572    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

              Libet B Henry Moore demands a warrant against John Lambert and
                   William Price as Administrators to John Neuill in an Action of the
                   Case to the valew of 1200 lb of tobacco and Caske and subpene for
                   Jacob Peeterson to testifie in ditto Causa Warrant and subpene to
                   the Sheriffe to warne and testifie his Arest &~ Ret: ut supra

                     Henry Moore braught this ensuing deposition to bee Recorded
                   (Viz)
                     francis wine aged thirty years or thear abouts sworne and ex-
                   amined bef or mee william Marshall sayeth to the best of his knowl-
                   edge that the bill past by John Neuill to henry Moore was on the
                   thirtith day of Aprill Ao 1664 the Quantitie of tobacco mentioned in
                   the bill is two thousand flue hundered and seauenty pounds of to-
             [p.449]    bacco and Caske that was John neuilIs Act and Deed the bill was maed
                   by Danieli Johnson and further sayeth not

                     William Marshall


                     At A Court held in Charleses County the 13th of June Ao 1665
                                  Presentes
                     Mr Thomas Mathews             . .     Mr francis Pope
                      r             Commissioners
                     M Joseph Harrisson               Mr Vv illiam Marshall

                     Mr Henry Addames Producing this ensuing Commission was
                   Sworne the office of A high Sheriffe to officiate for the year of owr
                   Lord God Euerlasting 1665 according to the tenor of his Commission
                   and untill hee shall bee by Lawfull Authority dismissed thearfrom

                     Caecilius absolut Lord and Proprietary of the Prouince of Man-
              land and Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemor &~ know yea that wee Re-
              posing speciall trust and Confidence in you W Henry Addames and
              for tht the County Court of Charles County haue presented you
              amongst three to sarue as Sheriffe for the sayd County for this
              ensuing yeare haue Constituted ordayned and Appoynted and by thee~
              Presents doe Constitute ordayne and Appoynt you Sherif of the sayd
              County and to haue such Priuiledges and benefits as Any other Sher-
              [p.450] iffe within this owr Prouince of Mariland now hath or any other
                   sheriff of your sayd County euer haue had held and Enioyed or of
                   Right ought to haue had held or enioyed to haue and to hould the
                   sayd office and imployment for one whole year to bee Computed from
                   the day of the daet hearof and after till another Sheriffe by your
                   sayd County Court to bee presented shall bee lawfully by Patten
                   Constituted: Prouided that hee the sayd I-Jenny Addames doe in open
                   Court in his sayd County tacke the oath of Sheriffe hearunto An-
                   nexed: and giue securitie for the well Discharging of his office and
                   trust: according to the Act of Assembly in that Case Prouided giuen