Provincial Court Proceedings, 1658. 233

white blankett that Indian conueyed them away (as this Exam^d heard
from the Indians) & that they went to the King to haue his ayde, &
in the meane time they fled away.
James Jolley Examined Sayth That the men told him they came
from Seauerne, then from Virginia (as the former) yett they pre-
sumed to take away their gunns, shooting one of, & holding the other
in his hand (loaded as he supposed) And they Could not bring them
away downe w^th them, they hauing noe Boate only a small Canow
there.

Liber
P. C. R.

M^r Hugh Stanley Sayth uppon Oath That comming to Will^m
How's howse the s^d Hows told this Depon^t th^t hee & James Jolley
being att Matapanian ffort, they mett w^th 2 men w^ch had 2 guns
there. W^ch men told them th^t first they came from Seauerne, &
then from Virginia, w^ch because they were in two tales they sup-
posed to be Runawayes. Yett they presumed to take away their
gunns shooting one gunne of & putting it under his foote, the other
he held in his hand. And th^t they profered the guns to this Depon^t
being a Commis^r Hee againe willing them to keepe them & see
them forth comming when demanded.
The Judgm^t of the Court is that there appeareth noe euidence yett
that the Exam^ds had any hand in conueying them men away. They
are therefore acquitted & are to returne the Gunns to M^r Slye

Proclamation
By the Leiutenant & Gou^r of Maryland.

P. 190

Whereas att a Court held in Caluert County of the 24^th day of
Aprill last past, It was then by Proclamaon declared, That noe person
or persons should be allowed to plead as Attorneys in any Court of
this Prouince, but such only, as were thereto deputed under hand
writing. W^ch Order I haue thought good hereby to Continue and
Confirme. And further to auoyd all Inconueniences. I hoe hereby
declare, that the Wife of Noe p^eson or p^esons residing w^th in this
prouince after the end of this p^ent Court (allthough under handwrit-
ing deputed therto as afores^d) shall bee from henceforth admitted
or allowed as Attorneys for their husbands in any Court of this
prouince. But such persons are requyred hereby to depute or ap-
poynt some other Attorney in their Roome & steede, other then their
Wifes, in case they giue not their p^esonall attendance att th^t Court
wherto they shall be cyted, or haue any suite depending. Gyuen att
S^t Maries this 26^th day of ffebruary 1658 Josias ffendall

The Court adiorned by the Gouerno⁶ till Munday 2 Clocke after-
noone.

Proclama-
tion as to
Attorneys

Cap^t Thomas Cornewalleys demandeth Attatchm^t agst the Estate
of Cap^t Will^m Mitchell for 1000^l Tob.

Cornwaleys
v. Mitchell's
Estate