396       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65.

              Liber B B  ffather Tho: Hammond, wherefore the defts Atturney Craues a non-
                     suite preferring likewise his bill of Charges, but either denyed being
                     the suite of the Lord Proprietary, as by the Board alleadg'd.
                       Ordered this Cause be Retracted And since Ordered that the
                     Charge of the foregoing suite, the execucon thereof be respited till
                     next Cort

                [p. 483] John Norwood Plt This Cause respited till next Court that John
                       William Dauies Deft Norwood Come to proue his damages—
                       Know all men by these prsents that I John Norwood of Anne
                     Arundell County gent doe Constitute Ordeine and appoynte my lou
                     ing freinde John Gittings my true and lawfull Atturney to prosecute
                     all persons in any Cause or Causes depending at the next Prouinciall
                     Court. Wittnes my hand this 7th day of ffebruary 1664
                       Wittnes                       John Norwood
                          Fran:    Jackson
                          Luke Barber.

                     William Cole pIt
                                  Retracted
                     William Price Deft

                       William Price & Hannah his wife, being arrested att his Lops suite
                       for the prformance of the said Hannahs Obleigmt for the Couering
                       the state howse aft St Marys according to the Act of Assembly, the
                       said William making his appearance the said Hannah being not able
                       to trauaile soe farre—The abouesaid Act being read wherein the said
                       Hannah doth Obleige her selfe to Couer the house aforesaid—
                       Wherefore Judgmt of the Board is that the said William Price doe
                     forthwith Couer the state howse at Marys or lye in the sherriffes

                       Custody till he doth giue good security to them that doth or shall soe

                       Couer the said howse—

                       Reymond Staplefort and Humphery Jones being arrested at his
                     [ops suite to this Court uppon suspicion of breaking open John
                       Bayleys store and takeing seuerall Goods from thence but the witt
                       nesses not appearing on the behalf e of the Lord Proprietary,
                       Ordered it be respited untill next Court And that the said Staple-
                     fort & Jones doe giue in sufficient Security or in the sherriffes hands
                     to lye until the said security bee soe giuen in, to appeare at the next
                     Prouinall Court in person to answere what shall be objected agst them
                     on behalfe of the Ld Proprietary

                [p. 484] William Hollingworth Plt the Bill in Chancery by the plt pre
                     William & Hannah Price Deft ferr'd, being read, as in fo: 459 the
                     said Hannah being indispos'd in health and not able to trauaile
                       Ordered therefore that a dedimus Potestatim be sent to some ffitt
                     ptsons to take her answere (in writeing uppon Oath) to the said bill