Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.115






      from the plf to tht end, The Cause is dismissed, wth Charges to the Liber B B
      deft, according to Act of Assembly in tht Case prouiding.

      Capt Josias ffendall plf Neyther the plf, nor the deft appearing
      Anne Haggett deft J when Called, The Cause is dismissed, wth
      an Amerciamt to the plf according to Act of Assembly.

      Thomas Gerard plf Neyther party appearing when called, The
      Anne Haggett deft J Cause is dismissed, wth an amerciamt to the
      plf according to Act of Assembly.

      Thomas Winne plf Neyther party appearing when called, The
      Pope Aluey deft J Cause is dismissed, an Amerciamt agst the
      plf according to Act of Assembly.

  Thomas Winne plf     Neyther plf nor deft appearing when
      Willm Hollingworth deft called, This Cause is dismissed wth an
      Amerciamt agst the plf according to Act of Assembly.
      Peter Joy   Ifs     1 Vppon the Petn of the ptfs Exhibited Last
      John Merth     F Prouinciall Court, Respite in the Cause being Vid fol. 115
      Hugh Stanley deft J then graunted It is now ordered by the Board & fol. 228.
      That a Summons bee sent to Hugh Stanley deft, to appeare, & bring
      in an account of the Estate of Daniel Goulson Deceased, into the [p. 158]
      Secreataries office, by the next Prouinciall Court, To the end this
      Court may haue a ueiw thereof, & consider the same. And tht Peter
      Joy & John Mirth ptfs bee allso both of them there present att the sd
      Court to make their allegaons or Exceptions (if any they haue) to
      the sd account.

      Henry Spinke plf The ptfs Petn being the same putt in by him,
      Dr Luke Barber deft j last Prouinciall Court, now read in Court,
      The deft in answere thereto putteth in this his answere & allso the Vid. fol. 116
      Charge, wch are as followeth.               & fol. 196.
      To the Rt honble the Leiut GraIl & Councell of Maryland
       The humble Petn of Luke Barber by way of answere to the Petn
      or DeclaraOn of Henry Spinke Sheweth.
       That whereas the sd Spinke accuseth yor Petr of calling his wife
      Elionor whore, it is true, hee denyeth it not, nor any part or parcell
      of the sd charges of imodest & lasciuious carriages of the sd Elionor,
      as they are charged & contayned in the aforesd Pet” or Declaraon
      & relating in the least to the sd Elionor but pleads a speciall Justifi
      caon as not actionable, Humbly throwing himself e & case uppon this
      most honble Court & their Judgment whither any of sd words are
      actionable? Yor Petr humbly conceiuing wth submission to yor honrs