Provincial Court Proceedings, 1659. 333

Pet^r haue satisfaction made her out of th^t County, according to her
Petⁿ.

Liber
P. C. R.

John Butteris (p^r Attornat Walter Gwest) brought into the Court
his Account for worke, w^ch hee did for Cap^t Will^m Lewis in his life
time amounting to Two thousand, six hund^d fifty six pownds of Tob.
It is Ordered th^t the s^d Butteris proue his s^d Account in the next
County Court in Charles County, (where hee is resident) or att the
next Court after, & send the same downe in the Secretary's Office,
who in the meane time will take notice of .... and: And th^t soe
much of the s^d Lewis Estate be stoppt to .... Butteris, uppon proofe
made as was ....

Butteris v.
Lewis's
Estate

Called afore the Board Henry Woolchurch and taxed for har-
bouring Thomas Thurston contrary to an Order of the Councell
published 23^th of July last; & another Order likewise published the 3^d
of August following.

Attorney
General v.
Woolchurch
p.304

The deft denyeth th^t he did harbour the s^d Thurston, since the
publishing of those Orders.

Vid. fol. 280
& fol. 290

And it not clearely appearing to the Court, th^t the deft did enter-
taine the s^d Thurston as afores^d. It is therefore Ordered th^t this time
he bee acquitted. And th^t if att any time hereafter hee shall harbour
or entertaine the s^d Thurston, hee bee fyned fiue hund^d pownds of
Tob, to the L^d Prop^r both for this time, & fiue hund^d pownds of Tob
more, for that time allso, hee shall soe harbour or entertayne him the
s^d Thomas Thurston, as afores^d.

Vide 3 Md.
Arch. Coun.
364

Was called also afore the Board John Halliday, & Charged, for th^t
being commanded by the Sheriffe to ayde & assist him, in apprehend-
ing of Thomas Thurston, hee absolutely refused & denyed soe to doe.
And it prouing a Contempt in the s^d Holliday by the Judgm^t of the
whole Board. It is ordered That hee the s^d Holliday (hee hauing
beene once afore whipt att Anarundel for the same fault) bee fyned
fyue hund^d pownds of Tob. to the Lord Prop^r of this Prouince.

Attorney
General v.
Holliday

Was called afore the Board John Hall, & charged for not Execut-
ing his Office of Cunstable, wherto hee was sworne: but in contempt
of the Gouerm^t, released Thomas Thurston, then a Prisoner, & com-
mitted to his Charge to secure. It is ordered, (by reason the s^d John
Hall was a publike officer, & his Offence great, Though hee pleaded
ignorance in the ffact) bee fyned One Thowsand pownds of Tob
to the L^d Prop^r for his s^d contempt.
The Gouerno^r (att the instance of M^r Edward Lloyd interceding &
knowing the Condicon of the man, who informed; th^t this fact was
not done by him out of any Malice) doth remitt one halfe of the S^d
ffyne of One Thowsand pownds of Tob.

Attorney
General v.
Hall