MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS 569

in Six or Seven Thousand pounds of Tob^o but that through the instigation
and means of John Waltam Hannah Waltam and the Def^t and the Def^t
Adams the Said Compl^t was hindered from having his Debt paid by the
Def^t Brewerton and Commenced his Action at Law ag^t the Said Brewerton
in Somersett County Court and obtained Judgm^t thereon and by removall
of the Transcript of the Record in the Prov^l Court had Execution thereon
by Elegit

3 That W^m Brewerton the Def was possessed of three Tracts of Land
Viz^t Brewertons Chance Miles end and part of Smiths Adventure w^ch were
Conveyed to the Def Adams before the Comp^ll Sued out his Execution af^d
One hundred and Sixty Acres for the Consideration of Seven Thousand
Pounds of Tobacco to be paid the fall following to the Compl^t the rest of
the Land the Deponent thinks the S^a Brewerton Conveyed to the Def^t Adams
to Deprive the Complainant from the Benefitt of this Execution and further
the Depon^t Saith that it was through the Def^t Adams means that the Compl^t
was hindered from the Benefitt of his Execution and that She beleives that
the Tob^o the Consideration for the af^d One hundred and Sixty Acres of Land
was never paid either the Compl^t or any other person for his use but that
the Comp^lts Debt is yet unsatisfyed

4 That after the Def^t Brewerton was Summoned to answer the Com-
plainants Bill in Chancery ag^t him the Def^t Adams Came to the Said Brew-
erton and advised him not to go to answer S" Caldwells Bill for he the S^d
Adams for a hhd of Tob^o and ten Shillings every Court could keep the Suit
Undetermined for y Years She further Saith that the Def^t Adams came to
the Def^ts Brewertons after the Writts Were Sued out Ag^t him by the Compl¹
before they were Served and perswaded him to fasten himself up in his
Kitchin and the Def^t Adams fastned the Door and Next Day perswaded him to
go up and Down in his Canoe and to Lye in John Waltams Sloop next night
and afterw¹¹⁸ to goe to Donald M^oLeans and there was a Lock and Key where
he might fasten himself up and that he the S^d Adams would have the planks
nailed down So that no body Could get [763] To him all w^ch the S^d Brewer-
ton did and Stayed at Donald M^cLeanes from Wednesday till Saturday
w^thout Coming away being Supplied by the Depon^t for Victuals and that

this Deponent hath been Credibly Informed that the Dei^t Adams Lay W^th

the Said Brewerton one Night and that the Said Brewerton Stayed there till
he Conveyed part of his Lands to the S^a Adams the Dept further Saith that
She hath often heard the S^d Brewerton promise the Comp¹⁴ that he Should
have his Land if he would give as much as others Would and further Saith not

Jn^o Handy Jos. Pemberton Levin Gale.

Joseph Macclester of Somersett County Esq^r aged 39 years or there-
abouts Sworn and Examined on the part of the Comp¹⁴ Saith as follows Viz^t

i That about March 1718 at the request of the Def^t Adams he Came to
the house of Donald M^cLean and about Sun Sett the S^d Adams w^th a Key