Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 223

aboue the forementioned parcell of goods, these ffollowing (Viz), a
scallop handkercher, a buttond hankercher| Three ffaunders Lacd'
quoyfes another fHaunders Lacd' quoyfe w^th bandstrings] a fflaunders
Lacd' pinner | a fflaunders Lacd' gorghett] a Cambrick gorghett]
another fflaunders Lacd' gorghett| Two fine holland Aprons Two
pockett handkerchers w^th greate buttons | a bastard fflaunders Lacd'
holland smock | a fflaunders Lacd' holland smock To the ualew of
fifty pownds sterling, agst [the peace] of his s^d Lordship his Rule &
Gouernm^t.
The Prisoner pleades Not Gwilty.

Liber
P. C. R.

The Jury doth present on the behalfe of the Lord Prop^e of this
Prouince That Thomas Courtney the sonne of Mary Clocker of S^t
Andrews in the County of S^t Maries did after the ffact or Theft com-
mitted, feloniously receaue from John & Mary Williams late of S^t
Johns in the County afores^d Three pecks of Sallt, & the same Carry
away to S^t Andrews afores^d to the ualue of ffowre pence agst the
peace of his s^d Lordship his Rule & gouernm^t
The Prisoner likewise pleads not Gwilty.
And the Jury all Agreeing The fforeman deliuered their Verdict
(Viz) John Williams & Mary Williams (as Principalls) Guilty to
the ualue of ffifty shillings.
Mary Courtney (as Accessary) Gwilty to the ualue of ffifty shil-
lings
Thomas Courtney (as Accessary) Guilty to the ualue of fowre
pence.
Writt to the Sheriffe to take the Prisoners att the Barre, & them
keep under safe Custody till they bee againe called for.

Presentment
Thomas
Courtney

To the hon^ble Josias ffendall Esq^r Leiuten^t of Maryland w^th the rest
of the Councell of State.

p. 181

The humble Complaynt of Thomas Cornewalleys Sheweth, That
whereas the Complayn^t did hyre out his Sloope & small Boate unto
Dauid fferreira for transporting of his good up Potowmeck Riuer,
Now soe it is th^t after the s^d Sloope & Boate came aboard the Catch
where the s^d Dauid fferreiras' goods were, hee changed his mind &
made of the s^d Sloope & Boate only to Land his goods att Edward
Packers in S^t Georges Riuer, After the Landing of w^ch goods, & th^t
the s^d Sloope was anchored before Edward Packers, & the small boate
brought on shoare & there fastned by Edmund Nan fan Seruant to
the s^d Thomas Cornewalleys, John Mickay (Seruant to Edward
Packer) tooke the s^d Boate to haue fetchd some fowle th^t were shott
by an Indian belonging to the s^d Packer, But as hee was goeing the s^d
Dauid ffereira hatting some occasion to use the Boate, Commanded
him to bring her on shoare, w^ch accordingly hee did, & there left
her w^th the s^d Dauid & for his seruice, who hauing fownd a Cask of

Cornwaleys
v. Fereira