146      Provincial Court Proceedings, 1663-64.

              Liber B B The Jurors Charge gyuen is this (Vizt) Whither Dr Luke Barber
                     accusing Elionor Spinke, in saying her oath was false & malitious,
                     Those words were spoken by him afore or after shee had taken her
                     oath. If spoken before to find for the deft, if after to find for the
                     plf, wth Costs & Dammages.
                       After long debate the Jurors came into Court, & Demand 30£ Tob
              Vid fol. 193. pr head, as was allowed tht former Jury inter John Abington plf
                     & Hierome deft, wch was allowed, & graunted by the Board. Then
                     they deliuer in their Verdict as followeth (Vizt) The Jury doth
                     award unto the plf for dathages Thirty Thowsd pownds of Tob &
                     Cask, Cost & charge of suite And the Court ordered the Verdict
                     bee entred for the Judgmt

                     James Thompson plf To the plf Petn The deft answers That hee
                     Hugh Standley deft hath payd Giles Sadlers Estate beyownd As
            Vid fol. 134.    setts & therefore humbly craueth a Quietus est, And further Sayth
                     tht hee hath not the accounts of the ptfs in his hands or Custody, And
                     the plf affirmes the contrary, saying, tht hee did see them in his hands
                     & neuer receaued them from him. Wch accounts of ptfs, not being on
                     the Publike Leauy ordered tht the plf bee nonsuited, & the deft
                     dismissed.

                       Willm Robinson brought into Court his Account for Judiciall
                     Charges expended in causa inter him the sd Willm Robinson deft &
                     Daniel Johnson plf, amounting in the whole to one Thowsd ffowre
                     hundd Twenty nine pownds of Tob & cask, wch sd account was al
                     lowed by the Board.
                 [p. 198] Writt Exequuon issued to sheriffe Charles County accordingly
                     for 1429£ Tob, & to Leuy the same.

                       Richard Dodde likewise brought into Court his acct for Judiciall
                     Charges inter him the sd Richard Dodde Deft & Robt Robins ex
                     pended, amounting in the whole to one Thowsd Three hundd ffifty
                     six pownds Tob. & cask, wch was allso allowed by the Board.
                       Writt Exequuon issued to sheriffe Charles County for 1356£ Tob.

                        The Court adiornes for a while.

                   The Court mett againe all prnt as a fore.

                     Thomas Ward plf Neyther appearing, The Cause dismissed.
                     Ellis Coleman deft

                     Dr Luke Barber plf. The plf sues as in his Petn fol. 142. This
                     Charles hill deft. Cause is allready entred upon the Records of
            Vid. fol. 142.   St Maries County Court held att new Towne 25fh August, 1663,