360        Provincial Court Proceedings, 1676.

            Liber N N Upon the petition of Thomas Hooker and John Hillen That att a
                   Court held for Ann Arundell County before the justices there the
                   14th of March 1675 John Welsh exhibitted an informãcon against
                   the petitioners & caused them to be arrested for Supposed Scratch-
                   ing Out the markes of three hhds of tobacco received by the said
                   Welsh contrary to an Act of Assembly, To which the petitioners
                   pleaded not guilty & putt themselves upon the Country and the plain-
                   tiff also. That a jury was impannelled and being duly sworne did
                   upon full evidence give in their verdict that the petrs were not guilty
                   of the matter of fact laid to their charge whereupon the plaintiff
                   appealed to this Court. That the petitrs were forced to come downe
                   to St Maries to reteyne an Attorny to defend the appeale but found
                   no appeale entred nor new declaration filed in either of the two
                   Courts last past nor yet filed according to the rule of this Court, the
                   said Petitioners therefore prayed that the said Welsh may be nonsuite
                   on his appeale with costs and that a procedendo may be awarded,
                   Whereupon it is granted by the Court here the fourth day of Decem-
                   ber Anno 1676 that the said John Welsh be nonsuite on his appeale
                   and that he pay & satisfie the said Thomas Hooker & John Hillen
                   nine hundred flinty two pounds of tobacco for their costs and charges
                   in this port laid Out & expended, and a pcedendo awarded.

              Upper Upon Complaint made to this house by Andrew Insley touch-
            20th May ing an execution intended to be served by Richard Meekins of
                   Dorchester County It is thought fltt by this house that the said
                   execution be hereby superseded and Thomas Taylor High Sheriff
                   of the said County is required to take notice hereof accordingly
                    Signed by Ordr Ri: Boughton Clerke
                             of the Assembly.
                    Afterwards to witt the eighth day of December Anno 1676 It
                   is granted by the Court here that execution against the said Insley
                   be no longer Superseded.

                    Upon the Petition of Nicholas Wakefeild That he arrived in
                   this Province the 6th of Novembr 1670 and came in a Servant to
                   Mr Mathew Warde who sold the Petitioner to Henry Hooper
                   Senior & Hooper Sold to Capt Quigley That at a Calvert County
                   Court the 21th of March 1670 the petitioner was adjudged to be
                   nineteene yeares of age, and his time of Servitude according to
                   Act of Assembly was expired the sixth of November last neverthe-
                   lesse he is denyed a discharge from his master, and therefore prayes
                   Order of this Court for his ffreedome Corne & cloathes.
                    Now here at this day to witt the first day of December Anno 1676
                   the petitioner haveing produced the said Order of Court here the
                   Court doe adjudge that the said Nicholas Wakefeild is free and that
                   the said Capt Quigley be ordered to satisfie him his Corne & Cloathes
                   according to the Act of Assembly in such case made & provided.