462 MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

M^r Joseph Hill Aged about 49 years being Sworne on the holy Evange-
list of Almighty God Declared on his Oath to the Severall Questions as fol-
lows (Viz^t) —Question. — Did you know W^m Seward Deceased reputed
Son of George Seward Deced. — Answer. — He Did — Question ——— What
Doe you know of a tryal in the Prov^l Court upon an Ejectm^t brought by W^m
Seward agⁱ Thomas Hicks and after what manner the tryal was managed and
the behaV of Coll Tho^s Smithson then Chief Justice of the Said Court. —
Answer. — Says that on the tryall of the Said Cause he was present in Court
and that the Said Smithson [660] as the Said Sewards Attorneys was pleading
to the Court and Jury Severall [sic] threatned the Said Attorney to Sylence
him and at Last Said he would Strike the Said Attorney if he did not hold his
Talking and Tho^s Taylor one of the Jurors Sworn to try the S^d Cause Said
(upon the plf^ts Calling an Evidence to the barr to be Sworn) that he thought
he had heard Evidences Enough upon Which the Defend^t Dem^ra and the Jur-
ors thereupon Discharged from rendering their Verdict in the Said Cause —
Question — What Do you know in relation to a bill proposed to be brought
in by Coll Tho^s Smithson Deced then one of the Delegates for Talbott
County in Relation to Cutt of [sic] Peoples Rights that held Lands above 20
years without patients granted them — Answer. — That he was in the assem-
bly when the Said Coll Tho^s Smithson did propose a bill to be brought in
as af^d and in favour thereof made a Long Speech but the Said proposed Bill
was rejected and that as well the Said Dep^o as Severall others then Members
of the Said Assembly thought the Said Smithson had a Designe in proposing
the passing Such a bill as af^d in order to Debarr the Said Sewards right from
the Land in Dispute. M^r Jn^o Brannock aged about 50 years being Sworne
on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Declared on his Oath to the Severall
Questions hereafter mentioned proposed on part of the Comp^lts as follows
Viz^t — Question — What do you know in relation to Coll Tho^s Smithsons
treating with W^m Seward in relation to the purchase of the Land in dispute
in the Minority of the Said Seward — Answer — Sayes that the Said Coll
Tho^s Smithson offered the Said Seward one other Tract of Land in Exchange
for the Said Land in Dispute and other Valuable Consideration but the Said
Seward did not Except thereof being under Age.

Q — What do you know of a tryall in the prov^l Court upon an Ejectm^t
brought by W^m Seward Ag^t Tho^s Hicks and after what manner the tryall Was
Managed and the behaviour of Coll Tho^s Smithson then Chief Justice of the
Said Court.

Answer — Says that on the Tryall of the Said Cause he was present in Court
and that the Said Smithson as the Said Sewards attorney was pleading to the
Court and Jury Sev^ll times threatned the Said Attorney to Sylence him and
at Last Said Would Strike the Said Attorney if he did not hold his Talking
and Tho^s Taylor one of the Jurors Sworne to try the Said Cause Sayd (upon