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       Vppon the appearance of Mathew Crab in Court It is ordered by Liber B B
     the Court tht the Commisrs of St Maries County doe prouide a Being,
     Liuelyhood & maintenance for the Manth Crab, (shee being Lam& charge it to their County Leauy.        Wm Bretton/

     Henry Hudson plf This Accon is uppon Appeale from Charles   152
     John Cane deft. County Court, But the Bill, uppon which the & fol. 217
     accon is grownded here Recorded fol. 152. And the plf not appear
     ing not any Attorney by from or under him, the deft Craues non-
     suite wth Costs, was graunted him.

               The Court adiornes for a while.
              The Court mett againe all prnt as afore.

       Vppon the writt of Scire facias of Thomas Gerard plf & the Sub
     scribers defts, In answene the defts say by their Attorney George
     Thompson That when Mr Gerard was soe Elected, It soe hapned, Vid. fol. 153
     tht there was noe assembly, & consequently noe Burgesse: & therefore
     nothing due. But Considering though noe Assembly yett Mr Gerard
     went downe from his owne howse to St Maries, as if the Assembly
     by those called had held,
       Ordered tht W Gerard haue Exeq” for 500£ Tob, according to tht
     former order or Judgmt att St Leonards Año 1658 uppon the parties
     now warned by the sheriffe & now summoned by him uppon tht writt
     of Scire facias in Charles County, Besides Costs of suite. The Costs
     are 22 prsons--52t Tob. pr head.
       Writt &c: to sheriffe Charles County.

     Col George Waters pr Att the request both of the plf &
     Attorn: Capt James Neale plf deft, (The deft making his appear-
     Capt Miles Cooke deft ance according to summons now sent Vid fol. 164,
     to him) It is the desyre of them both tht the ptfs Lfe of Attorney 200, & 192
     bee entred on the publike Records of this Prouince, To the end tht
     the deft may haue a Copey thereof As concerning the other papers
     or Euidences now produced according to former order by the plf,
     touching the St George of Braintree It is Likewise ordered that they
     bee all of them putt uppon the Records here/ And they are as
     followeth/
       In the name of God Amen. By the Tenoure of this publike In- Lre
     strumt of Procuraon or Letter of Attorney, Bee it knowne unto all Attorney
     men That uppon this prnt day the seauenteenth of September (Stylo (A printed
     nouo) in the yeare of our Lord God one Thowsd six hundd & sixty [)]
     before mee John Crosse by ye Court of Holland admitted sworne,
     & Publike Notary dwelling in Armerstaad, & in ptnce of the witt
     nesses hereafter named, appeared prsonally Jacob Direckson Willree