TOPICAL INDEX.

[Ordinary suits for debt, acknowledgments, powers of attorney, etc., are not indexed.]

Administrations, &c, 10, 11, 21, 23, 26,
    30, 35, 37, 43, 61, 62, 88, 91, 92, 138,
    139, 194, 195, 204, 205, 213, 325, 352,
    409, 420, 439, 441, 449, 473, 479, 480,
    482, 486, 503, 505, 514, 523, 562.

Adultery, 109, 110, 111, 183, 503, 506.

Articles of courtship, 531-533.

Assault, 25, 31, 51, 188, 400, 401, 411,
    464.

Bastardy, 80, 280-290, 337, 365, 525.

Brick-making, 267.

Catholics, 425, 426, 429.

Chance-medley, 141.

Commissioners of the quorum, 529.

Coroners' inquests, 52, 73, 74, 143, 271,
    525.

Custom of the country, 254, 255, 261,
    325, 382, 568.

Defamation, 35, 38, 114, 156, 234, 402,
    411, 439, 473, 475, 478, 481, 483, 487,
    491, 532, 555.

Detention of minor, 354, 356.

Drowning, 157.

Drunkenness, 558.

Dutch customs, 345, 374-377.

Escheats, 93, 124, 271.

Felo de se, 271.

Ferry, 470.

Fornication, 148, 173-179, 183, 184, 494,
    499, 506-509, 515, 516, 558, 560.

Gauge of hogsheads, 492.

Governor's surgeon, 96.

Homicide, 293, 524, 525, 534-545.

Indians, murder by, 293.
    execution of, 296.

Infanticide, charge of, 456.

Ingle's raid, 12, 24, 253, 254, 362, 371,
    372.

Inventories, 22, 42, 314-317.

Jury of women, 457.

Landmarks, removing, 245.

Malpractice, 432.

Militia, 412, 413, 417.

Minister, support of, 392.

Petition of Kent County, 48.

Patuxent, 413, 414, 424.

Provision for life, 302.

Quit rents run from date of survey, 223.

Rebellion, 425, 427, 430.

Redemption of children, 50.

Runaways, 15, 20, 24, 132, 214, 248,
    251, 258, 271, 322, 335, 362, 396, 416,
    442, 484, 504, 511-515, 523, 525.

Sabbath-breaking, 484.

Seizure of vessel, 312.

Stocks, 424.

Swearing, 276, 558.

Weight of hogsheads, 381.

Whipping, 94, 111, 184, 292, 439, 514,
    515, 517, 558, 560.

Wild cattle, 48, 49, 150.

Wills, 63, 88.

Witchcraft, 399.