hearsay or
Beleif.

Item 3 Doe y^o know w^l price publick Tob^o or dues bore in the years
1708: 1709: 1710: 1711: 1712 and 1713.

[420] It 4 Doe y^o know have y^o heard or do y^o beleive when and in w^t year
the Comp" John Gresham Gave the first bond for the Due Execution of the
Sherr⁸ office on hi [s] entring theron after Major Josiah Wilson was Super-
seded Declare your Cause of Knowledge hearsay and beleif.

It 5 Doe y^o know in w^t year of our Lord and in w^t month the said
Complt⁸ Last Sheriffalty ended, or when Cap^t Tho^s Gassaway Succeeded him
in the S^d office

It 6 Doe y^o know or have y^o heard at w^t time the Def^t did put in Suit
the bond given by the Compl^t for Executeing the Sherr^s office and w^l is the
Date of the S^d Bond and do y^o know or have y^o heard by whose order or
Licence the S^d bond was put in Suit and in w^l month and year His Excy John
Hart Esqr arrived in Maryland and produce his Commission as Go^r declare
your Cause of knowledge hearsay and beleif

It 7 Doe y^o know or have y^o hear'd that the Compl^t did at the Def^u
Request or otherwise in the year 1711 and in what part of the Said year de-
liver to him or to Some other for his use, a List of Large Quantityes of Tob^o
due to the Compl^t from some of the Responsible Inhabitants ab^t Herring
Creek in Ann Arundell County w^th a power to him to receive the Same or
so much Thereof as would Suffice to Discharge his Claime from the Compl^t
how much did the S^d List amount unto when was the Said D^d back by the
Def^t to the Compl^t w^t were the persons names in the S^d List Mentioned and