124      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

              Liber B B After long debate on both sides in this Cause the plf Craues a
                     Jury to examine into the dammages tht hee hath susteyned, wch was
                     graunted.
                      Wart to sheriffe to impanell a Jury of 12 men Ret. forthwth
                      In the meane time the plf brought in this Bill of Charges
                     ffor attendance  Boate & hands 5 dayes the first Prou: 0620
               Court att 30£ pr day
                     4 dayes attendance att New Towne Court 0120
                     5 dayes attendance the Prou: Court wth Boate & hands     0620
                     Attornys ffees 3 Courts                0180
                     To the sheriffe, Clerks & Jury         1000
                     Payd to the men tht went to Virginia to procure the witt-
                         nesses for their paynes           10000
                     Payd to Daniel Johnson by order of Wm Edwards for soe
                         much spent att James Towne         1365
                [p. 169] Losse of his time out of his Crop in the height of the yeare,
               & payd to the Ouerseer                       50280
                     ffor   the Boate, a Case of Drams 4 quarter Cask of Syder 5
                        Cheeses, I pott of Butter, peices of Beefe & Bacon,
                        & the Charge of this Court
                      Sheriffe Ret. his       writt & warned/
                     fforeman
                       Mr John Abington       Robert Mackim    Willm Harper
                     Thomas Innis Henry Hyde   Thomas Burdett
                     Thomas Taylor John Gittings Cuth: ffenwick
                     Thomas Hussey Richard Dod Robert fford
                      Vppon motion tht it is allmost night, The Jury are dismissed & to
                     appeare betimes to morrow morning, & then to goe on this Busines.

                      Came ffrancis Armestronge & ffrances his Wife & in open Court
                     acknowledge themselues to haue assigned & made ouer, & doe assigne
                     & firmely make ouer from them & their heyres ffifty Acres of Land
            Vid fol. 228    Lying in Talbott County (called Armestrongs Delight) unto Richard
                     Preston Junr his heyres & assignes for euer.

                      Likewise the sd ffrancis Armestrong & ffrances his Wife doe as
                     signe & make ouer in open Court one other parcell of Land Lying in
                     Talbott County contayning Two hund Acres (called Weeping
                     Spring) from them & their heyres unto Richard Preston Junr his
                     heyres & assignes for euer.

            Vid fol. 130 And Likewise another parcell of Land contayning Two hundd
                     acres conueyed to him the sd Armestrong by Edward Lloyd Esqr &
                     allready Recorded Lying in Choptanck Riuer The sd ffrancis Arme
                     strong & if rancis his Wife doe assigne & make ouer the same from