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      ordeyne George Manners my true and lawfull Attorney by the Liber A.

      aforesaid power from Capt Edward Hill Witnes my hand this

      eighteenth day of Anno dni 1648

                                      ffran Poyteres

      Witnes John Hallowes

        Teste me Robert Sedgraue cl

  Att a Court held att    Sheriffe made returne of the writt for p. 176

      St Maries 7o Septemb.

  Prnt Gouernor     impanelling a Jury, & Warned

      mr ffenwick             Walter Beane    John Ward Tho: Hamper

      Bar: Jackson            Walter Peake    ffran: Posey   Rich: Willan

      Jo:  Holfhead Thomas Warre. Mr Wiseman Mr Lewger.

        Rich: Neuett complayneth to the Court in the behalfe of

      himselfe, & the other Inhabts of this pro: of diuers intollerable

      iniuries suffered from time to time, by the neighbouring Indians,

      in stealing, & dryuing away their whole stocks of swine, & in

      robbing & pillaging their howses much to their undoeing.

      And tht whereas they have bene, from time to time assured by

      the now prnt Gour to haue right & iustice agst any should be

      apprehended, in any such ffelonious actions. The sd Rich:

      Neuett hauing now taken fowre Patuxent Indians Viz Taka

      nine, Mohotanco, Anansine & Taccanine felloniously killing

      & carrying away certaine hoggs, belonging to some of this

      pro: & other goods, of this Complaynts the 20th day of August

      last, desyreth the sd Takanine and other his complices, may

      be brought to answere, for their sd ffellonious crimes, & be

      adiudged to such condigne punishmt therfore, as Justice, &

      the laudable Custornes of this pro: in the like cases doe exact

      & requyre.

        The Prisoners att the Bar denyeth tht they did eyther kill, or

      carry away ffelloniou sly any swine tht day; or any other goods.

      But acknowledgeth tht they had wth them a Lathing hammer,

      wch they bought of a Wicocomoco Indian about 2 yeares agoe.

        And the plf not being able to produce further euidence The

      Jury brought in their Verdict: Not Guilty. And the Gour diss

      missed them.

        Septembr 1th Henry Pountney compleyneth agst Edward

      Hudson of Kent, for deteyning a Bill of the plfs of 400 l Tob:

      dew from one Nicolas Pickett.

        warrt to the Sheriffe ret Octobr Court.

        Septembr 13th William Smoote demandeth of Mrs Margarett

      Brent 1480 l Tob: dew uppon acct

        Summons to the Sheriffe ret. Octobr Court.