Liber
P. C. R,

Nicholas
Guyther
v. daniell
Clocker

p. 413

414 Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660.

Esquier from all debts dues and demands whatsoeuer from the
begining of the world to this present As wittness my hand this
present 24^th of Aprill 1659 Signed Thomas Belcher
Test John Bateman Richard Hotchkeys

Eodem die Present the aforenamed Councellors and M^r John
Bateman
The plantiffe haueing desired a Scire facias ag^t the deft to shew
cause this Court why hee should not pay the plt the fees due to him
for the imprisonment of the defts wife when shee was indicted of
fellony, And the deft then answereing that shee was, by Generall
Pardon not to pay any. The Court haueing fully debated the matter
thought fitt, and haue soe ordered that when the plt should ascertaine
his ffees and bring the same into Court Order should pass against the
deft for the fees And accordingly the said Cap" Nicholas Guyther
brought in his said accompt as followeth vizt Daniell Clocker debtor
for fees due for his wifes imnrisonment

To 7 dayes imprisonment at 40^l Tob p day is
To 2 Juryes 240^l
To Entry and Release

280^l Tob
240
020

To 4 mens attendance upon the Guard 5 dayes
at 30 p day p head is

Attorney

General v.

Gerard
et al.

eodem die
Small
Debts

And therefore the deft is ordered to pay the plt according to the
said accompt

A writt was issued this day Signed by the Gouernor directed To
the Sherriffe of Saint Maryes County to keepe in safe Custody M^r
Thomas Gerrard Joseph Wicks and Thomas Hinson to answere the
Court in such matters as shalbe obiected against them on the oehalfe
of the Lord Proprietary
Whereas diuers vexatious suites haue of late by diuers persons for
small causes bene Commenced in the Prou^ll Court of this Province
w^ch might both for the vallue and certaine knowledge of the matter
haue bene tryed in the County Courts It is ordered that from hence-
forward no Suite shalbe originally commenced in the Prou^ll Court
for any thing under the vallue of fifteene hundred Pounds Tob, And
for the more orderly proceeding for the future in all causes Ciuill, It
is further ordered that the Clearck shall incerte the certaine dayes for
retourne of all writts into the Court, appointing for euery day
twenty Causes at w^ch daies if the plantiffe by himselfe or Attorney
appeare not he shalbe nonsuited, And if the defendant appeare not
either by himselfe or Attorney Judgment shall pass by default. And
it is further Ordered that the Clearck cause a Copy of this Order
to be affixed at the Court doore forthwith, and a list of all causes that
day to be tryed for the future euery morneing before the Court sitt.
All present except M^r John Bateman