194  Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664.






               Liber B B Reymund Staplefort plf Retracted wth Amerciamt to the plt, ac
               Vide   John Bayley defendt    cording to Act of Assembly
               Vide folio Jno Bayley plf          Retracted ut supra wth Amerciamt Ut
                   247 Reymond Staplefort dëft supra


                    The Court adjourns for an hour and half e

              [p.254] Whereas Thomas Wynne entred into recoginzance of 10th and
                     Henry Aspinall his Security for 5th (hauing the peace sworne against
                     him by Adam Head) to keepe his Lordsps peace to all the people of
               Vide fo: this Prouince and make his prsonall appearance att this prouinall
               256: Court
                       Ordered that the said Wynne haue his said Bond deliuered up noe
                     prsofl appearing to Object any thinge against him

                     John Hawkins plt The Plaintiffe Sues as in petcon in folio 233
                     James Jolly defendt The defendt puts in his Answere (uizt)

                     To the Gouernor and Councell of the prouince of Maryland in the
                        prouall Court setting
                       The Answere of James Jolly to the Declaracon of John Hawkins
                       Whereas the said Hawkins declares that I James Jolley stands
               Vide folio indebted to him in the Sume of ffowrety ffiue thowsand ffowre hun-
                   233 dred thirety and Six pounds of Tobbacco, the which I Acknowledge
                     to bee in part due onely some Eight or nine Thowsand pounds of
                     tobacco Receiued by him in part of Sattisfaccon which shall prfectly
                     make appeare, And hauinge neuer denyed to make any Reasonable
                     sattisfaccon (Tobacco falling short) I humbly Conceiue the Riguor
                     of my Bond stands not good in Law And therefore Humbly Craue
                     I may haue the priuiledge of a Subject, and shall ref erre my Selfe to
                     Justice and Equity, And pray for your Prosperity &c
                       The defendt produc'd receipt that hee had discharg'd in part of his
                       obligacon to the plt the sume of 6251lb tob: and one maide Seruant
                       by name Debory Webb deliuered the pltf for 2OOOlb tob: more in part
                       of paymt—
                       Perciuall Reed aged 31 yeares or thereabouts sayth that this de
                     ponant was Setting in the Kittchin and heard John Hawkins say to
                     Debory, Speake to yor Dame and giue her high words that will bee
                     the way to make her Sell yow, yes sayth Debory I will giue her all
                     the bad language I Cann to gett Cleare of her, and on Satterday last
                     was Seauennight this Deponant went with the said Debory to the
                     Shoomakers and soe she was Sent for wth all speed to goe away wth
                     Mr Armstrong to the Easterne shore and I my selfe sett her on board
                     And further this Deponant sayth not
                       Sworne in Open Court
                         Daniel Jenifer