JANUARY, 1696/7 COURT 131

Said John Smith together with her Mallatta Child unto the vestry of St. Pauls
Parrish Church att Charles Towne in Prince Georges County According to Act
of Assembly in those Cases made and provided etc.

Margery Burgis aforesaid is Committed into the Costody of the Sheriffe untill
her Fees be paid etc.

Joane Wood Servant woman to John Demall was Sumoned to Appeare at this
Court to Answer unto what Should be Objected against her for haveing of a
basterd Child and the Said Joane being Called Appeared and Confesed the fact
Whereupon it was Adjudged by the Court here that the Said Joane Serve her
Said Master halfe a yeare for the trouble of the house, and Likewise that She
Should be wippt Except She Could pay her fine Whereupon Came John Demall
her master and prayed Leave of the Court to Accept of a fine and that he would
pay the Same whereupon it is ordered that the Said John Demall pay twenty
Shillings as a fine for the Same According to Act of Assembly in Such Cases
made and provided etc. [Fine.] And hereupon the Court demanded Security
that the Said Child Should not Come upon the Country for a maintenance.
Whereupon the Said John Demall Came into Court and Acknowledged himselfe
Indebted unto the County in the Sume of twenty pounds of good and Lawful
money of England to bee Leavied on his goods and Chatties Lands and tene-
ments for the use of Prince Georges County if Soe be the Said John Demall doe
not keep and maintaine or Cause to be kept and maintained the Said Child
from any County Charge etc.

And the Said Joane Wood Came into Court and Desired that the Said basterd
Child may be bound unto John Demall to Serve him and his heires etc. untill
the Said Child Arrives to the age of twenty one yeares which was by the Court
here granted and by the Court it is ordered that the Said Basterd Child be
bound unto the Said John Demall untill he arrives unto the Age of twenty one
years as is above desired.

Ordered by the Court that the Said Joane Wood Remaine in Costody of the
Sheriffe untill She pays her fees due to the Officers of this Court Whereupon
John Demall Came into Court and Acknowledged himselfe to be Indebted unto
Each officer of this Court all the Fees that was due to any of them from the Said
Joane Wood And thereupon the Said Joane Wood Was by the Court here
Discharged.

Hugh Ellis plantiffe: Ninian Beall Defendant.

Prince Georges County Ss. Ninian Beall late of Prince Georges County
gentleman was Atteched to Answer unto Hugh Ellis of a plea of trespass upon
the Case etc.

And Whereupon the Said Hugh by Cleborn Lomax his Attorney Complayneth
that whereas the Said Ninian the 20th day of August in the yeare of our Lord
1693 at Calvert Towne in Calvert County that is to Say at Charles Towne within
the Jurisdiction of this Court was Indebted unto the Said Hugh the Sume of
Eight hundred pounds of tobaccoe being for two Courts use of his the Said
Hughs Storehouse to keep prisoners in as by a pertickeler Account thereof her
ready in Court to be produced may more at Large Appeare and the Said Ninian
to the Said Hugh in manner aforesaid being Indebted Inconsideration thereof
did Assume upon himselfe and to the Said Hugh then and there Faithfully
promise that he the The Said Ninian him the Said Hugh the Said Sume of 800
lbs. of tobaccoe to him the Said Hugh when he the Said Ninian Should be