Provincial Court Proceedings, 1677. 29

        Anno 1677 Came the said Humphry by his said Attorny but the Liber N N
        said Wm Dare came not to prosecute his plaint aforesaid Whereupon
        it is granted by the Court here that the said Humphry recover
        against the said Wm Dare the summe of pounds of tobacco
        costs of Suite & the said Wm in mercy for his false claime.

          Upon the Petition of Clement Hill late High Sheriff of St Maries
        County That the Petitioner last Court petitioned for Sheriffs ffees
        due to him that should have been paid him last yeare by st Maries
        County for imprisonment of One Thomas Drake, which petition was
        granted but because this Courts Order touching the Same to the jus
        tices of St Maries County Court that they may Levy the same this
        next Cropp is only wanting, he humbly craves he may have such
        an Order Signed by One or more of the justices of this Court to
        certifie the said Justices the truth of the ptmisses. It is the Opinion
        of the Court here this One & twentith day of June 1677 That the
        County be discharged of paying the ffees aforesaid.

        John Edmondson
             agt
        Edward Man admr Robt
          Harwood
        Thomas ffisher & Compa
               agt
        John Brookes admr Wm
          Worgan
        Thomas ffisher
          agt             these Six causes continued untill October
        the Same          Court next.
        Wm Handman
          agt
        the Same
        The Same
          agt
        the Same
        Jno Jones
          agt
        Joseph Chew

        Ebeneser Millam George Oldfeild late of Caecil County Gent p. 327
             agt & Petronella his wife the Relict & Executrix
        George Oldfeild & of the last will & testament of John Carr
        Petronella his wife exrx deceased was sumoned to answer unto Ebe
      Jno Carr          neser Millam of a plea that they render unto
                        him the full and just Summe of two thou
        sand eight hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco &
        caske which from him they unjustly deteine.