310 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659.

Liber
P. C. R.

June 3^d

Att a Court held att S^t Maries att Cap^t Will^m Stones howse 3^o
Junij 1659.
Pnt^e.

Josias ffendall Esq^r Gou^r | Cap^t Will^m Stone
Philip Caluert Esq^r Secr | Co^ll John Price.

Sheriffe Returnes his writt & warned for Juro^rs
fforemaⁿ

M^r Henry Coursey
M^r Thomas Mathews
M^r Richard Willan
M^r Mathew Stone
M^r Nicholas Yownge.
M^r Will^m Boreman

Robert Macklin
Will^m Eale,
Daniel docker
Will^m Hewes
Will^m Waring
Christopher Joanes

Vincent Attchison
fforker ffrizell
John Nicholds
Walter Waterlin.

Lett it be enquyred for the Lord Proprietary, Whither Richard
Galey, Nicholas Salmon, Thomas Barrett, James Mountioy, Mathew
Benham, George Lyne, Peter Janson did not uppon the third day of
May 1659 w^thin ^the Poynts of Carlyle Bay, in the Island of Bar-
bados, the ship called the S^t George of Amsterdam there ryding att
anker, from Jacob Dirreckson feloniously take & carry away, agst
the peace of his s^d Lordship his rule & Gouerm^t.
fforeman Returnes Verdict, Endorsed on the Backside of the Bill
of Inditem^t, & Jury all agreeing & consenting (Viz) Ignoramus to
this Rule & Gouerment.
It appearing to the Court by the seuerall Examinaons of all the
foresayd persons, That they did surprize the Vessell S^t George, &
her lading att the Barbado's w^th out any Commis" therefore uppon

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pretence that the sayd Vessell & Goods were law full prize. Yett for
want of Sufficient testimony & power to take cognizance of the s^d
ffact, as done w^th in this Jurisdiction the s^d persons, cannott bee
condemned therefore. And further for th^lt the s^d persons, are danger-
ous & turbulent, & apt to rayse mutiny & sedition w^th in this Prou-
ince, if they be together & permitted to remaine in the Prouince. It
is therefore Ordered th^t the s^d persons bee forthwith banished, &
expelled this Prouince. And not to returne hither againe w^th in
ffowre months uppon such penalty and censure as the Gouerno^r &
Councell shall thinke fitt to impose in case any the fores^d persons
shall presume in Contempt of this Order of Court, to returne into
this Prouince againe, afore the time limitted as afores^d.

Court
Postponed

Whereas att the Prouinciall Court held in March last, the next
Prouinciall Court was appoynted to bee holden in Anarundell County
the 20^th of this p^ent month of June, W^ch by reason of the distance
of the place, & sundry other accidents and occasions happening can-
not be conueniently kept on the prefixed day, The Gouerno^r therefore